The Complete Soccer Coaching Bundle

More than 250 Drills, Exercises, and Tactical Concepts to Develop Better Players and Winning Teams

Build stronger players. Develop smarter teams. Master the modern game.

Whether you’re coaching youth soccer, high school, academy, or competitive club teams, this exclusive two-book collection provides everything you need to develop technically skilled players and tactically intelligent teams. Combining two of today’s most valuable soccer coaching resources, this bundle delivers comprehensive instruction covering both individual player development and advanced team tactics—all at a special bundled price.

$44.90 value for only $24.95 / 496 Pages / Hundreds of Diagrams

Soccer Training: 160 Drills to Develop Skills and Tactics for Players Ages 10–18 by renowned coach Joseph A. Luxbacher, PhD provides 160 illustrated drills that build every essential soccer skill. Players and coaches will improve:

• Passing and receiving

• Dribbling and ball control

• Shooting and finishing

• Heading techniques

• Tackling and defending

• Goalkeeper fundamentals

• Warm-ups and practice organization

• Individual and group tactics

Each drill includes easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, making it simple to create productive, engaging training sessions for players of varying ages and ability levels.

Complementing those technical skills is Soccer Transition Training: Moving Between Attack and Defense by Tony Englund and John Pascarella, an in-depth guide to one of the most important tactical elements of today’s game. Modern soccer is often won or lost during moments of transition, and this groundbreaking resource teaches coaches how to train their teams to dominate those critical phases through:

• Pressing and high-pressure defending

• Counter-pressing (gegenpressing)

• Counterattacking

• Defensive and attacking transitions

• Tactical awareness

• Team shape and organization

• Nearly 100 transition-specific training exercises plus dozens of progressions and variations

• Coaching strategies for set pieces, score management, and match situations

Together, these two books create one complete coaching system. First develop players with sound technical skills, then teach them how to apply those skills within the fast-paced tactical demands of the modern game.

Perfect For:

• Youth soccer coaches

• Club and academy coaches

• High school soccer coaches

• Competitive travel teams

• Soccer players ages 10–18

• Volunteer coaches and parents

• Coaching education programs

• Soccer coaching certification candidates

Bundle Benefits

• 2 complete coaching books in one value-priced bundle

• More than 250 practical drills and training exercises

• Hundreds of instructional diagrams and illustrations

• Practice plans for every stage of player development

• Technical instruction combined with modern tactical concepts

• Suitable for coaches from beginner through advanced levels

Whether you’re building confident young players, improving team performance, or preparing for higher levels of competition, this collection provides the drills, coaching methods, and tactical insights needed to succeed on today’s soccer field.

Train better. Coach smarter. Build winning players and winning teams with the ultimate soccer coaching bundle.

Complementing those technical skills is Soccer Transition Training: Moving Between Attack and Defense by Tony Englund and John Pascarella, an in-depth guide to one of the most important tactical elements of today’s game. Modern soccer is often won or lost during moments of transition, and this groundbreaking resource teaches coaches how to train their teams to dominate those critical phases through:

• Pressing and high-pressure defending

• Counter-pressing (gegenpressing)

• Counterattacking

• Defensive and attacking transitions

• Tactical awareness

• Team shape and organization

• Nearly 100 transition-specific training exercises plus dozens of progressions and variations

• Coaching strategies for set pieces, score management, and match situations

Together, these two books create one complete coaching system. First develop players with sound technical skills, then teach them how to apply those skills within the fast-paced tactical demands of the modern game.

Perfect For:

• Youth soccer coaches

• Club and academy coaches

• High school soccer coaches

• Competitive travel teams

• Soccer players ages 10–18

• Volunteer coaches and parents

• Coaching education programs

• Soccer coaching certification candidates

Bundle Benefits

• 2 complete coaching books in one value-priced bundle

• More than 250 practical drills and training exercises

• Hundreds of instructional diagrams and illustrations

• Practice plans for every stage of player development

• Technical instruction combined with modern tactical concepts

• Suitable for coaches from beginner through advanced levels

Whether you’re building confident young players, improving team performance, or preparing for higher levels of competition, this collection provides the drills, coaching methods, and tactical insights needed to succeed on today’s soccer field.

Train better. Coach smarter. Build winning players and winning teams with the ultimate soccer coaching bundle.

Joseph A. Luxbacher holds a PhD in Health, Physical and Recreation Education from the University of Pittsburgh. A former professional player in the (NASL) and (MISL), he still holds the University of Pittsburgh men's soccer scoring records for most career goals, most career points, most hat tricks, and most goals scored in one game. Luxbacher has earned the "A" Coaching License of US Soccer and is a member of the United Soccer Coaches Association. He served as head men's soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1985 to 2015. Under his charge, his Pitt teams won more than 200 games in Division I soccer. Coach Luxbacher was twice selected as Big East Athletic Conference Soccer Coach of the Year. He has authored more than a dozen books selling hundreds of thousands of copies and numerous articles on the topics of soccer and peak athletic performance. He lives in southwest Pittsburgh, PA.

Tony Englund is a United Soccer Coaches Master Coach and the inaugural Jeff Tipping Award recipient. He is the assistant director of coaching and technical director at Sporting St. Croix Soccer Club in Minneapolis. Tony’s teams have earned more than 500 wins, including multiple state cup and regional championships. He is the author of more than a dozen soccer coaching books, including best-seller Style and Domination: A Tactical Analysis of FC Barcelona.

John Pascarella is a first team assistant coach with Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). John was also assistant coach at Sporting Kansas City (MLS) for eight years, during which he helped lead the club to an MLS Cup Championship (2013) and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championships (2012, 2015), as well as a record six consecutive play-off appearances. John has also served as a head coach for both the North Virginia Royals (PDL) and the Des Moines Menace (PDL). He holds the UEFA “A” License, U.S. Soccer “A” License, and the NSCAA Premier License, and is a frequent presenter at national coaching clinics.