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Coaching Information

* Maryland State Youth Soccer Association, International Weeks - Hands on with the Dutch Staff coaches.
* Official 4v4 Program of The USYSA
* Region 2 Coaches Position Statement on Small Sided Games.
* Soccersite - Information taken directly from Coaching Soccer.
* StrongSoccer.com - Training tips and movie clips.
* Decatur Sports
* Coaches Corner - A summary of Coaching Soccer points.
* 2 Touch Soccer
* Web Sports Coach - Information about a variety of sports .
* Youth Sports USA - Information about a variety of sports.
* Forcoach - Soccer Coaching Software.
* Total Soccer Academy - KNVB summer coaching courses
* California Soccer - California soccer information center.
* Soccer Divas - Girl's, youth and women's soccer online.

Clubs, Associations and Resources

* South East Virginia Youth Soccer Association
* Soccer in Virginia
* Williamsburg Indoor Sports
* Morris County Youth Soccer Association
* Calvert Soccer Association, Maryland
* Iowa City Alliance Soccer Club
* Trophies2go Coaching resources and awards
* Flathead Soccer, Montana
* Hagerstown Soccer Club, Maryland
* Atlantic United Soccer Club, New Jersey
* Scottish Sports News and views from Scotland
* Sams-Army, MLS & US National Team News
* Liverpool Football Club
* Goal Kick Soccer
* Soccer-Trainer Software
* Regonline Online event registration & membership management

United States Youth Soccer

* Small Sided Games Manual - (4.38MB PDF File)
* Small Sided Games Slideshow - (2.2MB PPT File)
* Small Sided Games Brochure - (1.6MB PDF File)
* Coaches Connection
* Recommended Reading
* FIFA Laws Of The Game
* Coaching Education Brochure
* Success in Soccer
* USYS Products

Videos

* The Dutch 4x4 Training Method. An official KNVB video stressing technical development in 4v4. Available through Reedswain.
* Coaching Under 9's with Neeskens and Rijkaard. An official KNVB video showing some of the ways to use 4v4. Available through Reedswain.
* Street Soccer, An Introduction To Small Sided Games. This DVD, produced June 2004, closely follows the philosophy and examples found in this web site. The Chris Nedelcovych Soccer Foundation .

*1 Coaching Soccer by Bert van Lingen. Published by Reedswain." The Official Coaching Book of The Dutch Soccer Association." A workbook that deals with all aspects of the Dutch Vision.
*2 Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff by Barend and van Dorp. Published by Bloomsbury. Interviews with Johan Cruyff that provide valuable insight into the development of the Dutch football mentality.
*3 Brilliant Orange by David Winner. Published by Bloomsbury. " The neurotic genius of Dutch football." Insight into why the Dutch are so Dutch.
*4 The Coaching Philosophies of Louis van Gaal and the Ajax Coaches by Kormelink and Seeverens. Published by Reedswain. Thoughts on the game from the former Dutch National coach.
*5 Team Building by Kormelink and Seeverens. Published by Reedswain. Insight into the subject of team building, a major concern in modern soccer.
*6 Team Building the road to success by Rinus Michels. Published by Reedswain. "Rinus Michels has called upon all his knowledge and experience to write 'Team Building the road to success'. The result is a 'soccer bible' for coaches, trainers and managers throughout the world as a source of inspiration."
*7 On Soccer by Sven-Goren Eriksson and Willi Railo. Published by Reedswain. An excellent look at the psychological side of team building.
*8 Coaching Youth Soccer, The European Model by Kevin McShane. Published by McFarland & Co. Top European clubs viewed through American eyes.
*9 Tactics and Teamwork, by Charles Hughes. Published by the EP Group. A concise and definitive look at team play from the perspective of why goals are scored. (Out of print.)
*10 Coaching Under 8's, 10's, 12's, by Tino Stoop & the KNVB Academy. Published by Reedswain. Three seperate books that provide a complete coaching course, each focusing on a specfic age group. Comes with a CD.
*11 Match Analsis and Game Preparation, by Kormelink and Seeverens. Published by Reedswain. A series of chapters on the subject by several different coaches.
*12 How Soccer Explains the World, by Franklin Foer. Published by HarperCollins. An (Unlikely) Theory of Globalization.