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9780415241519

Science and Football IV

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415241519

  • ISBN10:

    0415241510

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-12-07
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known asfootball. With contributions by a large number of the leading international researchers in the field, the book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice infootball, and to raise the awareness of the value of a scientific approach to the various football codes. The book contains nearly seventy papers, examining aspects ranging from match analysis and medical aspects of football to metabolism and nutrition, psychology and behaviour, andmanagement and organization. Containing a wealth of research data, and a huge range of examples of how science can be applied; this book represents an invaluable reference for coaches, trainers, managers, medical staff, and all those involved in supporting performers in the many footballcodes.

Table of Contents

Biomechanics of Football
The Traction of Football Boots
Methodology for Graphical Analysis of Soccer Kicks using Spherical Coordinates of the Lower Limb
Three-Dimensional Kinematic Analysis of Instep Under Speed and Accuracy Conditions
Relative Timing of EMG Profiles for Novice and Elite Soccer Players
Three-Dimensional Kinetics of In-side and Instep Soccer Kicks
Muscle Activity During the Drop Punt Kick
The Effects of Sole Configuration in Ground Reaction Force Measured on Natural Turf During Soccer Specific Actions
Fitness Test Profiles of Footballers
Assessment of the Physiological Capacity of Elite Soccer Players
Anthropometric and Physiological Differences between Gender and Age Groups in New Zealand National Soccer Players
An Examination of Longitudinal Change in Aerobic Capacity through the Playing Year in English Professional Soccer Players, as Determined by Lactate Profiles
The Development and Evaluation of a Task Specific Fitness Test for Association Football Referees
Correlations Between Field and Laboratory Tests of Strength, Power and Muscular Endurance for Elite Australian Rules Footballers
Seasonal Variations in the Fitness of Elite Gaelic Footballers
Factors Associated with Pre-Season Fitness Attributes of Rugby Players
Match Analysis
An Analysis of the Playing Patterns of the Japan National Team in the 1998 World Cup for Soccer
Goal Scoring Patterns over the Course of a Match : An Analysis of the Australian National Soccer League
Regaining Possession of the Ball in the Defensive Area in Soccer
Australian Contributions to the Analysis of Performance in Football 1963 - 1988
Time-Motion Analysis of Elite Touch Players
Application of an Analysis System Evaluating Intermittent Activity During a Soccer Match
An Analysis of Movement Patterns and Physiological Strain in Relation to Optimal Positioning of Association Football Referees
Physiological Aspects of Soccer Refereeing
Activity Profile of Top Level Soccer Referees During Competitive Matches
Estimation of Physiological Stain on Gaelic Football Players During Match-Play
A Comparison of Competition Work Rates in Elite Club and 'Super' 12 Rugby
Contributing Factors to Successive Attacks in Rugby Football Games
Medical Aspects of Football
Further Injury in a Cohort of Rugby Union Players: Preliminary Report
An Injury Prevention Strategy for Rugby Union
Risk Assessment of Hamstring Injury in Rugby Union Place Kicking
Validation of an Instrument for Injury Data collection in Rugby Union
Hamstring Rehabilitation for Football Players
Sports Medicine Changes the Rules
Pubis Symphysis Stress Tests and Rehabilitation of Osteitis Pubis
Osteitis Pubis: A Stress Injury to the Pubic Bone
Metabolism and Nutrition
Metabolic and Physiological Responses to a Laboratory Based Soccer-Specific Intermittent Protocol on a Non-Motorised Treadmill
Effect of an Active Warm-Down Following Competitive Soccer
Dietary Analysis of English First Division Players
The Effect of Carbohydrate Supplementation on the Work-Rate of Gaelic Football Players
Effects of B-Hydroxy B-Methlybutyrate on Muscle Metabolism During Resistance Exercise Training in Rugby Union Players
Dietary Analysis of English Female Soccer Players
Paediatric Science and Football
Determining the role of Parents in Preparing the Young Elite Player for a Professional A.F.L. Career
Anthropometric Characteristics of 11-12 Year Old Flemish Soccer Players
Somatotype Characteristics of Young Football Players
Talent Identification in Elite Youth Soccer Players: Physical and Physiological Changes
A Comparison of Selected Physical, Skill and game Understanding abilities in Finnish Youth Soccer Players
A Game Performance Analysis by Age and Gender in National Lev
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