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The United States Indoor Soccer Association reports that there are 4.8 million people playing indoor soccer each year, making it the ninth most popular team sport.Until now, very little has been written on the subject.This book covers all aspects of indoor soccer including the dramatic differences between indoor and outdoor soccer, game systems and strategies, offensive and defensive tactics, why the transition game is so important, goal keeping strategies and tactics, practice drills, and much more.By the time you finish reading this book, you will have a much greater understanding of the intricacies of the game that will make you a better player or coach.The author has been playing and coaching indoor and outdoor soccer for more than 36 years.He has learned the strategies and tactics by watching, playing with, and interviewing some of the best players and teams in the game.He has assembled this knowledge and is ready to share it with anyone wishing to improve their game. ... Read more

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Impressive layout and organisation of ideas
I got this book for my husband who is a soccer maniac.

When he flipped through it I was impressed by the great organization of ideas and the big selection of tactics, strategies and tips presented. The layout is very clean and uncluttered and easy to read.

He liked the book and thought its was an entertaining and interesting read. He did feel though that he couldn't apply much of it as a player and would benefit more a trainer or coach.

indoor facility owner
We purchased several copies of the book as a giveaway to indoor coaches.It has been very well received.We like the content and presentation very much.Thanks.

Review from International Soccer Network
We found the text to be a much needed addition to the discussion of soccerThere is so little available on the topic of indoor soccer; this easily becomes the #1 guide for playing and coaching the indoor game.

It is written in a way that it is easy to understand.Diagrams describing plays and tactics are a nice supplement throughout the book.I learned quite a bit about indoor soccer as I am new to this version of the sport.

Everyone can take something away from this text.The biggest point of discussion is that playing soccer indoors is almost a different sport than the outdoor game.The author nixes the well-known assumption that the two versions of the beautiful game are played the same way.

You won't find a detailed analysis of indoor tactics and strategies anywhere else.

Best book on Indoor Soccer for those transitioning from Outdoor Soccer
This book is not a book for those beginning to play soccer. This book is geared for those who already know how to play outdoor soccer and are transitioning to indoor soccer. The book starts out with a comprehensive comparison between indoor and outdoor play, discusses game systems and strategies, playing offense, playing defense, transitions, substitutions, goal keeping and plays. For each topic discussed, the author points out the differences between indoor and outdoor soccer and why something you may do in outdoor soccer may not be appropriate for indoor soccer or how you may need to adjust for indoor soccer play. The final chapter provides a set of drills which are specific to indoor soccer.

This is the best book I have found on indoor soccer. It is well written, with each chapter being broken up into short subsections which are to the point and augmented with easy to understand diagrams. This book contains about 129 pages of great insight into playing indoor soccer and was written by someone who clearly understands and explains "when and why" you need to play indoor soccer differently from outdoor soccer. I highly recommend this book for experienced outdoor soccer players transitioning to indoor soccer.Indoor Soccer: Strategies and Tactics

GOT GAME? HOW ABOUT INDOORS?
The soccer gods are smiling! Someone, thank you Greg, finally realized that all those folks trying to transition from outdoor soccer to indoor soccer could use some help.

While my brief bit of fame as a keeper - making the first cut for what became the Women's Olympic Soccer team - dissolved after an injury, I'm sure that I had I continued I would have amped up my indoor time whenever possible, because it is way fun!

Outdoors has its dramatic heart stopping moments. Indoors your heart rate can barely keep up. Greg brings this all into perspective with concise examples of how the games differ and how you must constantly be on your toes.

Being closer to the action makes things fun for everyone, on and off the field. Even substitutions are pulse-pounders!And with the thoroughness of a good field general, Greg gives ample illustrations of each position's importance.

Here's the deal: regardless of your level of play you'll find something helpful in this book. My recommendation is that teams buy a handful of copies and circulate them. As Greg mentions field time for practice is usually limited, but using his drills and even running mock plays in a parking lot could be a helpful and team building tactic. If you fully utilize this book on indoor soccer you can answer an emphatic yes, when asked: Got Game?
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"The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer should be applauded for its effort to help raise the interest, enjoyment, and quality of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world." --Don Shapero, president, United States Indoor Soccer Association

Three million children and teens play indoor soccer, and The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer provides parents and coaches much-needed guidance to help their kids navigate this popular sport.

With its own special rules, strategies, and skills, this one-of-a-kind guide offers:

• Basic skills for offense and defense
• Drills and situational strategies
• Photographs and step-by-step diagrams

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For baffled parents only
The title says it all, it's a book for baffled parents who know nothing about indoor soccer (or soccer at all) and are wanting a superficial overview of the sport or coaching in general.If you are a coach, a player, or know anything at all about the sport and are looking for drills and tactics to use when coaching or on the field, you need to look elsewhere. ... Read more

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Good book for drills
This is a good book written by a former professional coach.There is fair discussion of strategies and tactics.This book is heavy on drills, though, and it is best suited for teams with lots of time to practice.It is somewhat disjointed and has an odd flow.This book has been popular because there have been very few other books written on indoor soccer.To get everything in this book and more, try also Indoor Soccer: Strategies and Tactics.

Good resource for indoor soccer players and coaches
Good resource for indoor soccer players and coaches.Covers lots of drills, usefull for teams that have access to an indoor arena for soccer practices. ... Read more

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Not applicable for modern recreational indoor soccer
When I began looking for information about indoor soccer I got this book.It does not contain what I was looking for.It was originally written in Dutch and translated to English (which I did not realize at the time).There is some useful information here, but not enough to inform the reader about modern day North American indoor soccer.

After reading this and all the other books on indoor soccer (of which there are very few) I embarked on the mission to find out everything I could about indoor soccer.The result of my research is here:Indoor Soccer: Strategies and Tactics.

Good but does not cover American-style indoor soccer
This book is a good book for all coaches in general.It covers tactics that are good for both indoor and outdoor soccer. There is some lacking in mentioning the American-style indoor soccer with the dashboards and howthey can be used in game situations. ... Read more

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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer is the most comprehensive and up-to-date soccer-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round soccer-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other soccer book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book contains the type of training needed to overwhelm the opposing team with speed, stamina, and overall strength. By following this program, you will have the energy and power to move past and out-muscle your opponent which guarantees soccer players of all skill levels better results when fighting for position, running the field, and scoring goals.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20. ... Read more

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ok
i guess it's good if you're completely lost and want to get started on weight training or something. and i agree with markb57, the exercises offered are rather mediocre... nothing ultimate about it.

OK, but not enough soccer specific.....
I'm looking for an up-to-date, soccer specific weight training guide, and checked this out of the library, hoping that it would be my choice. While it gives good generic weight training and programs, to my mind it did not include enough discussion about why the given exercises are recommended for soccer, as opposed to generic weight training, and there is no discussion about integration with other soccer-specific training, like ladder work, stairs, etc.There are a couple of chapters written by soccer trainers, but they seem disjointed form the rest of the book. So it gets a 3, being a decent weight guide, but loses 2 due to lack of soccer specificity.

Fullfilling covers all aspects .
Can't wait to get started on these programs.Just what I was looking for.
Easy to understand,great programs.

Play like Beckham!
This book is great for any soccer player!I recommend it to anyone who wants to increase agility and stamina.This book has improved my game through its various exercises and weight lifting techniques.I highly recommend it to any soccer player at any level.A great buy!!!

awesome!
This is the best book I have found of its kind! A workout plan just for soccer players that is clear and easy to understand.You can use this program at any skill level and see results fast.Definitely worth the price - I have introduced this program to my whole team! ... Read more

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Robbie and Ryan Play Indoor Soccer tells the story of two fourth grade friends who play on the same soccer team. Narrated by Robbie, the story will feel familiar to the millions of elementary school children who play in a youth soccer league. Robbie leads the reader on an indoor soccer adventure as his team wins the league championship for the second year in a row. Illustrated with actual photographs from Kirkwood Delaware soccer club, the story is sure to delight young soccer lovers everywhere. ... Read more

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Filled with valuable coaching tips and outstanding training exercises, this book lays the groundwork for successful team and player development.

Topics include: Warm Up, Running Technique, Speed Training, Pre-Season Training, Shooting, Goalkeeping, The Thinking Player, Defending, Set Plays and Team Spirit.
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HOW TO WIN A SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP WORTH $ THOUSANDS! was co-authored by a soccer player who won a scholarship worth more than $80,000 and her father who is a professional writer. The book is a fascinating primer on how the parents of student-athletes can greatly increase the odds of receiving financial aid for playing college level soccer.Today, with more financial aid available for soccer players than ever, college and university soccer coaches are searching the country for talented players. HOW TO WIN A SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP WORTH $ THOUSANDS explains the process and lays out a methodical step-by-step approach designed to help players get noticed by college coaches. It is a necessary resource for selecting the right college, the right coach and the right scholarship!This is a reference book you can't afford to be without if your son or daughter has aspirations of playing soccer in college on a scholarship or some other type of financial aid. ... Read more

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a few jewels but largely misses the mark
Once opened, this book can be read while taking notes in less than an hour.At first, it appears written to the middle school level but eventually introduces concepts to build a scholarship search around.References to add to your knowledge are adequately cited.The simple and sometimes biographical nature of this work doesn't necessarily meet the unique needs of the reader but should spark an idea or two that could make the expense seem minimal down the road.If you can use this book as a jumpstart to your scholarship plan, then it might be worth the read, but if you are looking for a comprehensive guide - skip it - as they too seemed to skip the proofreading!

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Chapters: Paralympic Association Football, Futsal, Beach Soccer, Robocup, Indoor Soccer, Synchronized Football, Powerchair Football, Five-A-Side Football, 3v3 Soccer, Old Division Football, Swamp Football, Futebol de Salão, Cageball, Variants of Association Football, Veterans' Soccer. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Futsal is a variant of football (soccer) that is played on a smaller playing surface and mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón (and colloquially fútbol sala), which can be translated as "hall football." During the sport's second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the name fútbol de salón was used. Since then, all other names have been officially and internationally changed to futsal. Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutes per team are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regulation football. The rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces. Futsal started in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani created a version of football for competition in YMCAs. In Brazil, this version developed on the streets of São Paulo, and eventually a rule book was published. The sport began to spread across South America, and its popularity ensured that a governing body was formed under the name of FIFUSA (Federación Internacional de Fútbol de Salón) in 1971, along with the World Championships. The first FIFUSA World Championships were held in Sã...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=188197 ... Read more

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Chapters: World Indoor Soccer League Coaches, World Indoor Soccer League Players, World Indoor Soccer League Teams, Leighton O'brien, Dallas Sidekicks, Marco Rizi, Ted Eck, Iain Fraser, Bernie Lilavois, Kevin Hundelt, Dan Donigan, Dale Ervine, Brian Quinn, Ken Snow, Mirko Castillo, Billy Crook, Carlos Farias, Rene Ortiz, Ralph Black, Trevor Dawkins, Daryl Doran, Mark Kerlin, Bojan Vuckovic, Terry Woodberry, Jeff Betts, Rob Baarts, Sterling Wescott, Tatu, David Doyle, Kevin Koetters, Juan de La O, Greg Veatch, Gerell Elliott, Brandon Cavitt, St. Louis Steamers, Sacramento Knights, Frank Filo, Portland Pythons, Michael Curtis, San Diego Sockers, Arizona Thunder, Utah Freezz, Houston Hotshots. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 130. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Leighton O'Brien (born March 14, 1976 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player, currently serving as the Director of Coaching for the Renton Football Club for youth since 2006 and the head coach of the Seattle Sounders Women. O'Brien is noted most significantly for his tenure with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division. Where the Tacoma native helped the Sounders claim the double, and as well as several other titles. Most of his personal achievements derived from his time with Seattle. On February, 2010 he was ranked 11th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, graduating from Federal Way High School in 1994. He played college soccer at the University of San Diego, redshirting his freshman season after an early season injury sidelined him. O'Brien was drafted by the New England Revolution in the third round of the 1999 MLS College Draft. He never played for the Revs before be...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2193969 ... Read more

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Chapters: San Diego Sockers. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 105. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sport's short history. The team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the San Diego Jaws in 1976. After a one-year stay in Las Vegas as the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978. They were owned by Bob Bell. Initially, victories came slowly for the San Diego Sockers but mounted quickly. With a building fan base and budding talent pool, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Championships of 1982 and again in 1984. Success was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after the 1996 season. There have been two attempts to revive the Sockers. The first attempt was a franchise in the WISL that later joined the second MISL. A second attempt currently plays in the PASL-PRO starting in 2009. NASL, MISL and CISL Reg. Season/ Division Titles NASL Indoor Championships MISL Championships MISL MVP MISL Championship MVP NASL Indoor Scoring Champion MISL Scoring Champion MISL Pass Master (Assists leader) MISL Defender of the Year NASL Indoor Goalkeeper of the Year MISL Goalkeeper of the Year CISL Goalkeeper of the Year MISL Coach of the Year ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1083817 ... Read more

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Chapters: Canadian Indoor Soccer Teams, Defunct Indoor Soccer Teams, Indoor Soccer Clubs in the United States, Mexican Indoor Football Teams, Edmonton Drillers, Montreal Impact, Dfw Tornados, Nashville Metros, Milwaukee Wave, El Paso Patriots, Vancouver Whitecaps, Philadelphia Kixx, Rockford Rampage, Colorado Predators, Northern Colorado Cutthroats, California Cougars, Monterrey La Raza, Denver Dynamite, New Jersey Ironmen, Southern Colorado Stars, Texas Outlaws, Massachusetts Twisters, Chicago Storm, Border Stars, Detroit Ignition, 1790 Cincinnati, St. Louis Illusion, Louisville Lightning, Calgary Boomers, Waukegan Lightning, Orlando Sharks, Colorado Lightning, Detroit Waza, Cincinnati Excite, Wenatchee Fire, Tulsa Revolution, San Diego Sockers, Memphis Mojo, Toronto Thunderhawks, Monterrey Fury, Toronto Shooting Stars, Mexico Toros. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 157. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: On August 23rd, 1996, at a hastily arranged press conference at Telus Field it was announced that Peter Pocklington has purchased the Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League and was moving them to Edmonton for the rapidly approaching 96/97 season. The team was to play out of the Edmonton Coliseum and play under the name "Drillers" which had been used by the NASL entry in Edmonton many years earlier, that was also owned by Pocklington. The acquisition was to produce further synergies between Pocklington's other sports holdings in Edmonton. Pocklington has recently negotiated control of the Coliseum, and was looking to fill dates in the building whose main tenant was his NHL team, the Edmonton Oilers. The Drillers shared office space with the Oilers, and as the NPSL season nicely juxtaposed with the baseball season it allowed for significant crossover of office sta...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11993840 ... Read more

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Chapters: San Diego Sockers. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sport's short history. The team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the San Diego Jaws in 1976. After a one-year stay in Las Vegas as the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978. They were owned by Bob Bell. Initially, victories came slowly for the San Diego Sockers but mounted quickly. With a building fan base and budding talent pool, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Championships of 1982 and again in 1984. Success was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after the 1996 season. There have been two attempts to revive the Sockers. The first attempt was a franchise in the WISL that later joined the second MISL. A second attempt currently plays in the PASL-PRO starting in 2009. NASL, MISL and CISL Reg. Season/ Division Titles NASL Indoor Championships MISL Championships MISL MVP MISL Championship MVP NASL Indoor Scoring Champion MISL Scoring Champion MISL Pass Master (Assists leader) MISL Defender of the Year NASL Indoor Goalkeeper of the Year MISL Goalkeeper of the Year CISL Goalkeeper of the Year MISL Coach of the Year M...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1083817 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Spectrum, Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Reunion Arena, Chicago Stadium, St. Louis Arena, Omni Coliseum, Capital Centre, Lakewood Church Central Campus, Coliseum at Richfield, Kansas Coliseum, Market Square Arena, Mcnichols Sports Arena, Bayfront Arena. Excerpt:Coordinates : 27°45 59 N 82°37 55 W / 27.76639°N 82.63194°W / 27.76639; -82.63194 The Bayfront Center was an indoor arena in St. Petersburg, Florida that hosted many concerts, sports, and other events, holding up to 7,500 people. It was built in 1965 and demolished in 2004. The venue hosted the ABA 's The Floridians when the team played in St. Petersburg. Prior to the Floridians the Bayfront Center Arena was home ice for the Suncoast Suns of the Eastern Hockey League and then Southern Hockey League from 1971-73. The Tampa Bay Rowdies played their indoor soccer games there throughout their existence. The arena also hosted many wrestling and boxing cards, among them the WCW SuperBrawl in 1991 and 1996 and Slamboree in 1995. The vice-presidential candidate debate was host at the Bayfront Center in 1996. From the 1960s to the 1990s, the Bayfront Center was as the location for Ringling Brothers ... Read more

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Chapters: Paul Dougherty. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 245. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only andcorrect as of 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC). National team caps and goals correctas of 7 December 2006.* Appearances (Goals) Paul Dougherty (born May 12, 1966 in Leamington Spa) is an English former professional footballer and football coach who began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England. He then moved to the United States where he became a journeyman player, bouncing through sixteen teams in multiple indoor and outdoor leagues. He is currently the head coach of the San Diego WFC SeaLions, who play in the Women's Premier Soccer League. Dougherty began his career when he signed as an apprentice with English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers at age 16. He made his league debut while still an apprentice during the 1983/84 season that saw the club lose their top flight status. He made the most appearances of his Wolves career during the following season, which also saw him spend time on loan at Torquay United during February 1985. He failed to establish himself as a regular choice though, and played only sporadically over the next two years as the club continued to slide down the divisions under a succession of managers. At the end of the 1986/87 season, he moved to the U.S. to further his career there, where he would remain employed as a player for the next eighteen years. He did however make a very brief (1 game) return to English football playing for Cheltenham Town in October 1990. In the fall of 1986, the San Diego Sockers began working the paperwork to allow Dougherty to try out with the team. Dougherty arrived in California in January 1987 and began training with the Sockers' reserve t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11131209 ... Read more