Coach's Soccer Library
The following are some of the books in the coach's soccer library. Within reason, I'm willing to loan books to interested parents and players. Please try to return them within one week. My favorite books are marked with an asterisk.
Books
V. Fortanasce, M.D., "Life Lessons from Soccer," Simon and Schuster, NY, 2001.** (Required reading for all our parents. Copies will be provided.)
J. Thompson, "Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self Esteem Through Sports, " Warde Publishers, Porta Valley, CA, 1995.
B. Bigelow, T. Moroney, and L. Hall, "Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child's Fun and Success in Youth Sports," Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL, 2001.
F. Engh, "Why Johnny Hates Sports: Why Organized Sports are Failing Our Children and What We Can Do About It," Square One Publishers, Garden City Park, NY, 2002.
J. Thompson, " The Double-Goal Coach : Positive Coaching Tools for Honoring the Game and Developing Winners in Sports and Life, " Harper Resource, 2003.
S. Murphy, "The Cheers and The Tears: A Healthy Alternative to the Dark Side of Youth Sports Today," Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1999.
D. J. Burnett, "It's Just a Game! Youth Sports and Self Esteem: A Guide For Parents," Authors Choice Press, San Jose, 2001.
NSCAA, "The Soccer Coaching Bible," Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2004.* (Excellent book for all coaches)
U.S. Soccer, National C License Candidate Manual, USSF, Chicago, IL, 2000.
U. S. Soccer, State D License Candidates Workbook, USSF, Chicago, IL, 1998.
U. S. Soccer, Soccer: How to Play the Game, The Official Playing and Coaching Manual of the United States Soccer Federation, Mirko Ilic Corp, England, 1999.*
W. Coerver, Score, Soccer Tactics and Techniques for a Better Offense, Sterling Publishing, NY, 1995.*
V. Fortanasce, L. Robinson, and J. Ouellette, "The Official American Youth Soccer Organization Handbook," Simon and Schuster, NY, 2001.** (Good book for parents that want to understand the game)
D. Griffiths, The Weekend Warrior, A Comprehensive Guide for Coaching 8 to 10 Year Olds, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 2001.*
A. Pereni and M. Di Cesare, Zone Play, A Technical and Tactical Handbook, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 1998.*
M. Bonfanti and A. Pereni, The Complete Book of Soccer Restart Plays, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 1998.*
G. Bisanz and N. Vieth, Success in Soccer, Basic Training, Techniques and Tactics for Developing the Serious Player, Ages 6-14, Philippka-Verlag, Munster, Germany.*
R. Wilkinson and M. Critchell, 300 Innovative Soccer Drills for Total Player Development, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 2000.*
M. Lucchesi, Coaching the 3-4-3, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA 2000.
M. Lucchesi, Coaching the 3-4-1-2 and 4-2-3-1, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA 2001.
T. Stoop, Coaching Under 12s, KNVB Academy, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA 2003.
J. A. Luxbacher, Fun Games for Soccer Training, Leisure Press, Champaign, IL, 1987.
F. Marziali and V. Mora, Coaching the 4-4-2, Zone Play, The Flat Back Four Defense, Attacking Schemes, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 1997.*
J. Garland, Youth Soccer Drills, 77 Drills for Beginning to Intermediate Players, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 1997.
C. E. Schmidt, Advanced Soccer Drills, 69 Drills for Techniques and Tactics, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 1997.
V. Gambetta, J. Luxbacher, J. Osorio, R. Quinn, N. Sedwick, and M. Thyron, "How to Improve the 7 Speeds of Soccer," Performance Conditioning, Inc., 1998.
J. A. Luxbacher and G. Klein, The Soccer Goalkeeper: Techniques, Tactics, Training, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2002.
K. J. Sherry, Soccer Practice Plans for Effective Training, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 2000.
A. Gray, Flatback Four, The Tactical Game, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 2000.
R. Kentwell, Dutch Soccer Drills, Vol. 2: Game Action Drills, Masters Press, Indianapolis, IN, 1997.
J. M. Simon and J. A. Reeves, Practice Games for Winning Soccer, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 1997.
P. Gardner, The Simplest Game, Macmillan, New York, 1996.
M. Ditchfield and W. Bahr, Coaching Soccer The Progressive Way, Prentice Hall, Parumus, NJ, 1988.*
T. Schum, Coaching Soccer, National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Maters Press, Chicago, IL, 1996.*
R. Jones and T. Tranter, Soccer Strategies, Defensive and Attacking Tactics, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 1999.
E. Teunissen, Indoor Soccer, Tactics, Techniques, and Teamwork, Sterling Publishing Co., NY, 1997.
A. Galustian and C. Cooke, A New Era, A Coerver Coaching Masterclass Series, Sportsmethod Ltd., 1998.
G. Rosenthal, Soccer Skills and Drills, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1994.
A. Wade, Systems of Play, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 1996.
W. Harrison, The Art of Defending, Part 1: 1v1 through 8v8, Reedswain, Inc., Spring City, PA, 2002.
T. Fleck and R. Quinn, The Baffled Parents Guide to Great Soccer Drills, McGraw Hill, NY 2002.
A. Galustian and C. Cooke, Play Like a Soccer Legend, Lake Placid Soccer Center, Lake Placid, NY, 2001.
G. Miller, 20 Easy To Follow Practices for Coaching 5, 6, and 7 Year Olds, Sport Development Publications, Sandy, UT 1994.
M. Hamm, Go for the Goal, Harper Collins Publishers, NY, 1999.
Student Athlete Magazine, The Best Soccer Camps, Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.
Student Athlete Magazine, The Best Soccer Tournaments, Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation, Boca Raton, FL, 2000.
MLS Camps, Backyard Soccer for Ages 7-15, MLS Camps, Norwich, CT, 1999.
FIFA, Laws of the Game, FIFA House, Zurich, Switzerland, 2002. (Available on line through our team web site.)
MLS, 10 Week Self-Help Booklet Series, Young Player Development for Coaches of 7-8 Year Old Players, NASC, Inc. 1997.
MLS, 10 Week Self-Help Booklet Series, Young Player Development for Coaches of 9-11Year Old Players, NASC, Inc. 1997.
MLS,
10 Week Self-Help Booklet Series, Young Player Development for Coaches of 12-18
Year Old Players, NASC, Inc. 1997.
B. Clark, "Kids' Book of Soccer," Citadel Press, NY, 1997. (For kids who like to read)