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Good for 8-11 year olds
I think this book has a good amount of information in it for kids in the 8 - 11 year old age bracket.They introduce skills and strategies that many novice coaches may not be providing.I wish that some of the skills were illustrated in more detail.For example, just mentioning that you should keep your toe pointed down for an instep kick is not sufficient; it is critical to have the heel locked down.A better illustration would help emphasize points like this.Overall I would very much recommend this book.

a GREAT way to kick-off a love of SOCCER.
Attention soccer kids and soccer moms!
Super Book!
Excellent book! I am happy to have it in my library! Learned a lot of new techniques! Highly recommended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Soccer    6. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    7. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    8. Soccer (Association football)   

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Brooks Clark "Kicks" Tail
As a long time recreation coach and soccer parent, Brooks Clark offer the side of the game perfect for all coaches just starting out, or for any parents who know little about the game their children are playing.Concise and fun, a great read for the basic rules and strategies of soccer.

I am feeling more confident while training my son
I read this book and now I feel all the more confident while training my son and his friends. I can explain them about the basics and the game and how to plan their game. Tecnicalities of the game are exaplined well in this book. Go ahead and buy this book to learn the basics of this game.

The Perfect Introduction
Whether a child, parent, or first time coach with no prior knowledge, this book is the perfect introduction to children's soccer.Add your league specifics and develop technically as you go. A first, must read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Sports / Recreation / Outdoors    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Rules    6. Soccer    7. Soccer for children    8. Sports    9. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    10. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Track & Field    12. Soccer (Association football)   

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Soccer (DK Eyewitness Books)
This was a great reference book to show the different styles of each aspect of the game.very interesting to see how the game has evolved not only over time but throughout the world. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Soccer    6. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    7. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History    4. History - Other    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Soccer    8. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field   

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E is for Educational
This is a great book for younger children - jam packed with soccer facts and information about the history of the game. While some of the words may be difficult for elementary-aged kids, it will certainly "kick start" their desire to learn.

An alphabet book for fans of soccer, both young and old
I have to think the idea reader for "K is for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet" is going to be the parent who is having trouble waiting for their kid to be old enough to go out on the soccer field and kick the ball around, let along trying to help the kid learn to read.Author Brad Herzog admittedly creates a two-tier format that has one part targeted on young readers learning the alphabet and the other for more advanced readers who are clearly soccer fans.But I have to think that if a kid is learning his alphabet than the idea that "C is for clubs everywhere" and gives examples of Italy's A.C. Milan and Santos in Brazil, that they probably have little idea as to where to find Italy and Brazil on the map.There are references to age appropriate aspects of the game, such as kicking and youth soccer, but then "N" stands for not only the University of North Carolina's dynasty in women's soccer but number 19, the number that UNC retired in honor of Mia Hamm.Read more

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabet books    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Concepts - Alphabet    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Sports    8. Juvenile literature    9. Soccer    10. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    11. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / General   

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Great for four year olds!
My two love this book.It breaks the principles of the game into simplistic steps and basic explanations which are perfect for preschoolers.The bold pictures make the book enjoyable for the boys to "read" to themselves sometimes, too.

Good for 4 or 5 year olds.
I was very disappointed when I first looked at this book.It is very basic and hardly seems to provide enough information to be worthwhile.But when I read it to my four year old it solicited a string of questions.So it probably has the about the right amount of information for a very basic introduction to soccer, which is all the intended audience is ready for.Overall I would recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Soccer    6. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    7. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer   

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A Great Beginning Chapter Soccer Book
Does your soccer child want to do a book report or read about today's soccer stars?Well look no further.This beginning chapter book is well written and filled with full color action photographs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1975-    2. Beckham, David,    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - General    5. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    6. Children's 9-12    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Children: Grades 1-2    9. Children: Grades 3-4    10. England    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Soccer players    14. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field   

Subjects:  1. 1913-    2. African Americans    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - Religious    6. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    7. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    8. Children: Grades 1-2    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Owens, Jesse,    12. Pictorial works    13. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    14. Track and field athletes    15. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Juvenile Easy Readers    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile Sports    6. Juvenile literature    7. Readers - Beginner    8. Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Encyclopedias    5. General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Reference - Encyclopedias    8. Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    10. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer   

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Wilma Rudloph Olypimc Runner
Wilma Rudolph is like a regular six-year old child, but has polio.She tries to fight polio, but thinks her exercises aren't helping at all.But later on something happens, she wants to start playing basketball."How can i do this if my leg is twisted?" Wilma said.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Runners (Sports)    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    10. Track and field athletes    11. United States    12. Women runners    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation   

Subjects:  1. 1940-    2. African Americans    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Grades 3-4    8. Juvenile literature    9. Rudolph, Wilma,    10. Runners (Sports)    11. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    12. Track and field athletes    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. History    4. History - Ancient    5. Juvenile Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Marathon running    9. Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C    10. Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.    11. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    12. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Sports / Recreation / Outdoors    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Soccer    7. Soccer for children    8. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer   

Subjects:  1. Board books    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Children: Preschool    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Preschool Concepts    8. Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer   

Subjects:  1. 1940-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    4. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    5. Careers    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    8. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Rudolph, Wilma,    12. Runners (Sports)    13. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    14. Track and field athletes    15. United States    16. Vocational Guidance (Young Adult)    17. Women runners    18. Sports & outdoor recreation    19. Track & field sports, athletics   

Subjects:  1. 1966-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    4. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Devers, Gail,    8. Juvenile literature    9. Runners (Sports)    10. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    11. United States    12. Women   

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Finally A Great Children's Soccer Book
Does your soccer child want to do a book report or read about today's soccer stars?Well look no further.This beginning chapter book is well written and filled with full color action photographs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1989-    2. Adu, Freddy,    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - General    5. Children's 9-12    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Children: Grades 2-3    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Soccer players    12. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - General    3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Soccer players    10. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    11. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field   

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Wow!
This fantastic book tells all about Florence Griffith Joyner the "speed queen". It includes colorful pictures of the sprinter training, winning and wearing her funky, lacy jogging outfits(hey when you're a speed queen creativity counts!). Wow!
This fantastic book tells all about Florence Griffith the "speed queen". It includes colorful pictures of the sprinter training, winning and wearing her funky, lacy jogging outfits(hey when you're a speed queen creativity counts!). What a Goal!
Whoa, Florence Griffith Joyner, the worlds wonderful track star of the womens track history. This women showed and told that she worked her heart out just to reach her goal.I love this book so much because just by reading it she showed me that I to can also reach my goals of the future.Even though she died I still remember she wuz and she still will be the best in my eyes and mind.Florence went to UCLA and started her future there.the coach thought that she was not good enough to be on the famous college team, but she showed her how much track meant to her.florence showed that it just didn't take hard work to reach an important goal of your life but she showed that it took faith, beleif, very very hard work and many more things.She sounded like she even took away her own quality time to work hard and strive for her goal.nWell hope you take my advice and happen to love this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1960-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    4. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    7. Griffith Joyner, Florence Delo    8. Juvenile Sports    9. Juvenile literature    10. Olympics    11. Runners (Sports)    12. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    13. Sprinting    14. United States    15. Griffith Joyner, Florence Delorez    16. Sports & outdoor recreation