Tosh Farrell Soccer Magazine June 2020 | Page 13

A Couple Of MUST Read Books 'How do coaches develop relationships with athletes', 'how do coaches create a true learning environment', 'how do you optimise your time with the athlete in order for the athlete to be as good as they can possibly be’?. These are the type of questions every good coach should ask themselves and there are some good books on this subject, but one of the best is definitely Gold Dust: How To Become A More Effective Coach, Quickly’ Sharing their stories and experiences, top coaches from a number of sports idhentify ways to elp you become a more effective coach. Your time with the athlete is precious and this book will help any coach of any level maximise that time. it simply is Gold Dust. AMAZON BEST SELLER This book has been in circulation a number of years now! But for those who may not have read it, I would advise you to do so. Everyone involved in football admires Ajax and their style of play. This book shares the methods and philosophies of one of the most successful coahes and football clubs in the world, sharing the secrets of it's outstanding youth development program. Methods that are enhanced by todays technology, but never the less methods that are still being used today that enable Ajax to continually develop outstanding technical and tactical players.