Science in Soccer

Translating Theory into Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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'A ground-breaking text...will inspire you to learn, develop and deliver' - Sir Alex FergusonScience in Soccer offers a series of contemporary insights into the multidisciplinary approach to delivering sports science support in elite level professional football.With billion-pound television deals and multi-million player transfers, a football team's performance has repercussions far beyond the pitch and league table. As a result, sports science plays an increasingly important role in the game, helping to develop elite performers.Through exclusive contributions from leading academics and practitioners working with some of the world's leading football clubs. Science in Soccer covers broad topics such physiology, psychology, performance analysis and sociology. Experts in the field also focus on specific areas such as physical preparation of elite players, injury prevention, fitness assessment, nutrition, player development and performance analysis. Written by two leading football academics and practitioners, this authoritative, accessible text explores the important role sports science plays in professional football.Science in Soccer helps coaches, practitioners, students and academics translate theory into practice and is one of the most comprehensive books on football sports science to date.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-11-29
Mått152 x 231 x 15 mm
Vikt409 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781408173800

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Warren Gregson is Professor of Exercise Physiology in the Football Exchange and Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University and currently Head of Sports Science at Aspire Academy and the Qatar Football Association. Over the last two decades he has conducted extensive research in the areas of match analysis, training and recovery whilst serving as a performance consultant to elite clubs, national federations and key industry stakeholders. Dr Martin Littlewood is a Reader in Performance Psychology and Head of the Football Exchange at the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. He has been a BASES Accredited Applied Practitioner for 15 years and has acted as a consultant in a number of Premier League clubs during this period supporting Academy and 1st teams. His research interests focus on a range of topics within the area of performance psychology and the applied translation into practice.

Foreword by Sir Alex FergusonForeword by Stuart BaxterIntroductionPART 1Chapter 1: Shaping the Performance CultureChapter 2: Delivering Applied Sports Psychology Support in Professional Football AcademiesChapter 3: Sports Psychology Support at First-Team Levels in the English Premier LeaguePART 2Chapter 4: Physical Preparation of Elite Soccer PlayersChapter 5: Prevention with Treatment and RehabilitationChapter 6: Fitness Assessment in FootballChapter 7: Monitoring Player Load and Fatigue StatusChapter 8: Nutrition for SoccerPART 3Chapter 9: The Development of PlayersChapter 10: Performance Analysis in Professional FootballPART 4Chapter 11: Practitioner Reflections from IndustryPostscriptIndex