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Foreword: The Story of Thoughtful Soccer . . . . . . . Introduction: Great News for New Coaches . . . . . . . PART ONE: ORGANIZING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1. Practicing the Thoughtful Soccer Way . . . . . . . .
  2. Skills Gentle to Strenuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3. Smart Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. Dribbling With Variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  5. Secrets of Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6. Practicing Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7. Organizing Flexibly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8. The Match, With Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9. Stepping In to Teach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART TWO: TEACHING SOCCER'S PARTS . . . . . . . .
 10. Seeing the Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 11. The Offside Rule, With Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12. Preventing Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 13. Winning the Ball Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 14. Defending With a System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15. The Four-Roles-In-One Keeper . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 16. Breaking Through to Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 17. Breaking Through With Combinations . . . . . . . . .
 18. Breaking Through Defensive Systems . . . . . . . .  19. An Option Approach to the Restart Part . . . . . .  Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 About the Author and the Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1   from Carrington, Russ, Thoughtful Soccer: the Think-First Approach to Playing  
and Coaching
(Spring City, Pa.: Reedswain Publishing, 2002)

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