Soccer Restart Plays - 2nd Edition Book (Copyright 1999, 168 pages)
In soccer, more than one-third of all goals come from set plays. Be prepared for these scoring opportunities with Soccer Restart Plays (Second Edition). Inside you'll find the 128 favorite restart plays from 60 top high school and college soccer coaches from the United States and abroad. These easy-to-use plays for free kicks, corner kicks, throw-ins, and kickoffs are shown in large, well-detailed diagrams. Descriptions of formations, procedures, offensive strategies, and defensive strategies accompany each play. Plus, you'll find important tips for selecting the best restart plays in specific game situations. Plays range from easy to complex; most can be used at all levels of competition with the same effective results. The outcome of many matches hinges on which team better executes its set plays. By practicing these restart plays, you and your players will be ready to capitalize on every scoring opportunity. About the Editor Malcolm Simon and John Reeves combine more than 60 years of soccer coaching expertise in their coaches guides. Regarded as two of America's top coaches, Simon and Reeves are the editors of five highly acclaimed Human Kinetics soccer books: Soccer Restart Plays, Select Soccer Drills, The Coaches Collection of Soccer Drills, The Soccer Games Book, and Practice Games for Winning Soccer. Malcolm Simon is Professor/Director Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He coached soccer, basketball, tennis, and volleyball in college, camp, and YMCA settings for almost 50 years. His soccer teams include National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national champions and runners-up. Sixteen of Simon's players have been named All-Americans, and five have gone on to play professional soccer nationally and internationally. A graduate of Panzer College (now Montclair State University), Simon received his alma mater's Alumni Honor Award in 1982. Upon his retirement from NJIT in 1994, he was awarded the university's Allan R. Cullimore Medal for Distinguished Service. Simon lives in Verona, New Jersey. Twice the Conference Coach of the Year and twice the New Jersey College Coach of the Year, John Reeves achieved a remarkable 172-84-28 record in his 20 years as a collegiate soccer coach, leading his teams to three conference championships. He created and directed two successful summer soccer schools, one at Drew University and one at the University of Rochester, both serving hundreds