Coaching Guide: Athletics

The official US Youth Soccer coaching manual for working with players aged five through twelve. Covers foundations of coaching children, age-specific tactics, team management, risk management, coaching players with disabilities, and street soccer.

Thomas Fleck, Ronald W. Quinn, David Carr, William Buren, Virgil Stringfield

The global standard manual from FIFA for instructors working with youth football. Twelve chapters cover trends in football, training the player and the instructor, technique, strategy, physical preparation, mental aspects, the goalkeeper, planning, competitions, and academies.

FIFA

The International Netball Federation foundation manual for new netball coaches. Covers the role of the coach, communication, the role of the parent, plus all the core technical skills: catching, passing, balance, and movement under pressure.

International Netball Federation

A complete handbook for coaches feeding young athletes. Covers basic nutrients, energy and portion sizes, weight management for youth, fluid needs, supplements, and nutrition timing before, during, and after competition.

Alberta Health Services

A practical performance nutrition handbook developed at the University of Limerick under Munster Rugby Performance Nutrition. Covers nutrient requirements, weight management for backs and forwards, hydration, supplements, alcohol, and individualized meal plans.

Ellie Yanek and Sinead Empsey