The inner game of soccer

By Eric Sellin

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890371075
• ISBN13: 9780890371077
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: World Publications
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Dated, but a worthwhile perspective

Published in 1976, this is hopelessly outdated in terms of interpreting many of the laws of the game, particularly laws 11 (offside) and 12 (fouls). However, as a monograph on the philosophy of refereeing, or how to think about the game as a referee, it is very good. As a new youth referee, I have found a small number of books on this subject so far, and this is definitely worth reading, so long as the caveats on laws changed since 1976 are observed.Note: one might think that author Eric Sellin was inspired by the excellent 2001 book - For the Good of the Game, by Robt. Evans and Ed Bellion. In fact, it seems he excerpted small pieces from the 25-year later work verbatim. The explanation is found in the footnotes, which give credit to magazine articles and pamphlets written by Robt. Evans early in his referee career.