English Soccer

I’ve always dreamed of playing professional football, so when the new director of Calverdale Ladies wants to sign me, I should be ecstatic. But renowned billionaire playboy Gabe Rivers doesn’t just want me as his new striker. I need to get to the top because of my talent on the pitch, not in the sack. So I can’t be another prize for Gabe. Even if he is infuriatingly gorgeous.

Technique, speed, and tactical execution are crucial components of winning soccer, but it is mental toughness that marks out the very best players - the ability to play when pressure is highest, the opposition is strongest, and fear is greatest. Top players and coaches understand the importance of sport psychology in soccer but how do you train your mind to become the best player you can be? Soccer Tough demystifies this crucial side of the game and offers practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to actively develop focus, energy, and confidence.

Soccer Coaching: Total Football: The Revolution that Redefined Soccer provides an in-depth exploration into one of the most influential philosophies in football history. This comprehensive book takes readers on a journey through the evolution of Total Football, starting with its inception in the Netherlands and tracing its impact on global football over the decades. In its pages, readers will discover the tactical intricacies of Total Football and the visionary individuals, like Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff, who brought it to life. The book further highlights significant case studies of ...

Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun,” the recruitment posters beckoned. Thousands of women—cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives—answered their nation’s call. These “munitionettes” worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives with little protective gear.

As Mexico has descended into a feudal narco-state - one where cartels, death squads, the army, and local police all fight over billions of dollars in profits from drug and human trafficking - the border city of Jurez has been hit hardest of all. And yet, more than a million people still live there. They even love their impoverished city, proudly repeating its mantra: "Amor por Jurez." Nothing exemplifies the spirit and hope of Juarenses more than the Indios, the city's beloved but hard-luck soccer team.

In the decade since his mega-selling memoir I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018), LA Galaxy (2018-2019) and Milan (2020-). This outrageous and hilarious follow-up is bursting with personal confessions and revealing anecdotes about the world's best players and managers. Packed with revelations, in Adrenaline, we hear for the first time what Zlatan really thinks about his time in the Premier League and what it was like to score that glorious bicycle kick against England.

Behind every long stride, high-flying pole vault, and perfectly controlled discus throw, science is at work. As a high jumper takes off, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. A discus thrower builds up momentum while spinning. Find out how science is involved in Olympic track and field events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

In Soccer Passing & Receiving, there are well over 100 tips on how to pass and receive a pass with correct form, knowing what to do before receiving a pass, how to effectively shield the ball, and insights on effective crossing.

This collection includes The Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard, Mystery of the Wild West Bandit, and The Mystery of the Soccer Snitch.

Discover the secrets to youth soccer success with our comprehensive guide. Explore the differences between youth soccer training in the US and the rest of the world, and learn how to elevate your game. From grassroots to glory, this book examines innovative training techniques, emerging trends, and the vital role of parents and supportive environments. Delve into topics like player development, holistic well-being, technological advancements, and inclusivity. Uncover the future of youth soccer through data-driven insights and international collaborations. Don't miss this opportunity to gain...

Unlock the Secrets to Peak Athletic Performance and Longevity Whether you're an elite competitor, a weekend warrior, or someone looking to maintain an active lifestyle, Keeping the Athlete Healthy is your essential guide to optimizing performance, preventing injury, and enhancing recovery. Drawing from decades of experience as a coach, pharmacist, and physiologist, Coach Ed Nessel combines scientific insights with practical wisdom to help athletes of all levels train smarter, recover faster, and stay healthier. This comprehensive volume covers critical topics such as: The science behind ...

The college soccer recruiting process is often mysterious, mercurial, and frustrating. Perhaps the ultimate U.S. soccer insider, Steve Gans, provides parents with a roadmap and gameplan for navigating the process from youth club soccer to recruitment to a college soccer program. In this book, Steve explains each step in the college recruiting process as well as the ways that players and parents can best prepare for them. Topics include: • Engaging recruiting coaches • Creating highlight videos • Selecting Identification Camps • Evaluating Showcase Tournaments • Considering MLS ...

What every football fan needs to know about the rules, tactics and management of the beautiful game. Gain valuable insights and recommendations from a seasoned player, coach, and referee who has dedicated years to analyzing the sport's tactics, rules, and administrative structure. Key Benefits and Take-Aways: Develop a better understanding of the game's rules and how they impact team strategy and player performance. Encourage creativity and excitement on the field with innovative plays and tactics. Discover why FIFA’s current laws of the game do not sufficiently safeguard highly skilled ...

Want to learn the number one thing holding you back from scoring more goals? Have you ever wanted to know the secrets to easily make a team in tryouts? Ever wonder why you get nervous before a tryout? Want to become the fastest player on your team? This audiobook lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform. This audiobook provides the structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together.

Lainey Lukas has sacrificed everything - sleep, family, carbs, a life - to earn her spot as the top player and captain of the Seattle Falcons women's soccer team. She's determined to lead her team to a national championship and finally earn the sport the respect it deserves, and nothing will throw her off her game. When Lainey's hero Gabe Havelak, star of the Seattle Surge, crashes her team's first press conference - making the Falcons look like a joke to the local media and humiliating Lainey in the process - she's hell-bent on revenge.

This bundle collects all FOUR stories in the Men Learn the Hard Way Series which includes: The Billionaire's Busty Surprise The Jock's Juicy Surprise The Politician's Perky Surprise and The Soccer Star's Sexy Surprise Plus an extra special epilogue exclusive to the bundle! Each story contains a tale of an alpha male swapping genders. Through magical means each man turns into a hot, horny babe. In their sexy new form, they must experience sex, and lots of it, from the this perspective in order to learn a valuable lesson about they way they've been treating the fairer sex! Some of them choose...

Step into the footballing world of 2053, where tradition meets technology in the ultimate English football clash. In this thrilling book, Premier League in 2053, the stage is set for an epic rivalry between Manchester City and Manchester United. As these football giants battle it out on the pitch, witness the clash of legendary managers, CitizenOne and the holographic Sir Alex Ferguson, whose tactical genius transcends time and technology. In a future where AI-driven managers and genetically enhanced athletes take the field, the match becomes a spectacle of sporting brilliance and strategic...

For three extraordinary seasons at Bayern Munich, Marti Perarnau was given total access around the German super club - to its players, its backroom staff, its board members and, above all, its manager, Pep Guardiola. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed account of Guardiola's first full season at Bayern, Pep Confidential, Perarnau now lifts the lid on the Catalan's whole tenure in Bavaria.

Five soccer training books in one. Includes the books: Practice Soccer at Home, Soccer Mastery, Basic Soccer Drills for Kids, Soccer Numbers, and Soccer Defensive Drills.

Kate Connor is your average, everyday mom with two kids, a husband, and one very big secret...she used to be a Demon Hunter for a secret arm of the Vatican. Now retired, she's more interested in the domestic than the demonic. So when she catches sight of a demon in Walmart, she tells herself it's some other Hunter's problem. But when that demon attacks her in her kitchen, retirement is no longer an option.