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# Soccer iQ Presents... POSSESSION: Teaching Your Team to Keep the Darn Ball

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Review: The best book on possession soccer I have come across! Must read! - Excellent book! Dan Blank does an awesome job of simply and logically breaking down the fundamental approach to a possession-based style of play. It's all fine to WANT to play this way...but how does a coach and a team actually go about EXECUTING it? That's what this book is about. Dan details the philosophy of possession-based play and stresses the importance of coach communication to players with respect to that philosophy - getting the "buy in" and commitment from your players. In a logical sequence Dan breaks down important principles like speed of play, support presence, passing angles, etc. and details how they can be taught to your players. He stresses the little things that make a big difference: playing with fewer touches, knowing "what's next", facing the right way and then playing the way you face, passing to the correct foot, receiving across the standing leg, etc. Dan provides an excellent group of "core" training exercises that expose players to technical and tactical repetition of possession principles. Not only does he provide great training exercises but more importantly provides coaching point emphasis for each exercise. What does a coach expect to see in these exercises and what are the coaching points to hone in on? I have coached a possession style for a number of years and I picked up many pearls from Dan's book, especially his use of "simple" terminology to communicate concepts to players. For example, I have always coached players to "know what you want to do with the ball before you receive it". That's a mouthful! Dan simplifies this by asking players the simple question, "What's next?" Good stuff! I really appreciated this book as it has helped me think more logically about how to coach possession soccer and it has helped me communicate important points to my players more effectively.
Review: I've read bits and pieces elsewhere that I enjoyed, but this series of books has been the ... - I've read about a dozen drill books and books on coaching already. I'm in my second year of coaching girls HS soccer and just sort of fell into it. I've read bits and pieces elsewhere that I enjoyed, but this series of books has been the best I've read. So far I've been through this one, Shutout Pizza, and I have started his one about coaching girls soccer. So this review is more or less for the whole series. I have found the material to be easy to digest the first time through, but something I have also gone back to several times over already to review different ideas or drills. This series has been ideal for the level I have been coaching. This specific book is on how to maintain a possession style, passing offense. This isn't exactly the style that I use, but I've been able to take what I need to fit within my team philosophy. The book explains the author's offensive philosophy, explains the reasons behind his philosophies in a clear, concise manner. Then he does have drills, pictures and diagrams to demonstrate his points. All this in under 200 pages, so it never gets too bogged down.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #175,114 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11 in Soccer Coaching (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 265 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best book on possession soccer I have come across! Must read!
*by B***Y on May 30, 2015*

Excellent book! Dan Blank does an awesome job of simply and logically breaking down the fundamental approach to a possession-based style of play. It's all fine to WANT to play this way...but how does a coach and a team actually go about EXECUTING it? That's what this book is about. Dan details the philosophy of possession-based play and stresses the importance of coach communication to players with respect to that philosophy - getting the "buy in" and commitment from your players. In a logical sequence Dan breaks down important principles like speed of play, support presence, passing angles, etc. and details how they can be taught to your players. He stresses the little things that make a big difference: playing with fewer touches, knowing "what's next", facing the right way and then playing the way you face, passing to the correct foot, receiving across the standing leg, etc. Dan provides an excellent group of "core" training exercises that expose players to technical and tactical repetition of possession principles. Not only does he provide great training exercises but more importantly provides coaching point emphasis for each exercise. What does a coach expect to see in these exercises and what are the coaching points to hone in on? I have coached a possession style for a number of years and I picked up many pearls from Dan's book, especially his use of "simple" terminology to communicate concepts to players. For example, I have always coached players to "know what you want to do with the ball before you receive it". That's a mouthful! Dan simplifies this by asking players the simple question, "What's next?" Good stuff! I really appreciated this book as it has helped me think more logically about how to coach possession soccer and it has helped me communicate important points to my players more effectively.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've read bits and pieces elsewhere that I enjoyed, but this series of books has been the ...
*by G***M on September 10, 2016*

I've read about a dozen drill books and books on coaching already. I'm in my second year of coaching girls HS soccer and just sort of fell into it. I've read bits and pieces elsewhere that I enjoyed, but this series of books has been the best I've read. So far I've been through this one, Shutout Pizza, and I have started his one about coaching girls soccer. So this review is more or less for the whole series. I have found the material to be easy to digest the first time through, but something I have also gone back to several times over already to review different ideas or drills. This series has been ideal for the level I have been coaching. This specific book is on how to maintain a possession style, passing offense. This isn't exactly the style that I use, but I've been able to take what I need to fit within my team philosophy. The book explains the author's offensive philosophy, explains the reasons behind his philosophies in a clear, concise manner. Then he does have drills, pictures and diagrams to demonstrate his points. All this in under 200 pages, so it never gets too bogged down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good concise book
*by B***N on March 22, 2015*

Very good introduction to the "why and how" of possession, with nice, simple tips for coaches in what to communicate to players. Recommended.

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