Soccer Coaching: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Lead Your Players, Manage Parents, and Select the Best Formation: 7 (Understand Soccer) Paperback – Import, 6 October 2019

I am new to Coaching and to sports. Dylan's books saved me. His series are direct and to the point. It is a easy read and simple to follow. Before I became Head coach to my Son's Soccer Club i was so lost. I thought I would be appointed as a assistant coach so ai can learn the ropes and have a mentor in learning the sport Soccer and learn how to be an efficient coach so that I can lead my own team for spring season. We'll, because no one wanted to volunteer to be coach for our 4th - 8th grade Soccer team, I was promoted to Head coach immediately. The only thing that the rec club gave me was a roster of my players and their parent's contact information. My head was spinning as I was fumbling through different options on how do I learn all about soccer, how to be a coach, the rules of Soccer, how do I even lead my team during practice, and much more. After applying several filters on Amazon to find reading material that is better than purchasing a soccer for dummies book, I came across Dylan's collection of Understanding Soccer series.all the info I have read so far made a light bulb go off. I finally understood the game of Soccer and that built my confidence being a 1st time coach. Dylan's Soccer book series cover all aspects of Soccer from learning the game, being a coach, how to handle players & their parents too! Other books in his series breaks everything down Barney style too! The more additional books I read from this Author helps me build more confidence and not just improving my players but changing up practice to be more fun and structured for my players. If I could give him a higher rating I would in a heartbeat! I am not a person who likes reading books in general. However, with all the useful information I learn on each page convinced me to get the whole collection. I don't have a lot of time with my recreational non-competitive players. We meet 1x a week for 1 hour with game day being every Saturday morning. This is why his book works so well for me and my team but also make the best of the 1 hour 1x a week training practice time I have with my players. This book and all other books in his series that I have read or thumb through isn't only terrific and geared for coaches, but it is a great tool for parents/guardians and players as well. Especially, since it is a easy read that contains all important stuff only with all the stuff we don't necessarily need, players of all ages and parent's of all players can benefit from reading the 3 books i have so far. Will all mentioned above it will be an investment to collect the complete series so I have the full picture. Remember what I said at the beginning, these books are a fast easy read and to the point that I do have to purchase the following books from his Understanding Soccer Series: "Soccer Positions", "Soccer Dribbling & Foot Skills", "Soccer Defending", and "Soccer Shooting & Finishing", along with any other titles I may be missing. His series is affordable, he provides links that you can print and take with you to games to help stay organized and on topic. Overall, Thank you Dilan Joseph for keeping it simple and direct!

I like the positivity in this book. Lots of pearls which I found very useful.

If you are starting to coach young players, this book brings some valuable tips, alerts and practical explanations.

After spending a couple of years watching well-intentioned but ill-equipped volunteers coach my kids' soccer teams, I decided it was time to get off the sidelines and see if I could do any better. I played soccer in middle school and high school but have never coached before. As a result, the only background on coaching that I have is from a player's perspective. I found Dylan's books on Amazon and decided to give this one a try.In short, I have to say the book is a bit different than what I was looking for and, to be honest, that was a very good thing. My initial instinct as a coach was to run out an find a set of practice plans and drills that I could use to make sure my players learn the basics and have a good time while doing so. While there is certainly some of that in this book, there is a whole lot more, too. The thing I like most is that the book gives you a really great framework for to build around and helps you identify the areas and activities that will lead to the most improvement. It also contains great tips for dealing with parents, problem players, a developing your style as a coach. I think this book will really help me avoid a lot of traps that I have seen other coaches fall into. I have already read the book twice and actually learned a lot more the second time. I highly recommend this book and also recommend the videos on the author's YouTube channel. They are a great combination.

I have played soccer my whole life growing up. Recently got asked to coach a travel team. Being this is my first time coaching this boom was a great introduction into coaching and the behind the scenes look into it and what to expect. I cannot wait I dive into the other books.