Bill Beswick

This is a great book for any coach, but especially a Soccer (Football/Futbal) coach.

Why

1) It covers the pre-season items like meetings, initial team interactions, practices, and how to look at the entire season.
2) Gives lots of practical examples. And why some my seem very U.K. focused, it hits on all ages and covers a lot of different levels of play.
3) There are a lot of useful diagrams and charts - for example the positive and negative coach chart that you can use as a reference for your meetings and sessions.
4) Lots of worksheets and exercises to help you practically apply the principles.
5) This is coming from a true subject matter expert, as Bill's background and expertise in the area are extensive.

This was my best Human Kenetics book and coaching book I have read to date.

Note - I received this book as part of the Librarything Early Reviewers program, where I received an advance copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.… (más)

One Goal: The Mindset of Winning Soccer Teams by Bill Beswick has great advice for a soccer coach, and much of the book has good tips for a coach of any sport. Every few pages, a highlighted box gives a great quote, a list of guidelines, or some other kid of tip which could actually be used as a poster in a locker room! One such example is, “Missing Practice 1. If I miss practice once, I will know . . . If I miss one week of practice, the fans will know.” The three main parts are direction, relationships, and performance. Checklists, pictures, tables and graphs may be found in the book. References and an index are included.
Even though the book is good and soccer coaches will probably really like it, I would have preferred more gender equality in its presentation. This is the United States. Women’s soccer is very popular, but yet the book is predominantly male oriented with a few areas containing female references. The photos are male dominated. Bill Beswick’s European and professional background comes through in the stores shared. Most likely, this is a great book soccer coaches will love. With the success of the United States soccer team, Mr. Beswick could have been more inclusive in the writing of this very good book.… (más)