Science in Soccer: Translating Theory into Practice

by Warren Gregson, Martin Littlewood

Overview

'A ground-breaking text...will inspire you to learn, develop and deliver' - Sir Alex Ferguson

Science 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408182543
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/29/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson
Foreword by Stuart Baxter

Introduction

PART 1
Chapter 1: Shaping the Performance Culture
Chapter 2: Delivering Applied Sports Psychology Support in Professional Football Academies
Chapter 3: Sports Psychology Support at First-Team Levels in the English Premier League

PART 2
Chapter 4: Physical Preparation of Elite Soccer Players
Chapter 5: Prevention with Treatment and Rehabilitation
Chapter 6: Fitness Assessment in Football
Chapter 7: Monitoring Player Load and Fatigue Status
Chapter 8: Nutrition for Soccer

PART 3
Chapter 9: The Development of Players
Chapter 10: Performance Analysis in Professional Football

PART 4
Chapter 11: Practitioner Reflections from Industry

Postscript
Index

Editorial Reviews

A ground-breaking text...will inspire you to learn, develop and deliver” —Sir Alex Ferguson

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