Women’s Football from Science to High Performance

Women's football has become more popular around the world, and in order to sustain this growth, we must recognise the unique physiological and scientific factors that contribute to effective female play. Women's Football offers a comprehensive, easy-to-read, and plain examination of the major physiological, biomechanical, and social-psychological concerns that are relevant to the advancement of women's football. This innovative work provides evidence-based, scientific information with an emphasis on best practices, which prioritise the development of elite female football players. Because of this, every chapter is co-written, whenever feasible, by a researcher and a practitioner or player (such as a coach or football player), ensuring that the research and scientific ideas provided are clearly applied in real-world settings. Women's Football is required reading for all those connected to the game, from grassroots to elite levels, including strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, doctors, nutritionists, sport psychologists, coaches, coach developers, technical directors, general managers, members of governing bodies, and club owners. Students and scholars researching sport and exercise will also find the book to be very helpful in their studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jacky Forsyth, PhD, is an exercise physiologist and has worked in various roles in academia, undertaking both teaching and research. Her main priority and drive in research are to promote, raise awareness and advance understanding of the key influences which impact women in sport and exercise. She has published research articles on improving the health and exercise status of pre- and post-menopausal women. She co-founded the Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network with Claire-Marie Roberts for the purposes of connecting like-minded academics to promote and strengthen research into women in sport and exercise.

Claire-Marie Roberts, PhD is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and BASES-accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist who is the Performance Director at Coventry City Football Club. She has worked in various roles in men’s and women’s professional football for 20 years, including nearly a decade at the Premier League, leading transformational change in elite football development. She is a senior research fellow at the University of the West of England, a special advisor to Nike on women athletes, and a Trustee of Restart, the official charity of The Rugby Players Association dedicated to supporting elite men's and women's rugby players suffering from serious injury, illness or hardship. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed research articles and has authored and edited three books.

Publisher: Routledge
Published: September 3, 2022
Price: £34.29
ISBN-10: 1032464852
ISBN-13: 978-1032464855
Papeback: 258 pages
Dimensions: 156 x 234 mm
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