Coaching Soccer the Progressive Way
by Mike Ditchfield, Walter Bahr
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Author: Mike Ditchfield, Walter BahrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1988-05
ISBN: 0131392883
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Book Review: Not for Beginners
Summary: 3 Stars
This was a good book, especially in that it organizes all of soccer around the concept of where the ball is, with 1st attacker, 1st defender, 2nd attacker, and so on radiating out. Gives the coach an overall unifying concept for his coaching, instead of bouncing between dribbling, passing, receiving, and shooting as separate skills with nothing connecting them.
The weakness in this book is not the theory but the execution. Many of the drills in this book are way too advanced, at least for U12s (which I coach). Trying to explain to them the intricate rules they have to follow to work through each drill quickly became a waste of time. I still use the concepts and the terminology from this book, but I try to apply it during SSGs and scrimmages when I introduce some coaching points.
Overall, good for intermediate coaches as an interesting system of coaching soccer, not good for beginners or coaches of young kids. And if you're looking for good drills/exercises, you'll need to go elsewhere.
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This sequentially arranged coaching system shows coaches how to use the "Ripple System" to build a winning soccer program from the ground up.General Books
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