Edited by Bobby Howe. Edited by Bobby Howe, Director of Coaching Education, U.S. Soccer. Compiled by the staff of US Soccer The definitive playing and coaching manual for youth soccer. Compiled by the coaching, educational, and technical staff of U.S. Soccer, this book offers extensive information on all aspects of the game: technique, tactics, laws, prevention and care of injury, coaching preparation, organizational structure, model training sessions, and more than 100 practice games suitable for developing aspects of every players' game. Extensive technique and tactic sections offer detailed information on all basic and advanced fundamentals. Model training sections construct excellent practice sessions, from warmup through cool down exercises useful for all coaches as a guide to improving performance, efficiency and enjoyment of training.