Robert Parr has compiled over two decades of experience in coaching and coaching education into this insightful, yet easy-to-read, book to reveal the "art of coaching." Unlike many traditional coaching manuals, this book focuses on the teaching skills that all coaches need to succeed, and will help you move beyond the basics of just "running drills" in your practices. By examining five main themes--team management, player psychology, training methods, game coaching, and match analysis--this book will teach you the proven instructional methods that differentiate great coaches from the rest