| Do you want to build a winning girls' soccer program, | | | | - Developing and perfecting skills |
| on the field and off? In Coaching Girls' Soccer | | | | - Evaluating players and defining their roles |
| Successfully, one of the nation's top high school | | | | - Organizing productive practices |
| coaches, Debra LaPrath, shares her expertise on all | | | | - Scouting and preparing for games |
| aspects of coaching--player development, leadership, | | | | - Adding variety to training |
| conditioning, teamwork and much more. From | | | | - Developing leadership qualities |
| establishing a coaching philosophy to making decisions | | | | - Motivating the team |
| during a game, this is the approach that has made | | | | - Communicating on and off the field |
| her program a perennial powerhouse. | | | | The coaching techniques illustrated in this book will |
| The author clearly outlines the importance of defining | | | | help you develop better players, more complete |
| your coaching philosophy. It zeroes-in on your values | | | | athletes, and more confident young women. The |
| and beliefs, the individual and team's goals, keeps you | | | | book features seasonal training plans, drills for |
| focused on what's best for the girls, and emphasizes | | | | developing fundamental to advanced skills, and advice |
| being true to your own personality. At the core of | | | | for handling off-the-field challenges. Coaching Girls' |
| her approach to coaching, is developing the character | | | | Soccer Successfully is a "must-read" if you are |
| of individual players and team cohesiveness. | | | | searching for motivational tips, coaching guidelines, |
| Developing a coaching philosophy is just the beginning. | | | | and specific strategies for working with female |
| Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully covers many | | | | soccer players. Buy it, read it, and put the knowledge |
| different aspects of the coach's role including: | | | | to work! |