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Happy Like Soccer

Author : Maribeth Boelts
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536220914
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Happy Like Soccer written by Maribeth Boelts and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unexpected emotional depth. . . . A thought-provoking read-aloud." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Nothing makes Sierra happy like soccer. Her shoes have flames as she spins the ball down the spread-out sea of grass. But nothing makes her sad like soccer, too, because the restaurant where her auntie works is busy on game days and she can’t take time off to watch Sierra play. With honesty and subtlety, author Maribeth Boelts and illustrator Lauren Castillo portray an endearing character in a moving, uplifting story that touches on the divides children navigate every day — and remind us that everyone needs someone to cheer them on from the sidelines.

The World is a Ball

Author : John Doyle
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307374459
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The World is a Ball written by John Doyle and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle explores the international phenomenon of soccer In A Great Feast of Light, John Doyle viewed his childhood in Ireland through the television screen. Now, he turns his eye to the most popular sport on the planet: soccer. It's a journey that begins with the first game John saw, in 1960s-era Ireland, through soccer in the 21st century - the World Cups in 02 and 06, the European Championships in 04 and 08. And Doyle has traveled the globe during the build-up to next year's World Cup 2010. In between the drunken fans, crazed taxi drivers, leprechauns and lederhosen, Doyle muses on the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. He shows a sport where for 90 minutes on the pitch anything seems possible. A game where colonized nations can tackle the power of their colonizers; where oppressed immigrant groups can thoroughly trounce their host countries. This book examines soccer from a new angle. John Doyle offers a compelling social history of the ultimate sport, each country and team competing in the historic 2010 World Cup, and how the game has kept pace as the global village has sprung up around the playing field.

Soccer IQ

Author : Dan Blank
Publisher : SoccerPoet LLC
ISBN 13 : 1469982471
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book Soccer IQ written by Dan Blank and published by SoccerPoet LLC. This book was released on 2012 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amazon #1 Best-Seller! Named the #1 Soccer Book by Football.com. Named a Top 5 Book of the Year by the NSCAA Soccer Journal! Soccer iQ is the first book for soccer PLAYERS! In a world saturated with books about how to coach soccer, Dan Blank finally gives players a book on how to think it. Standing on two decades of collegiate coaching experience, Blank has catalogued soccer's most common mistakes and provides simple, connect-the-dots solutions to help players solve their soccer problems. Soccer IQ is soccer's first text book for players; an almanac of smarter soccer decisions intended to flatten out the learning curve. It covers everything from hunting rebounds to the value of the toe-ball; from playing in the rain to the world's dumbest foul. Blank tells his story from the familiar and humorous voice of a coach who has endured years of stress at the hands of his players. Written in plain-spoken language, Soccer IQ is an easy read and a quick-fix to the most common yet critically important soccer problems. Includes a bonus chapter on the college recruiting process. " Finally someone wrote this book! If every soccer player read Soccer IQ, every coach would be a lot happier." Mark Francis - Head Coach University of Kansas "Dan Blank has just written soccer's first definitive text book." Colin Carmichael - Head Coach Oklahoma State University "This book has immediately become required reading for my team. I'll take 30 copies." Steve Nugent - Head Coach UNC-Greensboro "Soccer IQ may the best practical soccer book I have ever read. There's no fluff. Just nuts and bolts principles that we teach every day. It'll solve a lot of your soccer problems." Steve Holeman - Head Coach University of Georgia

Why Soccer Matters

Author : Pelé
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451468759
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Why Soccer Matters written by Pelé and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pelé—legendary footballer and humanitarian—explores the sport’s recent history and shares his most inspiring experiences, heartwarming stories, and hard-won wisdom. “I know in my heart that soccer was good to me, and great to the world....I saw, time and again, how the sport improved countless millions of lives, both on and off the field. For me, at least, that’s why soccer matters.” The world’s most popular sport goes by many names—soccer, football, the beautiful game—but fans have always agreed on one thing: The greatest player of all time was Pelé. Before Messi, before Ronaldo, before Beckham, Pelé had a stunning twenty-year career, where he was heralded as an international treasure. His accomplishments on the field proved to be pure magic: an unprecedented three World Cup championships and the all-time scoring record, with 1,283 goals. Since retiring, he has traveled the world as soccer’s global ambassador, relentlessly promoting the positive ways soccer can transform young men and women, struggling communities, even entire nations. This is Pelé’s legacy, his way of passing on everything he’s learned and inspiring a new generation. In Why Soccer Matters, Pelé details his ambitious goals for the future of the sport and, by extension, the world.

What We Think About When We Think About Soccer

Author : Simon Critchley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525504605
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book What We Think About When We Think About Soccer written by Simon Critchley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You play soccer. You watch soccer. You live soccer You breathe soccer. But do you think about soccer? Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it’s all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game. Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions.

The Joy of Sports

Author : Michael Novak
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 156833009X
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Sports written by Michael Novak and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1994 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...an exhilarating exercise full of uncanny insights..." - Publishers Weekly

Changing the Game

Author : John O'Sullivan
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614486468
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Changing the Game written by John O'Sullivan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Soccer Madness

Author : Janet Lever
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780881338430
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Soccer Madness written by Janet Lever and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soccer Surprise

Author : Jake Maddox
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1434232913
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Soccer Surprise written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex has a hard time adjusting to her new school and her new soccer team.

Soccer Baby

Author : Diane Adams
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593202473
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Soccer Baby written by Diane Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The youngest of readers and the sports-loving grown-ups in their lives can now enjoy the world's most popular sports--soccer--before going to bed a winner. After putting on their gear and warming up, the Dolphins are ready for kick off! When the opposing team scores in the first half, a young girl and her teammates take an orange-slice break before getting back out there. This young girl scores the tying goal in the second half just before the final whistle and goes to sleep a winner.

The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars

Author : Sebastian Abbot
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393292215
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars written by Sebastian Abbot and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.

Masters of Modern Soccer

Author : Grant Wahl
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307408612
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Masters of Modern Soccer written by Grant Wahl and published by Crown. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do some of soccer’s smartest and most accomplished figures master the craft of the game? This in-depth analysis of modern soccer reveals how elite players and coaches strategize on and off the field to execute in high-pressure situations. “A worthy addition to any soccer fan’s shelf.”—The Wall Street Journal In Masters of Modern Soccer, America’s premier soccer journalist, Grant Wahl, reveals what players and managers are thinking before, during, and after games and delivers a true behind-the-scenes perspective on the inner workings of the sport’s brightest minds. Wahl follows world-class players from across the globe, examining how they do their jobs and gaining deep insight from the players on how goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards function individually and as a unit to excel and win. He also shadows a manager and director of soccer as they juggle the challenges of coaching, preparation, and the short- and long-term strategies of how to identify and acquire talent and deploy it on the field. These central figures share the little details that matter, position by position: • Attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic explains why he wears his soccer cleats a size too small to make his first touch even better. • Forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernández reveals the Mexican national team’s secret synchronized patterns that create space for him in front of the goal. • Defender Vincent Kompany tells you why his teammates’ pressure on the ball means he can defend his man more tightly in the penalty box. • Defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso describes his disdain for slide tackles and the tendency among even the best professional midfielders to play too closely to one another. • Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer tells the origin story of his sweeper-keeper role, which has allowed him to redefine the position for the modern game. • Head coach Roberto Martínez explains the differences between coaching clubs and national teams and why one of the first things he looks for in any game situation is numerical advantage. • Director of football Michael Zorc discusses what he looks for when it comes to identifying players he can buy low and sell high, Moneyball-style, while still competing to win trophies. The definitive analysis of the craft of soccer, Masters of Modern Soccer will change the way any fan, player, coach, or sideline enthusiast experiences the game.

Froggy Plays Soccer

Author : Jonathan London
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101654694
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Froggy Plays Soccer written by Jonathan London and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-03-19 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the day of the big game, and Froggy is ready. His soccer team is playing the Wild Things for the City Cup. All Froggy has to do is remember the rule: "Head it! Boot it! Knee it! Shoot it! BUT DON'T USE YOUR HANDS!" But Froggy's busy doing cartwheels and picking daisies. Uh oh, Froggy! Here comes the ball! Budding soccer players and Froggy's many fans will welcome Froggy's latest hilarious adventure.

The Complete Book of Soccer

Author : Chris Hunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554076888
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Soccer written by Chris Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource has been updated with the results of the World Cup 2010 and allthe latest international soccer action.

Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol

Author : Monica Brown
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006122779X
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol written by Monica Brown and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved fútbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pelé, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend. Rudy Gutiérrez's dynamic illustrations make award-winning author Monica Brown's story of this remarkable sports hero truly come alive! ¿Sabes cómo un niño brasileño pobre que amaba el fútbol más que nada en el mundo se convirtió en la estrella más importante del deporte? Lee este relato y entérate de la historia de Pelé, El rey del fútbol; el primer hombre en la historia del deporte capaz de marcar mil goles y convertirse en una leyenda viva. Las dinámicas ilustraciones de Rudy Gutiérrez destacan vívidamente los momentos recreados por la escritora premiada Mónica Brown en este extraordinario libro.

Makes Me Happy

Author : Ian Horsewood
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312188898
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Makes Me Happy written by Ian Horsewood and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2014 Grade 8s at ATS know happiness. And while they are not certified happiness experts, they certainly are happy people who look at the world they live in positively and have nothing but uplifting things to say about the topic. This book will help you become happier and see the world more optimistically. And who doesn't want to be happier? The words within this book are remarkable. It's fun, rejuvenating and good for you as a person; it's an antidepressant - Prozac for the soul. Makes Me Happy looks at happiness from every different angle, perspective and opinion. With so much negativity in the world, it's nice to know that some people still enjoy life and thankfully these young people have taken the time to share their thoughts and philosophies with us. Make Me Happy will make you happy.

When Nobody Was Watching

Author : Carli Lloyd
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 054481455X
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book When Nobody Was Watching written by Carli Lloyd and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the superstar who is going to Tokyo for her fourth Olympics—the oldest player the US women's national team has ever sent. “If you are a real soccer player—then this is the book for you to read . . . Inspiring and uplifting.”—GoalNation In 2015, the US Women’s National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified soccer fans around the world. It featured a gutsy, brilliant performance by team captain and midfielder Carli Lloyd, who made history that day, scoring a hat trick during the first sixteen minutes.? But there was a time when Carli almost quit the sport. In 2003 she was struggling, her soccer career at a crossroads. Then she found a trusted trainer, James Galanis, who saw in Carli a player with raw talent, skill, and a great dedication to the game. Together they set to work, training day and night, fighting, grinding it out. Despite all the naysayers, the times she was benched, the moments when her self-confidence took a nosedive, she succeeded in becoming one of the best players in the world and bound for the Summer Games in 2021 at thirty-nine.