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Includes index Coaching foundation. Developing your coaching philosophy ; Communicating your approach ; Motivating your players ; Building and maintaining your soccer program -- Coaching plans. Planning for your season ; Training your athletes ; Conducting practices -- Coaching skills. Dribbling ; Passing, receiving, and turning ; Shooting and finishing ; Heading ; Goalkeeping -- Coaching tactics and systems. Principles of team play ; Systems of play -- Coaching games. Preparing for a game ; Handling game-day situation -- Coaching evaluation. Evaluating your players ; Evaluating your program Key to Diagrams -- "Build a winning girls' soccer program, on the field and off. In Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully, one of the nation's top high school coaches, Debra LaPrath, shares her expertise on all aspects of coaching. From establishing a coaching philosophy to making decisions during a game, this is the approach that has made her program a perennial powerhouse." "Featuring seasonal training plans, drills for developing fundamental to advanced skills, and advice for handling off-the-field challenges, Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully is the most comprehensive resource available for novice and experienced coaches alike."--BOOK JACKET