With billion-pound television deals and multi-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 as physiology, psychology, performance analysis and sociology. Experts in the field also focus on specific areas such as the 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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport; Illustrated edition
Published: November 29, 2018
Price: £25.00
ISBN-10: 1408173808
ISBN-13: 978-1408173800
Paperback: 256 pages
Dimensions: 151 x 236 mm
