Although this book starts out weak (some chapters speak to parents and the players themselves), it eventually covers the fundamental skills of soccer, including a brief summary of the rules and several exercises. There are enough practice ideas to get an inexperienced youth team (U6 or U8) grounded in the basics, but it's not helpful for older teams.

Included is a vague sample practice outline, but it would have been more helpful to have provided a more concrete example of a specific practice, as many other books in this category do.

This book makes a handy introduction to coaching soccer, but anyone with experience from one or two practices will have likely "outgrown" the ideas in it. ( )