Soccer skills & drills
Main Author: | Lennox, James W. |
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Corporate Authors: | National Soccer Coaches Association of America. |
Other Authors: | Rayfield, Janet., Steffen, Bill. |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Champaign, IL :
Human Kinetics,
c2006.
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Physical Description: |
ix, 163 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0736056297 (soft cover) 9780736056298 (soft cover) |
Author Notes: |
ABOUT THE NSCAA ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS James W. Lennox is currently the director of coaching for the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association. Along with 35 years of experience as a college soccer coach, Lennox has also headed up international teams, including the United States men's national B team and the World University Games team from 1986 to 1994. Lennox served as the U.S. soccer coordinator of coaching schools and was named NSCAA director emeritus of coaching, having written the original five-level curriculum for the NSCAA coaching school. Lennox led Hartwick College to the NCAA Division I National Championship in 1977 and was named Junior College National Coach of the Year in 1976 and Division I National Coach of the Year in 1984. In 2000, he became the first recipient of the Mike Berticelli Excellence in Teaching Award. Lennox and his wife, Janice, reside in Oneonta, New York. Janet Rayfield has been the women's head soccer coach at the University of Illinois since 2002, during which time she has led the program to a 53-28-8 record, reached the Elite Eight in 2004, and won the Big Ten title in 2003. A United States Soccer Federation A-licensed coach, Rayfield returned to Illinois after serving two years as a United States national staff coach for Region II. She served as the 2003-2004 president of the NSCAA and is currently the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Girls Olympic Development Program (ODP) head coach. Rayfield was one of the best collegiate players ever, leading North Carolina to four national titles while setting numerous Tarheel records and winning several honors, including Nike Player of the Year and All-America honors. She also was named one of the top 10 soccer players in America, male or female, by Soccer America in 1991. Rayfield resides in Champaign, Illinois. |