Yomtov explains the rules and history of football, and provides a few tips for improving your skills at the game.

As the world's most popular sport, soccer is played everywhere from dusty streets and schoolyards to massive stadiums. Readers (Grades 3-5) will learn the rules of the game, get a close look at the layout of a soccer pitch, and find out what role different positions play on a team. They will also learn how to improve their ball-handling abilities and meet some of the biggest soccer stars of yesterday and today.

Yomtov explains the rules and history of basketball, and provides a few tips for improving your skills at the game.

"Do you want to be the best at football? Perhaps you dream of going pro one day. This book is specially designed to show you how to master the skills you see football stars use every day"--Publisher's description.

Do you wish there was something more you could do to help your team win? Tired of getting pushed around on the field? Whether (1) you are just starting out, (2) you want to discover some new tactics to give you the edge on your competition, or (3) if you want to hone your mind and body to boost your skills to the next level, this book will teach you everything you need to know. Remove those nagging doubts and take the field with confidence. In a sport like football, you need to do whatever it takes to be at the top of your game, otherwise you may find yourself on the sidelines with an injury, wishing things had gone differently. Stop trying to guess at what you think is the best course of action and start doing things in a way that really gets great results! This guide will explain to you in full detail some of the best strategies, techniques, and life-style choices that can easily help football players excel - both on and off the field - and win more often! Discover the best secrets and strategies to maximize your playing potential. Football is a popular sport for all ages, but its competitive nature requires focus and dedication in several key areas, including football knowledge, physical conditioning, and mental focus. How far you take your skills is up to you. Much depends on how willing you are to commit to the discipline of hard work in order to develop your physical and mental skills. An exceptionally talented and determined player may even hope to make it to the top - the NFL- if he works hard enough! This book is so effective that it can make a major difference in your playing. Football is a high-impact game with major repercussions if you are not fully prepared, both mentally and physically. Learn key tactics to develop your mental toughness, especially in the heat of a game. Bring the best nutrition and physical training into play to equip your body to endure the rigors of competing at your very best. Create a winning strategy! The best way to stay ahead and reach your goals is to create a winning strategy off the field that will give you the competitive advantage. This book will show you exactly what you need to do in terms of your health, diet, physical training, mental toughening, and goal-setting to get you where you need to be. What Will You Learn About Football? Football basics, for those new to the sport. How to stretch and warm up to reduce the chance of injury. The best offensive plays to have under your belt. Key strategies for a winning defense. Highly successful passing routes. You Will Also Discover: Professional nutritional tips designed for football players. How to properly set, pursue, and reach your goals. The best strength training routines for football players. Mental toughness tactics that give you the e. Become the key player who helps lead your team to victory! Start using winning strategies today: Buy It Now!

The funniest and most entertaining sports book you'll read this year. 'fascinating, frank, funny' Jim White, Daily Telegraph 'insightful' Henry Winter, The Times 'very entertaining ... great stories' Hawksbee & Jacobs, talkSPORT radio 'an incredible book' The Football Show, Sky Sports News 'Yeah, I'm all that plus a bag of chips' 'Come round my house and we'll have a fight on the front lawn' 'I'm as chuffed as a badger at the start of the mating season' 'I thought his bum cheeks looked very pert' Football management is like being a potato - you're never too far from the sack and everyone is constantly chipping away at you. It's not for the faint-hearted and unless you've got skin as thick as rhino and, more importantly, a wicked sense of humour, you've no chance of surviving. Ian Holloway - aka 'Ollie' - has all the above and more besides. His press conferences are the stuff of legend. He's been there, seen it and done it in his 40 years as player and manager, and has been entertaining football fans on and off the pitch for most of his life. He's been head honcho at clubs in all four divisions in English football, experiencing everything from the giddy heights of taking Blackpool to the Premier League to fighting relegation from the Football League with Grimsby Town. There's never been a dull moment. In the joyful How to Be a Football Manager, Holloway weaves a fantastically rich tapestry of hilarious anecdotes to reveal what being the boss is really like. This is not a handbook to tell you when to play a Christmas tree formation or throw on a false nine - it's about dealing with the ridiculous, fighting your corner and always having a comeback.

Singaporean teenager Lee Jun Yong dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Growing up in a family of humble means, in the shadow of Bedok Stadium, the sixteen-year-old is unsure what the future has in store for him. Then one day a chance encounter and some fancy footwork lead to a trial with local professional soccer team Geylang United and suddenly it seems as if Jun Yong’s dream is about to come true. Armed with his grandfather’s Tiger Balm and qi gong training, can Jun Yong make the under-18 national squad and represent his country against Australia? Teenage soccer fans worldwide will delight in Jun Yong’s football skills, despair at his dating skills, and empathise with his struggle to over come hardships and make his fantastic football dream become reality.