From Player to Coach

By Adrian Webster

Excerpt from 'From Player to Coach'

When I first went to Seattle my intentions were to try to establish myself as a player and to play for as long as possible. Going into the second season I could see that soccer was on the up and that the club were very much into promoting both the Sounders and Soccer.

This was my first taste of coaching and making public appearances, fortunately through John Best and Jimmy Gabriel I had two great role models.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books To Go Now
• Release date: Jan 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393418177

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From Player to Coach

Adrian Webster

Excerpt from ‘From Player to Coach’

When I first went to Seattle my intentions were to try to establish myself as a player and to play for as long as possible. Going into the second season I could see that soccer was on the up and that the club were very much into promoting both the Sounders and Soccer.

This was my first taste of coaching and making public appearances, fortunately through John Best and Jimmy Gabriel I had two great role models.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

A Spurs Fan

Fitness the Foundation

Coaching

The Players

The Team

Team Shape and Balance

Patterns of play

Control, Pass and Move

Principles of Football/Soccer

Components of Football/Soccer

Tactics

Psychology – Mental Alertness

Principles of Coaching

Conditioned games

Set pieces

Coaching without playing experience

My Coaching Philosophy

Summary

A-Z Soccer/Football Coaching

Football Fantasy

A Guide to Soccer and Coaching  Ade’s Way

Circle of Life: A Life, A Career, A Passion

from Former Seattle Sounders Team Captain

Adrian Webster

Books to Go Now

Seattle Sounders 1981 Reunion team Vs

Vancouver Whitecaps

Top Row: Frank Furtado, John Best, Dave Gillett,

John Rowlands, Barry Watling

Middle Row: Manny Matos, Jimmy Gabriel, Mike England, Hank Liotart, Roy Sinclair

1st Row – Davey Butler, Pepe Fernandez, Micky Cave, Tommy Jenkins, Adrian Webster,

Paul Crossley

Dedication

IN OCTOBER 2015 I HAD surgery for bowel cancer and while laying in the hospital bed (feeling a bit sorry for myself) I couldn’t help but think about all those young kids that are suffering with this horrible disease and I thanked God that at least I had had a chance to experience life and had done many of the things I had set out to do.

It was also about the same time I had written ‘Eternal Blue Forever Green’ and I thought that it would be great to donate all of my proceeds to Children with Cancer so with that in mind I would like to dedicate this book to Children with Cancer.

Introduction

SO, AS WE START ANOTHER New Year January 2021 going into another lockdown for six weeks, I thought I would put together a few coaching thoughts. Unfortunately it has already had an impact with many games being postponed and although no longer being involved in the game I have enjoyed watching the Premier League games that have been televised. For those that have read my last couple of books I’m sure many of you are saying that is a bit of a contradiction to what he said earlier. For those that haven’t read them what I said at the beginning of the first lockdown was