World Soccer Skills

By David Spurdens

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0600385523
• ISBN13: 9780600385523
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Salem House Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages

Customer Reviews

128 Pages Of fine Techniques To Improve Ones Skills.

This is an English produced book by well qualified FA coach David Spurdens. It has 128 pages filled with brief descriptions, with plenty of diagrams, black/white & color photos. There are many full page photos as well. This book is about soccer skills, what they are, & how to acquire them. It is about the special skills of famous players like Italy's Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli, & Bruno Conti, Ardiles & Maradon of Argentina, Pele, Socrates & Zico of Brazil, Rummenigge & Bernd Schuster of then West Germany, Michel Platini & Alain Giresse Of France, Kenny Dalglish of Scotland, & Bryan Robson of England. It includes mini-biographies of these & other fine players with step-by-step picture analysis of each technique. From the first time passing with the inside surface, overhead chip kick to the convex chest trap, to the swerving half volley & the overhead scissors kick it is all here to be learned by novice & pro alike. Other sections show how to develop the skills in combination & describe special practice games which promote efficiency. The table of contents are as follows: Introduction, Dribbling Skills, Basic Control Techniques, Shooting & Passing, Juggling Skills, Units Of Skill Development, & Skill Practice Games.