The Everything Kids' Soccer Book: Rules, Techniques, and More About Your Favorite Sport!
by Deborah Crisfield
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Author: Deborah CrisfieldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-01
ISBN: 1580626424
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Adams Media
Book Reviews of The Everything Kids' Soccer Book: Rules, Techniques, and More About Your Favorite Sport!
Book Review: A Great Book For Kids
Summary: 5 Stars
I coach a team of 8 through 10 year old girls, and I bought the book hoping to find an explanation for offside that kids that age could understand.
While that element was only so-so, I found that the book is a great resource for kids in many areas of the game. Truth is, I personally learned some things (like the "Argentina" free kick play) from this book as well.
Some things I liked:
- Most of the book is written in simple terms (there are a couple areas that might confuse kids)
- Puzzles and games and such to keep kids' attention
- Many areas of the game covered from rules to technique
Some things I didn't like:
- While it is for kids, it is not clearly geared to any particular age group, so there are parts that are too complicated for younger kids and still other parts that would seem too "childish" to older kids (overall, I felt it would be most useful to the 8 and 9 year olds on my team).
- The puzzles and games don't do anything to reinforce the information learned in the book. They are just for entertainment.
Overall a very good book, and for 8 bucks, it's definitely worth a buy if soccer is your kid's thing.
I liked the book so much, on 3/23/09, I accidentally reviewed it a 2nd time. My opinion hasn't changed much. Here is what I more recently said:
I coach girls under 10, and this is the best book I have found for them; but parents and coaches can also benefit from some of the information in it.
Some of the things that I really like are...
For kids:
- It is written in an easy to understand, simple manner.
- There are several games in the book, including mazes and crosswords.
- Lots of graphics and diagrams
- Big type
For adults:
- The easy to understand language is great for clarifying things like the often misunderstood "offside" rule.
- Information like field dimensions and "parts" of the field
- Book encourages good nutrition in your kids
- Small section with practice games
I even learned a set free-kick play that I use with my tournament team from it.
If you check my other reviews, you will see that I read many books on soccer, sports, and coaching in general, and I highly recommend this book for kids 9 and under as well as adults who need a kid's introduction to soccer.
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