The Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury Prevention: A Handbook for Players, Parents, and Coaches / Edition 1

by Donald T. Kirkendall

Overview

What are the best fuel foods for soccer players? What training regimen will best prepare young soccer players and improve their resistance to injuries? This comprehensive guide to health and fitness for soccer players offers expert advice for soccer teams at all levels.

With decades of combined experience treating and training elite soccer players, exercise physiologist Donald Kirkendall and orthopedic specialist William E. Garrett Jr. present complex issues in an easy-to-understand format. The book addresses the physical and mental demands of the game, including the differences between boys' and girls' games and the differences in the levels of play in youth, college, and professional leagues; nutrition fundamentals, including food, drink, and vitamin supplements; physiology and training methods, with an emphasis on the basic elements of flexibility, speed, strength, and conditioning; and injury treatment and prevention.

For players looking to step up their game, for parents who want to keep their kids healthy, and for coaches seeking the advice of the pros, this guide is an indispensable reference to keep handy on the sidelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807858578
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	11/26/2007
Edition description:	1
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.76(w) x 7.94(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Donald T. Kirkendall is a lifelong soccer player, experienced coach, and member of both the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre and the U.S. Soccer Sports Medicine Committee. William E. Garrett Jr., M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center, is chair of the U.S. Soccer Sports Medicine Committee and has served as team doctor for U.S. Soccer and the Duke University and University of North Carolina soccer teams. Kirkendall and Garrett have collaborated on six previous books, including Exercise and Sport Science and the U.S. Soccer Sports Medicine Book.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

The Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury Prevention is a must read for all committed to the sport of soccer. It is a comprehensive compendium of contemporary and essential details that can enhance the soccer athlete's performance, prevent injuries, and facilitate injury care.—Bert R. Mandelbaum, M.D., team physician, U.S. Soccer



Ever since we started winning national championships in the early 1980s there have been two critical constants in our program: the fitness advice of Don Kirkendall and the medical advice of Dr. Bill Garrett. Now this critical information is available to everyone with this wonderfully complete guide.—Anson Dorrance, 19-time collegiate national championship coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Editorial Reviews

A clear, helpful guide for anyone involved in the game of soccer at any level. . . . Recommended.—CHOICE



This is a clear, helpful guide for anyone involved in the game of soccer at any level, from elementary school-age children to adults. . . . Recommended.—Choice

From the Publisher