{"product_id":"footballs-principles-of-play","title":"Football's Principles of Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt started with a question, \u003cb\u003e\"What are the fundamentals of football?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst there are hundreds of books that look into the specific \nprinciples of coaches like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, and Marcelo \nBielsa, there is no core, distilled text on the key principles of the \ngame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin best-selling author and coach - Peter Prickett - as he puts \nfootball under the microscope and breaks it down into its constituent \nparts. By addressing the two primary phases - in-possession and \nout-of-possession - the book examines the five attacking and five \ndefending principles, plus the transitions between each phase, to reveal\n the underlying heart of the beautiful game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese principles have underpinned coach education for decades and \nlargely been unchallenged. When examining them, other deeper values \nemerge to support the one true principle - to score.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for coaches and football fans interested in the theory of \nfootball, this handbook - filled with more than 90 illustrations and \ndiagrams - is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the \nfoundations that football is built on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Prickett\u003c\/b\u003e is an FA affiliate tutor with a decade of experience \ncoaching with various organisations, and the author of the \ninternationally best-selling books on \"Developing Skill: Guides to 3v3 \nSoccer Coaching\". He was one of the first coaches in England to obtain \nthe UEFA B Futsal qualification, and has a Masters in Performance \nFootball Coaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | Published March 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63970054766941,"sku":"9781914066016","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781914066016.jpg?v=1774372772","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/footballs-principles-of-play","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}