Science and Football VIII

Jens Bangsbo is Professor in Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Krustrup is Professor in Human Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at University of Copenhagen, Denmark.Peter Riis Hansen is Consultant Invasive Cardiologist at Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark, and Associate Professor of research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.Laila Ottesen is Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Gertrud Pfister is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Anne-Marie Elbe is Associate Professor for Sport Psychology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Physiology and Sports MedicineTraining and Testing1. Muscle Power training in Soccer 2. The Application of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Tests to the Soccer Population 3. Fitness Coaching in an Elite Soccer Team – with Special Focus on Individual-based Approach 4. Soccer Refereeing Training and Performance 5. Ball Kicking Dynamics in Football Codes: New Insight for Coaching Cues Physiology 6. Soccer Fitness – Prevention and Treatment of Lifestyle Diseases 7. The Health Benefits of Rugby-specific Small-sided Games for Sedentary Populations. 8. Recent Research Findings in Australian Football: Application to other Coodes? 9. Physiology of Women´s Soccer from Competitive to Recreational Level 10. Soccer in the Heat – Impact on Physiological Responses, Match-play Characteristics and Recovery Injuries11. Epidemiology of Rugby Injuries 12. Prevention of Contact and Non-contact Injuries in Football/Soccer: 20 Years of F-MARC 13. Eccentric Training as Treatment of Muscle-Tendon Injury Part II: Humanities and Social ScienceSocial Science14. Women’s Soccer – Historical Development and Current Situation in Europe 15. Development and Voluntarism in Soccer Clubs 16. The Emergence of the Danish Soccer Fitness Concept 17. Smart Consumers and Hopeless Romantics 18. American Football: Ideology and National Identity 19. Gaelic Football in a Sociological Perspective 20. Sport Teams as Complex Social Entities: Tensions and Potentials Psychology21. Flow Experiences in Soccer: The Key to a Successful Physical Activity Intervention? 22. Coaching Practice and Player Development23. Doping in Soccer: A Moral Psychology Perspective