This textbook for sports science students and coaches contains chapters written by international experts on a wide range of disciplines relating to soccer, both from the research and practical side of the game.
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Contents
Introduction to science and soccer - T Reilly.
Biology and Soccer.
Functional anatomy - T Howe.
Fitness assessment - T Reilly.
Physiology of training - J Bangsbo.
Motion analysis and physiological demands - T Reilly.
Nutrition - D Maclaren.
Special Populations - T Reilly.
Biomechanics and soccer medicine.
Biomechanics applied to soccer skills - A Lees.
Biomechanics of soccer surfaces and equipment - A Lees.
Injury prevention and rehabilitation - T Reilly and T Howe.
Psychology and injury - F Sanderson.
Goal setting during injury rehabilitation - D Gilbourne.
Enviromental stress - T Reilly.
Behavioural science and soccer.
Soccer skills practice - D Bate. Coaching science - A Borrie.
The science of soccer management - M Cook.
Psychology - F Sanderson.
Football and society: The case of soccer hooliganism - J Minten.
Football violence - an interdisciplinary perspective, B Peiser.
Match analysis.
Notational analysis - M Hughes.
The science of match analysis - I M Franks and T McGarry.
Information technology - T Shelton.
Developer / Author(s)
T Reilly
T Howe
J Bangsbo
D Maclaren
A Lees
F Sanderson
D Gilbourne
A Borrie
Editor(s)
Thomas Reilly
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
A. Mark Williams
Liverpool John Moores University, UKLiverpool John Moores University, UK, and Visiting Professor, Florida State University, USA