All perfection begins with a foundation.
For youth players, amateurs and everyone who loves soccer

Soccer, one of the most popular sports in the world, is also receiving a lot of attention in South Korea.
It's not just about seeing.
A large number of people, regardless of gender, from children to adults, are running around the ground.
However, if you want to play soccer yourself, it is not easy to find good information about everything from basic posture to training methods.
Unless you pay for private lessons, it's difficult to get quality training.
Accordingly, players who have been running on the ground for a long time and learned and experienced firsthand have stepped forward.
The book provides information on the basic movements of various soccer skills and how to train them, based on past experiences.

Striker-Midfielder-Defender-Goalkeeper
The fundamentals of soccer taught by positional experts!

Football shines when each position plays to its best advantage.
The team's victory can be achieved through that process.
However, when you actually learn soccer, it is not easy to understand and master the characteristics of each position.
In the book, the authors, who have extensive experience in four positions - attacker, midfielder, defender, and goalkeeper - provide information about soccer based on their own experiences.
As you learn the characteristics of different positions, not only will you enjoy playing soccer, but you will also enjoy watching it more.

I don't think you can learn soccer from a book.
However, I wrote it with the intention of giving advice to my juniors or young players about the basics of soccer.
Especially in the midst of the flood of information about soccer these days, I wanted to share my experiences gained through my career as a player to understand what is truly important.
_Lee Dong-guk
--- From the "Prologue"

The important thing is to train yourself to judge whether to pass the ball to your teammate's left foot or right foot depending on the position of the opposing defense.
If you pass the ball to the opponent who is preparing to steal the ball, the pass will be easily intercepted.
Passing to the foot farthest from the opposing defense reduces the chances of losing the ball.
Once you've completed basic training, you need to practice passing the ball by looking at your opponent's knees and feet.
--- From "Pass"

If I continue to practice consistently, I can practice all the techniques I've been preparing without making any mistakes in a wide stadium.
It is also a shortcut to run further and faster than anyone else.
Strengthening exercises can help prevent injuries and help you recover faster if you do get injured.
If you want to be an athlete and stay healthy for a long time, this is the most important exercise you can do.

--- From "Reinforcement Exercise"

In the basic position, I always tell people to slightly engage their front heels and thighs above their knees.
This is one way to keep your center of gravity well.
By applying a little force to the front heel and the thigh above the knee, the center of gravity will naturally move forward.
Rather than having the center of gravity straight or backward, it should be slightly forward so that you can react quickly when the ball comes.
When moving, you should move with equal strength in the front heel and the thigh just above the knee.
--- From "Detailed Goalkeeper Basic Posture"

As a striker, you must experience the scenes in front of the goal more than anything else.
Even if you're not looking at the goal, you need to learn to know where you are on the field and how to kick the ball into the goal.
… … You have to understand that just because a player scores the most goals doesn’t mean he is the best at soccer.
If you want to play soccer, you must fundamentally recognize the team.
Beyond dreaming of becoming a flashy striker, ultimately, you want to become a good soccer player.
(Attacker - Lee Dong-gook)

On a soccer field, control of the game depends on how three-dimensionally you understand the space.
Ultimately, the players who survive are those with good situational awareness, positioning, and spatial understanding.
Once you've found a favorable space, you need to be in a position to shake off the defense in advance so you can exploit it.
Ultimately, occupying a good space begins with identifying and selecting the best location.
Soccer would be easier and more fun if you could freely attack various spaces on your way to the opponent's goal and score quickly and easily.
(Midfielder - Jeong Hoon)

You have to think that every game and every training session is about making you who you are.
If you do your training roughly today, you will do your best in the game too.
Remember, it's the small, repetitive things that make a really good defender.
You have to understand that defense is about reading the situation and the people.
You have to train while thinking about where your opponent will go and where the ball will flow.
Instead of just chasing the ball, you need to develop an eye for reading your opponent's movements.
Also, remember that defense is about holding on for the team.
If he can do that, he's already on his way to becoming a good defender.
(Defender-Lee Yong)

Soccer is a game where you can win easily if the field players are good, but there are also times when you have to play a difficult game.
In such times, the goalkeeper becomes the leader and takes on a difficult role.
So, from the start of the game until the final whistle blows, you must not lose focus even for a moment.
It's not an easy position, but if you have the experience of preventing a goal in a crisis and contributing to the team's victory, it will be difficult to break away from the allure of being a goalkeeper.
(Goalkeeper - Hong Jeong-nam)
--- From "Practical Advice by Position"

It contains the basics that beginners to soccer must know.
If you dream of becoming a soccer player but can't afford to take lessons, or if you have a lot of questions but can't get one-on-one guidance from your team, I hope this book will serve as a small guide.
(Jeonghoon)

Rather than giving up or being scared in advance because you are a little slower or a little smaller than others, I want to tell you to find something you like and are good at.
I hope this book can play that role.
I hope this can be a small support to those who enjoy soccer and those who are playing soccer.
(utilization)

Even with such improved infrastructure, I've seen that there are almost no youth goalkeeper coaches nationwide.
It was a pity.
I hope this book will serve as an opportunity to inform more people about the role and fundamentals of a goalkeeper.
I look forward to experiencing new rewards.
(Hong Jeong-nam)

--- From "Epilogue"