Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer

Alan Hargreaves, MA, MEd, played for Lancashire, Loughborough Colleges and English Universities. A fully qualified Football Association coach, he directed national residential coaching courses for players up to 18 years of age and co-directed the Soccer Academy for Young Players in California. He was head coach for the British Colleges soccer team and coached professional soccer for five years--two years with Stoke City and three years with Crewe Alexandra. He has conducted numerous coaches and players courses in England and California and is a consultant in Fitness Training for soccer and hockey. Formerly chairman of the Madeley School of Graduate Physical Education, Alan directed the fitness training program for the 1980 and 1984 British Olympic Men's Field Hockey Team. He has also worked extensively in universities with USFA coaching awards courses and soccer coaching clinics as well as residential camps, many for American Youth Soccer Organizations. In his leisure time, he enjoys golf and traveling.

Ethics and Coaching Philosophy. Individual Coaching Strategies. Group Coaching Strategies. Coaching Collecting and Controlling. Coaching Passing. Passing Game. Coaching Dribbling. Coaching Tackling and Defensive Skills. Coaching Kicking. Coaching Shooting. Coaching Heading. Coaching Goalkeeping. Coaching the Throw-In. Understanding Team Play. Team Formations and Systems of Play. Tactics at Corners and Free Kicks. Coaching Tactics and Teamwork - Methods. Coaching Tactics and Teamwork - Practice Situations. Physical and Mental Preparation for Games. Handling Problem Players. Fitness for Soccer.