Soccer Smarter for Kids: Learn to Play Like the Pros (Paperback)

Level up your soccer game with even more skills and strategies―for ages 8+

In Soccer Smarter for Kids, the follow-up to the popular Soccer Smarts for Kids, Coach Andrew Latham is back to help you become the best athlete you can be! Go beyond the basics with more than 50 new techniques, and drills that encourage you to practice moves including free kicks, L-turns, and bending the ball! Plus explore tips to develop your own soccer philosophy and learn to plan and play like a pro.

Shoot, score, grow―If you love soccer and already know the basics, this guide offers more ways to practice and test your strengths so you can become a better player, a great teammate and a trusted leader.

Meet the pros―Get inspired by professional players including Naomi Girma, Christian Pulisic, Aitana Bonmatí, and Kylian Mbappé; and find a particular player and game to watch for every skill covered in this book.

Beyond the field―Learn how to build your own support team of people to help keep you focused, along with how to train, eat, sleep, and more, so you're always ready for game time.

Win or lose, this handy and supportive book of inspiring and motivational tools will help you stay sharp through every game until the final whistle.

About the Author

Andrew Latham is Head Coach for the Lower Island Soccer Association (LISA) in British Columbia, Canada.

Bringing more than 20 years experience as a youth development coach in North America and the United Kingdom, he spent three and a half years with Sheffield United as a youth coach, where he played a key role in introducing Futsal to the Academy Players.

He holds a CSA A license, US Soccer A License, UEFA B License, and the USYSA Y License, and is a graduate of the National Coaching Institute of Canada.