Monday, July 8, 2019

Book Review: Soccer Positions: A-Step-by-Step Guide about Each Player on a Team (Understand Soccer Book 6) by Dylan Joseph





Soccer Positions: A-Step-by-Step Guide about Each Player on a Team (Understand Soccer Book 6) by Dylan Joseph
Book starts out with offer of a free printout which is a guide most important to soccer players.
Table of contents is next and about the author. Listings of the authors other works are highlighted and a dedication page.
Preface talks about the responsibilities of the player and the position they are playing showing a diagram of a pyramid which is explained in detail.
List of positions are abbreviated on the colorful page telling you what the positions are and book concentrates on one color at a time of the positions. There are also strategies that are shown also in different formats, making it easy to understand as they are color coordinated as well.
The individual chapters are then broken up by each position. Not only lists the skills but advantages, disadvantages and examples of the player.. Like that famous players and coaches are also quoted about what they know.
Never realized the number on the shirt also tells you the position they are playing. Some chapters even have a summary as there is so much to the position.
A midfield summary is also included with highlights to the players leg positions during play and how it helps your teammates.  Attacking summary is also included with color photos.
Soccer coach position is described in detail with notes from other famous coaches.
Coaching summary and conclusion are also attached.
Glossary at the end really helps to understand what all the team abbreviations and country championship games mean.
What's Next is also included at the end where you are invited to vote on what you'd like to see next from the author. Website contains so much more information, you just have to go there!
Really understanding the game now from when I first started reading this series. Could see many of the team play also beneficial to other sports.
There is so much to this book, I read it twice through and will probably read it again when I find out the position my granddaughter will be playing to help point out what she needs to concentrate on.
Congrats to womens' soccer team, world champs!

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