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# Soccer iQ Presents Shutout Pizza: Smarter Soccer Defending for Players and Coaches

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Review: A Great Book for Defensive Concepts - I have become a big fan of Dan Blank because of books like this. As a developing soccer coach, the concepts, insight, and reasoning presented were incredibly helpful. I have actually loaned this book out to several of my players to help with some of their questions and to help with their development. Highly recommended.
Review: Dan has written another winner. - This book is well laid out and extremely informative. It's easy to understand as well. I started coaching and learning at the rec level so I could coach my children and then went on to the high school level. All I've learned has been through watching and reading and two us soccer schools as well as the times I get to play. I've read many books and I have to say, I'm on my second read of this one at a slower pace so I can incorporate more of it into my training sessions. I starting teaching one key concept from this book the very next practice with my high school boys. Changing their mindset and clarifying the principles we want to defend with has made a huge difference in our positioning. I basically have just touched the surface of teaching from the book and the difference in the way we position ourselves relative to the ball is remarkable. Last year we got our clock cleaned by a team to the north of us, 8-2. We just got done playing them this year and the story was vastly different. 3-1 us. The lone goal was a long chip shot that skittered under my keepers hands on the wet field. It was something he would normally stop. Now I know high school teams can change vastly year to year but I also know watching game film how different we looked defensively from last year. We had two new players on the back four so it wasn't vast experience change that helped us. I firmly believe it was the 20 minute session we finished with the day before the game that was coached with the simple concepts that Dan teaches in the book. Can't wait to finish reading high pressure as well.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #186,395 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #25 in Soccer Coaching (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (180) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.64 x 9 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0989697762 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0989697767 |
| Item Weight  | 13.3 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 280 pages |
| Publication date  | June 15, 2015 |
| Publisher  | SoccerPoet LLC |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great Book for Defensive Concepts
*by G***V on February 23, 2025*

I have become a big fan of Dan Blank because of books like this. As a developing soccer coach, the concepts, insight, and reasoning presented were incredibly helpful. I have actually loaned this book out to several of my players to help with some of their questions and to help with their development. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dan has written another winner.
*by R***. on September 4, 2018*

This book is well laid out and extremely informative. It's easy to understand as well. I started coaching and learning at the rec level so I could coach my children and then went on to the high school level. All I've learned has been through watching and reading and two us soccer schools as well as the times I get to play. I've read many books and I have to say, I'm on my second read of this one at a slower pace so I can incorporate more of it into my training sessions. I starting teaching one key concept from this book the very next practice with my high school boys. Changing their mindset and clarifying the principles we want to defend with has made a huge difference in our positioning. I basically have just touched the surface of teaching from the book and the difference in the way we position ourselves relative to the ball is remarkable. Last year we got our clock cleaned by a team to the north of us, 8-2. We just got done playing them this year and the story was vastly different. 3-1 us. The lone goal was a long chip shot that skittered under my keepers hands on the wet field. It was something he would normally stop. Now I know high school teams can change vastly year to year but I also know watching game film how different we looked defensively from last year. We had two new players on the back four so it wasn't vast experience change that helped us. I firmly believe it was the 20 minute session we finished with the day before the game that was coached with the simple concepts that Dan teaches in the book. Can't wait to finish reading high pressure as well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another great one from the Soccer Poet!
*by B***Y on April 23, 2016*

Another awesome book from Dan Blank! Soccer iQ was great, Volume 2 added more, and Possession very, very helpful. As a coach who is more attack minded and less skilled with defensive organization I found "Shutout Pizza" super helpful. The concept of helping the back four find an identity as a "team within a team" is great. Defenders too often get left out of the spotlight so the emphasis on their function as a unit and the pride they take in keeping the ball out of the net an entire game is great to emphasize. The simple concept of "What's the worst thing the opponent can do to us? Take that away" is excellent. Emphasis on shot and cross blocking is excellent. So many little details that when focused on and implemented take the defense to the next level and save goals. Dan's books are logical and break down soccer problems into very understandable terms. I have gone through Dan's books with my 16 year old boys team reading 2 small chapters a week and discussing during warmdown stretching at the end of training. My defenders are now getting "Shutout Pizza" to devour...both the book and hopefully lots of pizza this year!

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