Soccer Training Programs contains a collection of 96 detailed plans designed to be used by amateur coaches.
Since publication of the first edition (1978) there have been rapid developments in soccer. This is reflected in a growing number of publications which deal with the changed conditions and problems in professional and amateur soccer.
In particular the aspect of training, i.e. planning, structure and frequency, has been covered increasingly extensively. In the past 20 years the emphasis in training has been placed on fitness and tactical elements. Amateur soccer also seemed to profit from general developments in professional soccer and often training content and goals were transferred unquestioningly to the amateur field without sufficient consideration of structural differences here.
Technique and creativity often received too little attention. The purpose of this fifth edition is therefore, under a new title, to place the area of technique more in the foreground of training planning. Reflecting changes in the yearly rhythm – winter break and bad field conditions are now also a feature in amateur soccer – a chapter
on ”Training in halls and fitness studios“ has been added.
Numerous photos and diagrams are designed to make daily use of the programs easier.
My special thanks go to the publisher Meyer & Meyer Sport which has made this heavily revised new edition possible. The author thanks the demonstrators Spend Madjouni, Martin Kretzer and Phillip Lippert for their cooperation for the photos, and the company adidas for providing the sports and training clothing.
We wish all trainers and instructors success and enjoyment in their work in amateur soccer.