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Key Elements to Sports Betting is an indispensable guide that demystifies the intricate world of sports betting, providing readers with the essential tools to interpret odds, understand betting lines, and make informed decisions during live games. This comprehensive handbook serves as a compass for both beginners and seasoned bettors, offering a roadmap to navigate the complexities of sports wagering with confidence.
The book commences with a thorough...
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With over three million kids playing soccer across the country in the early 1970s, soccer was poised to finally conquer America, and its heartbreaking rise and fall is captured in Gavin Newsham's Once in a Lifetime. This book tells the story of the New York Cosmos soccer team, which brought the greatest talents of the world's biggest sport to a city awash in celebrity and decadence. In the summer of 1977, entrepreneurial Warner Brothers chairman Steve...
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Paul Cuadros nos brinda una conmovedora historia de vida en la que la esperanza y la superación trascienden el campo de juego Por más de diez años, la comunidad rural de Siler City, Carolina del Norte, ha estado en la primera línea de inmigración, tomando trabajadores de América Latina así como de enclaves latinos de todo los Estados Unidos. Cuando el periodista Paul Cuadros se mudó al. Sur para estudiar el impacto del crecimiento de la comunidad...
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There are many quality soccer coaches in the game at every level who feel that defending is more about mentality than tactics, that defending topics do not need to be part of every training session. With its more than 190 defending drills to train players, this book seeks to reestablish balance in tactical planning and in training design by examining every aspect of individual and team defending, making it easy for the coach to incorporate tackling,...
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En los últimos años, el fútbol ha alcanzado un nivel de popularidad nunca antes visto. En el mundo entero, los fanáticos se reúnen para ver las eliminatorias y se preparan para seguir el Mundial de Fútbol del 2006 con toda su pasión. Con la alegría, el humor y el amor por el fútbol que lo han llevado a la cima, Fernando Fiore nos cuenta todo lo que se necesita saber para llegar a la Gran Final. En ¡Vamos al Mundial! encontrará información...
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Refereeing has been an overlooked subject amongst the vast amount of books produced on football. This book seeks to redress the balance by offering an insight to the refereeing world in Scotland and how it has evolved. Referees are an important part of football. Without them there would be no game. A great deal happens in refereeing that is little known about. The book is a record of how Scottish refereeing has developed over 150 years. The story...
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The ultimate guide to Real Madrid. The Real Madrid Handbook is an entertaining compendium of fascinating facts, match coverage, stories, personalities and trivia from the biggest club team on the planet. Rab MacWilliam traces the history of Real Madrid from the early 20th century, examining its progress in the domestic cup and league, and analyses the impact that the Republic, the Spanish Civil War and the repressive authoritarian aftermath had...
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As the legendary soccer player Pele once said, "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
If you want your young soccer players to achieve success on the field, "Soccer Drills for Kids Ages 8-12" is the ultimate guide to help them get there.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport, a global language understood from Europe to the Americas...
11) The Soccer Coach
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Guide for soccer coaches of any category or level Guide for soccer coaches of any category or level. From the fundamental principles for the development of young soccer players to tactics, game systems and models. It describes the various conditional abilities and how to train in relation to the athlete's age. The whole thing with examples of useful exercises and tips.
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With more than 750 wins, Dr. Jay Martin is the winningest men's soccer coach in all NCAA divisions. His excellence over four decades is second to none, and he offers the secret to his success in this book. He suggests that coaches do not make players better; only players make players better. So then, what is the job of the coach? According to Dr. Martin, a coach's job is to create an environment where the players can get better (the coaching) and...
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There's two minutes to go. The scores are level. We must win.
The chance falls, the goal is scored. Is there a greater thrill in the whole of sport?
It doesn't matter whether we have just won the World Cup, avoided relegation, advanced to the next round of the local pub trophy or our Under Twelves have secured their first win of the season.
Scoring goals is what soccer is a about. The finisher is the most prized asset of any team. Clinical...
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El que quiera jugar al fútbol con buenos resultados no puede prescindir de un perfecto dominio técnico de todas las fases. En este volumen aprenderá todo sobre el dribling, el pase y el tiro a portería. Aprenderá a driblar para superar a sus adversarios desorientándolos con todo tipo de fintas: con el cuerpo, con el balón y ¡hasta con la mirada! Conseguirá superar a los defensores como a los conos, utilizando el interior y el exterior del...
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* Numerosas fotos y dibujos le ayudarán a entender mejor los valiosos consejos que se proporcionan en el texto, a partir del conocimiento del pie y de las «herramientas de trabajo», como las botas, la indumentaria y el balón, para llegar a la coordinación de los movimientos, etc. * El delantero al que marque no tendrá escapatoria: conseguirá neutralizarlo recurriendo al tackle o jugando con anticipación, manteniendo siempre la posición correcta...
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El talento no puede nacer leyen-trucciones, con el balón en los pies yel libro abierto en la mano, sino quedebe desarrollarse con el ejercicioconstante. Sin embargo, algunas lec-ciones de fútbol pueden resultarmuy útiles para entender los delica-dos mecanismos que están en labase de cada recurso técnico y decada solución táctica; son como unprontuario del que extraer las indi-caciones que sirven para corregir loshábitos erróneos.
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En los dos primeros volúmenes de esta colección dedicada a las Lecciones de fútbol (El control del balón y Driblar, pasar, tirar) nos hemos ocupado, gené-ricamente, de los fundamentos de este deporte, es decir, de las bases técni-cas que todo jugador debe poseer, empezando por la simple conducción para llegar al manejo del balón, y siguiendo con el control preciso, la superación del adversario con fintas y contrafintas y los pases a los compañe-ros,...
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One of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time-a history of soccer as mesmerizing as the game itself The beautiful game deserves a beautiful book, and Eduardo Galeano-one of Latin America's most acclaimed authors-has written it. From Aztec champions sacrificed to appease the gods, to the goals that were literally scored into wooden posts in Victorian England, to Spain's victory in the 2010 World Cup, Soccer in Sun and Shadow is a history...
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⚽ The Perfect Gift for EVERY Soccer Fan ⚽Are you ready to unleash your inner soccer superstar?Introducing "BE THE G.O.A.T. - A Pick Your Own Soccer Destiny Adventure," a thrilling adventure book tailored for young readers aged 9 to 13. With its immersive "Choose Your Own Adventure" experience, you'll step into the boots of the legendary Lionel Messi and shape your soccer destiny with every turn of the page. Begin Your Journey: Dive headfirst...
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����⚽ Are you searching for a book that will inspire and empower the young women in your life? ⚽����
Look no further than "The Most Inspirational Women's Soccer Stories Of All Time. For Teenage Girls!" This collection of over 30 captivating stories is the perfect way to celebrate the power of women in sports and fuel their passion for soccer.
Including the unforgettable tales of:
• The Dick, Kerr Ladies: Ultimate...
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