The trickiest part was the 1 hour rest time when the kids were supposed to stay in their beds and take a nap, yeah right! Luckily I had the Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo biographies with me so I passed them out at rest time and the soccer crazed kids ate them right up.

When the campers showed up the next day it turns out that we had a cabin full of soccer players which made it fun for them to hang out and play “megs” during our down time. That night at dinner he was full of facts about Messi’s life and what it was like for him growing up and trying to make it as a soccer player. To my surprise he stayed in the cabin all day – lying on his bunk and lost in the Leo Messi biography. I was planning on putting him to work but the soccer biography sabotaged my plan. During a whole day of meetings and setup I figured my son would come looking for me and something to do. We went a day early for orientation since I was a counselor.

I first bought “The Flea” for my son when he was 9 years old and we were headed off to summer camp. In fact, it’s often how they dealt with those lows that helped make them the amazing world class players we cheer for today.Īuthor Michael Part has done a nice job of digging into the past of players like Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar in his soccer biographies written for kids. It’s nice for kids to read about how even superstars had their ups and downs in soccer.

It’s also reassuring to know that it wasn’t always easy for them to be their best at the sport. What made Leo Messi who he is today? Everyone starts out as a youth soccer player somewhere and it’s fun to read about how they all got started.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. What we’ll look at here are books that will be good for your kid’s Soccer Heart and Soccer Brain. Although many good books have been written on that topic and there are lots of soccer book reviews and lists for adults and coaches what you want are the best soccer books for players. You can think of it as inspirational soccer books (Soccer Heart) or soccer tactics books (Soccer Brain). The best soccer books for kids are books that help grow their passion for the game or help them develop into better soccer players.

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