Author : Keltie Thomas
Publisher : Maple Tree
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781897349007
An overview of the game of soccer introduces famous players; presents the history of the game, including changes to the ball and cleats; discusses gear and how the field and weather can affect the game; and explores different kinds of players and moves.
Author : Suzanne Bazemore
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429648767
"Describes the science behind the sport of soccer, including kicking, ball control, and goalkeeping"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Franklin Foer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0061864706
“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe.” —New York Times Book Review “Terrific. . . . A travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. . . . Foer’s soccer odyssey lends weight to the argument that a humane world order is possible.” — Washington Post Book World A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy. From Brazil to Bosnia, and Italy to Iran, this is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can highlight the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, or radical Islam—issues that now have an impact on all of us. Filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity, How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.
Author : Henry Kormelink
Publisher : Reedswain Inc.
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Coaching (Athletics)
ISBN : 1591642280
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,24 MB
Release : 2011-02-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0756673933
Essential Soccer Skills progresses from beginner basics to advanced techniques, featuring illustrated sequences on how to learn and master key skills, and tips on how to improve your overall form. Essential Soccer Skills covers everything from the basics and rules of the game to the types of players--goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, attackers--to skills and team tactics like stepovers, heading, and volleying. Essential Soccer Skills is the go-to guide for anyone interested in learning more about soccer and becoming a better player.
Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
Author : Laurent Dubois
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,96 MB
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 046509449X
Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics). Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters—goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans—historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness, with close attention to both men's and women's soccer. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better—newcomers and passionate followers alike.
Author : Ian Plenderleith
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1466884002
Journalist Ian Plenderleith's Rock 'n' Roll Soccer presents the raucous history of the hype and chaos surrounding the rapid rise and cataclysmic fall of the NASL. The North American Soccer League - at its peak in the late 1970s - presented soccer as performance, played by men with a bent for flair, hair and glamour. More than just Pelé and the New York Cosmos, it lured the biggest names of the world game like Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Eusebio, Gerd Müller and George Best to play the sport as it was meant to be played-without inhibition, to please the fans. The first complete look at the ambitious, star-studded NASL, Rock 'n' Roll Soccer reveals how this precursor to modern soccer laid the foundations for the sport's tremendous popularity in America today. Bringing to life the color and chaos of an unfairly maligned league, soccer journalist Ian Plenderleith draws from research and interviews with the men who were there to reveal the madness of its marketing, the wild expectations of businessmen and corporations hoping to make a killing out of the next big thing, and the insanity of franchises in scorching cities like Las Vegas and Hawaii. That's not to mention the league's on-running fight with FIFA as the trailblazing North American continent battled to innovate, surprise, and sell soccer to a whole new world. As entertaining and raucous as the league itself, Rock 'n' Roll Soccer recounts the hype and chaos surrounding the rapid rise and cataclysmic fall of the NASL, an enterprising and groundbreaking league that did too much right to ignore.
Author : Dan Herbst
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780789303387
The official playing and coaching manual for youth soccer of the United States Soccer Federation. The definitive playing and coaching manual for youth soccer. Compiled by the coaching, educational and technical staff of U.S. Soccer, this book offers extensive information on all aspects of the game, technique, tactics, laws, prevention and care of injury, coaching preparation, organizational structure, model training sessions, and more than 100 practice games suitable for developing aspects of every player's game. Features numerous games for developing dribbling * passing * finishing * heading * defending * goalkeeping, as well as games specifically for young beginners * games to teach tactics * overall soccer decision-making. Extensive technique section offers detailed pointers on dribbling and turning moves * shielding * passing * receiving * drives * chips, bending the ball and volleys * heading * marking * tackling * goalkeeping catches * dives and saves. Tactical chapters offer detailed information on fundamental attacking tactics * defensive principles * restart tactics for defensive and offensive success. Model training sections construct excellent practice sessions, from warmup through cool down exercises * useful for all coaches as a guide to improving performance * efficiency * enjoyment of training.
Author : Julie Mammano
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2001-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0811827798
Rhinoceroses play a game of soccer as Team Rhino meets the All Stars. Includes a list of soccer vocabulary.
