Winning Soccer for Girls

Written for beginners, competitive players, and coaches alike, each book in the Winning Sports for Girls series is the perfect guide to the games young women are playing today. Chapter by chapter, each book describes the game's history, key strategies, and rules. Diagrams and photographs throughout illustrate crucial skills, while step-by-step drills help athletes learn the fundamentals of good sportsmanship and capture that winning edge.

Soccer is the number-one spectator sport in the world, and its popularity in the United States has been steadily growing for many years. Spurred on by the recent launch of the first women's professional soccer league, more and more young women are testing their skills on the soccer field.

Winning Soccer for Girls, Second Edition offers a wealth of information about understanding and improving one's game. Each chapter covers a different element of play, details the required skills, and offers drills for development. A helpful glossary allows readers to better understand the terms related to the sport.

Deborah W. Crisfield is a freelance writer, editor, and sports coach for elementary, junior high, and high school teams. She is also the author of Winning Volleyball for Girls, Second Edition. She lives in Summit, New Jersey. Mark Gola is managing editor of Mountain Lion, Inc. He has written several instructional books on sports. A former assistant baseball coach at Princeton University and Rider University, Mr. Gola is now a hitting clinician and gives personal instruction to youth baseball and softball players

Acknowledgments

ix

Foreword

xi

Introduction

xiii

The Growth of Girls' Soccer

xiii

A Look Inside

xiv

Practice Time

xv

Play the Game

xv

The Mental Commitment

xvii

In the Beginning

1

(4)

A Short History

1

(1)

What's in a Name?

2

(1)

Soccer in the United States

2

(3)

Rules and Equipment

5

(10)

The Playing Field

5

(1)

The Equipment

6

(1)

The Rules

7

(4)

Out of Bounds

9

(1)

Offsides

9

(1)

Fouls

9

(2)

A Few Unwritten Rules Too

11

(4)

Training to Play

15

(18)

Stretching

15

(7)

Ankles

16

(1)

Calves and Achilles Tendon

16

(1)

Quadriceps

17

(1)

Hamstrings

18

(1)

Hip Flexor

18

(1)

Inner Thigh

18

(1)

Hips

19

(1)

Groin

20

(1)

Waist and Sides

20

(1)

Shoulders

20

(1)

Triceps

21

(1)

Neck

21

(1)

Endurance Training

22

(1)

Circuits

23

(1)

Strength

23

(2)

Crunches

24

(1)

The Rocker

24

(1)

Hill Sprints

25

(1)

Brain Training

25

(1)

Drills

26

(2)

Forward Roll

26

(1)

Push Up

27

(1)

Game Time

28

(5)

Stomach Toss

28

(1)

Over Under Relay Race

29

(1)

Leapfrog and Snakecrawl

29

(4)

Passing

33

(18)

Control

33

(1)

Beyond Control-The Rest of the Basics

34

(1)

The Inside of the Foot

35

(1)

The Instep Pass

36

(2)

The Lofted Pass

38

(2)

The Chip

40

(1)

The Volley

40

(1)

The Drop Kick

40

(2)

The Outside of the Foot

42

(1)

One-Touch Passing

42

(1)

Drills

43

(5)

Wall Kicking

43

(1)

The Weave

44

(1)

``Yes'' Drill

45

(1)

Windshield Wiper

46

(2)

Game Time

48

(3)

Six-in-a-Row

48

(1)

Soccer Golf

48

(1)

Hot Potato

49

(1)

Ten and Again

49

(2)

Receiving the Ball

51

(12)

Create Options

51

(1)

Plays Without the Ball

52

(3)

Square

53

(1)

Wing

53

(1)

Wall

54

(1)

Overlap

54

(1)

Back

55

(1)

Communication

55

(1)

Trapping the Ball

55

(2)

Trapping with the Body

57

(1)

One-Touch Passing

58

(1)

Drills

59

(1)

Middle Player

59

(1)

Running Backwards

59

(1)

Air Attack

59

(1)

Game Time

60

(3)

Corners

60

(1)

Wallball

61

(2)

Ball Handling

63

(14)

Progressing Forward

63

(3)

The Mechanics of Straight Dribbling

66

(1)

Evading a Defender

67

(2)

Cuts and Fakes

69

(2)

Drills

71

(1)

Slalom

71

(1)

Relay Races

71

(1)

The Worm

71

(1)

Game Time

72

(5)

Juggling

72

(1)

Group Juggling

72

(1)

Hunter

73

(1)

Through the Legs

73

(1)

Duck

74

(1)

Bull in the Ring

74

(1)

Bulls versus Cows

75

(1)

Firing Squad Survival

75

(2)

Shooting

77

(12)

A Pass in Fancy Clothing

77

(1)

The Physical Shot

78

(1)

Ball Placement

79

(1)

The Mental Shot

80

(1)

Shooting during Practice

80

(1)

Finish with a Shot

81

(1)

Drills

82

(2)

Serving Up Shots

82

(1)

The Mini-Field

82

(1)

Shooting on the Fly

83

(1)

Game Time

84

(5)

Four Goals

84

(1)

Partners

85

(1)

Knock-Out

85

(1)

One Goal

85

(1)

Feed the Dragon

86

(3)

Heading

89

(14)

Starting Out

89

(1)

The Mechanics

90

(5)

Get into Position

90

(1)

Watch the Ball

90

(1)

Keep Your Neck Stiff

90

(2)

Lean Back

92

(1)

Snap Forward

93

(2)

Diving Headers

95

(1)

Heading to the Side

95

(2)

Flicking It Back

97

(1)

Get in Shape

97

(1)

Drills

98

(5)

Head Toss

98

(1)

Diving Headers

99

(1)

Head Games

100

(1)

Head Control

101

(2)

Goalkeeping

103

(26)

Practicing to Be a Goalkeeper

103

(2)

Playing the Field

105

(1)

Total Fitness

106

(5)

Starting Position

111

(1)

Narrowing the Angle

111

(1)

Get Behind That Ball

112

(1)

Using the Hands

112

(4)

Diving

116

(1)

After the Save

116

(2)

The Roll

117

(1)

The Toss

117

(1)

The Punt

118

(1)

Game Situations

118

(4)

Corner Kicks

120

(1)

Direct Kicks

120

(1)

Indirect Kicks

121

(1)

Penalty Kicks

122

(1)

Drills

122

(4)

Learning to Dive

122

(1)

Reflexes

122

(1)

Rapid Fire

123

(1)

Shuffle, Touch, and Layout

124

(2)

Game Time

126

(3)

Goalie

126

(3)

Tactics

129

(16)

Embracing Offense and Defense

130

(1)

Positions

130

(2)

Formations

132

(2)

Offensive Strategy

134

(1)

Defensive Skills and Strategy

135

(4)

Marking a Player

135

(2)

Stealing the Ball

137

(1)

Support

137

(2)

Game Time

139

(6)

Three on Three on Three

139

(1)

Line Soccer

140

(1)

Square Soccer

141

(1)

Monkey in the Middle

142

(1)

Cone Ball

142

(1)

Fooseball

143

(2)

Restarts

145

(14)

Kickoffs

145

(2)

Offensive Strategy

146

(1)

Defensive Strategy

146

(1)

Throw-ins

147

(3)

Offensive Strategy

148

(2)

Defensive Strategy

150

(1)

Goal Kicks

150

(1)

Offensive Strategy

151

(1)

Defensive Strategy

151

(1)

Corner Kicks

151

(1)

Offensive Strategy

151

(1)

Defensive Strategy

152

(1)

Direct Kicks

152

(2)

Offensive Strategy

153

(1)

Defensive Strategy

153

(1)

Indirect Kicks

154

(1)

Offensive Strategy

154

(1)

Defensive Strategy

155

(1)

Penalty Kicks

155

(1)

Drop Kicks

156

(1)

Drills

156

(3)

The Smokescreen

156

(3)

Wrapping It Up

159

(3)

Glossary

162

(2)

Soccer Resources

164

(2)

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Winning Soccer for Girls

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials