The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Girls' Soccer (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Hounsome, Drayson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071440925 ISBN 13: 9780071440929

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005

Synopsis

Soccer is by far the most popular sport on the planet. And a record number of girls and women are playing soccer worldwide.

While Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide has been very successful, the differences between coaching boys and coaching girls are distinct enough to warrant a separate book. With this huge growth in the number of girls playing soccer, there is a need for more and more parents to get involved and volunteer as youth coaches. Some coaches may have no experience, some may have coached boys only, while others may have coached girls for several years but are unsure how to proceed as their players develop.

As in other books in the series, Coaching Girls' Soccer is written for the unprepared parent who has unwittingly signed up to coach his or her 6- to 13-year-old child's team.

Following the successful formula of the other books in the series, Coaching Girls' Soccer will provide all of the fundamental and necessary information new coaches need to get a season underway and - most importantly - the necessary information to understand the nuances of coaching girls.

About this title

About the Author

Drayson Hounsome grew up playing soccer on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, a group of small self-governing British islands nestled in the Bay of Mont St. Michel off the French coast. He had the unique opportunity of traveling for both England and France to play soccer (aka football), learning both the English and the European styles of play. He dreamed of playing professionally but suffered a career-ending eye injury. Unable to continue playing at a high level, he turned to coaching. For the past 10 years he has served as the national director of ProExcel soccer (formerly NOGA), the largest and most respected soccer education company in the Northeast. He has coached boys' and girls' teams and has worked with college and select youth teams. He has written several coaching curricula for clubs, lectured to university physical education students, and conducted coaching clinics for novice parent coaches. Additionally, Drayson has professionally trained and coached four New York State girls' championship teams, including the three-time Girls' New York State Cup Champions, the Massapequa Fever (ages under 10 through under 14). He is currently the Head Women's Soccer Coach at the nationally ranked CW Post Campus of Long Island University.

From the Back Cover

"No matter what your level of experience, this is a must-read for every girls' youth soccer coach." Simon Riddiough, Women's Soccer Coach, Hofstra University

Coach. You just volunteered to coach your daughter's soccer team, and you can't tell a drag back from a takeover or an offside from a goal kick.

Don't despair Coaching Girls' Soccer is here to help. From your first team meeting to the season-ending pizza party, Coaching Girls' Soccer will get you started and keep you going. In addition to learning how to teach the fundamental skills of passing, dribbling, heading, and shooting, you'll learn how to encourage competition and athleticism in girls, how to build their confidence and self-esteem, and how to deal with performance changes as girls mature. You'll even develop the coaching style that works best for you and your players. Before you know it, you'll be coaching players who are moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun.

• Survive your first practice and first game
• Promote good habits, concentration, and teamwork
• Learn what's unique about coaching girls from 4 to 14!
• Coach goalkeepers using the chapter on goalkeeping and special keeper drills
• Make practices safe, fun, and rewarding
• Improve your players and your team

"A very clear, engaging guide to coaching girls' soccer. Coach Hounsome is widely recognized for providing girls with the highest level of soccer development within a highly enjoyable atmosphere." Gary Book, President, NOGA Soccer

Drayson Hounsome has been coaching girls' and women's soccer (from 4-year-olds to professionals) for more than 12 years. He is currently the head women's soccer coach at the nationally ranked (Division II) CW Post Campus of Long Island University, and a head coach in the Eastern New York Soccer Association Olympic Development Program.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071440925
• ISBN 13: 9780071440929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160