Soccer For Dummies
ISBN: 978-0-7645-5229-8
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408 pages
June 2000
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Description
Table of Contents
Author Information
Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: Getting Started (Before the Opening Kickoff).
Chapter 1: The Bare Minimum You Need to Know about Soccer.
Chapter 2: The "Wear" of Soccer.
Chapter 3: The "Where" of Soccer.
Chapter 4: Laws of the Game.
PART II: Fundamentals of the Game.
Chapter 5: Some Amazing Feats with Your Feet.
Chapter 6: The Finer Points of Passing, Shooting, and Receiving.
Chapter 7: When You Have to Use Your Head.
Chapter 8: Protecting the Goal.
Chapter 9: Perfect Plays and Strategies.
PART III: Calling All Soccer Moms and Dads.
Chapter 10: Coaching Youth Soccer.
Chapter 11: Staying in Soccer Shape: Conditioning, Practice, and Diet.
Chapter 12: Playing It Safe.
Chapter 13: The Mental Game, Teamwork, and Winning.
PART IV: A Spectator's Guide.
Chapter 14: Follow the Bouncing Ball.
Chapter 15: Soccer -- from TV to Online.
Chapter 16: Soccer or Futbol -- a Worldwide Phenomenon.
PART V: From Saturday Soccer to the World Stage.
Chapter 17: Where It All Begins -- Youth Soccer.
Chapter 18: Amateur Soccer: They Don't All Play for Pay.
Chapter 19: Pro Soccer in the United States.
Chapter 20: U.S. in International Soccer and the World Cup.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Players Who Made an Impact on Worldwide Soccer.
Chapter 22: Ten American Players Who Made a Unique Impact.
Chapter 23: Ten Players to Pay to Watch and Stand to Cheer.
Chapter 24: Ten Dream Teams That Gave Opponents Nightmares.
Chapter 25: Ten Matches Made in Soccer Heaven.
Chapter 26: Ten Goals That Will Give You Goosebumps.
PART VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Soccer Speak.
Appendix B: Soccer Associations.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
Introduction.
PART I: Getting Started (Before the Opening Kickoff).
Chapter 1: The Bare Minimum You Need to Know about Soccer.
Chapter 2: The "Wear" of Soccer.
Chapter 3: The "Where" of Soccer.
Chapter 4: Laws of the Game.
PART II: Fundamentals of the Game.
Chapter 5: Some Amazing Feats with Your Feet.
Chapter 6: The Finer Points of Passing, Shooting, and Receiving.
Chapter 7: When You Have to Use Your Head.
Chapter 8: Protecting the Goal.
Chapter 9: Perfect Plays and Strategies.
PART III: Calling All Soccer Moms and Dads.
Chapter 10: Coaching Youth Soccer.
Chapter 11: Staying in Soccer Shape: Conditioning, Practice, and Diet.
Chapter 12: Playing It Safe.
Chapter 13: The Mental Game, Teamwork, and Winning.
PART IV: A Spectator's Guide.
Chapter 14: Follow the Bouncing Ball.
Chapter 15: Soccer -- from TV to Online.
Chapter 16: Soccer or Futbol -- a Worldwide Phenomenon.
PART V: From Saturday Soccer to the World Stage.
Chapter 17: Where It All Begins -- Youth Soccer.
Chapter 18: Amateur Soccer: They Don't All Play for Pay.
Chapter 19: Pro Soccer in the United States.
Chapter 20: U.S. in International Soccer and the World Cup.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Players Who Made an Impact on Worldwide Soccer.
Chapter 22: Ten American Players Who Made a Unique Impact.
Chapter 23: Ten Players to Pay to Watch and Stand to Cheer.
Chapter 24: Ten Dream Teams That Gave Opponents Nightmares.
Chapter 25: Ten Matches Made in Soccer Heaven.
Chapter 26: Ten Goals That Will Give You Goosebumps.
PART VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Soccer Speak.
Appendix B: Soccer Associations.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
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