by Gareth Long (Author), Jonathan Brammer (Illustrator), Darren Laver (Author)

Welcome to 25 Essential Soccer Games and Competitions. If you organise, or coach at, Soccer Camps or Football Festivals then this book is designed for you. If you are a coach or PE Teacher who has to look after large number of players then you will also discover 25 games and competition that are perfect for you and your players. You already know how to organise round robin, knockout, ladder and league competitions so increase your repertoire by reading this book When dealing with large groups it is important to play games and competitions that keep the players active, challenged, motivated and thinking. Games and competitions, if designed cleverly, can enable players to experience and develop important social and psychological attributes, as well as their technical, tactical and psychical skills. By using and adapting the new, innovative games and competitions included within this book you can ensure players get lots of opportunities to compete, collaborate and communicate with the other players on the program. We hope that you and your players enjoy competing, collaborating and communicating and most importantly enjoy playing the games within this book