Science and Football VIII

Science and Football VIII showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as 'football'. These include soccer, the national codes (American football, Australian rules football and Gaelic football), and the rugby codes (union and league). Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is by far the most comprehensive collection of current research into football, presenting important new work in key areas such as: physiology of training performance analysis fitness assessment nutrition biomechanics injury and rehabilitation youth football environmental physiology psychology in football sociological perspectives in football Science and Football VIII is an essential resource for all sport scientists, trainers, coaches, physical therapists, physicians, psychologists, educational officers and professionals working across the football codes. Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Jens Bangsbo is Professor in Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Peter Krustrup is Professor in Human Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Peter Riis Hansen is Consultant Invasive Cardiologist at Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark, and Associate Professor of research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Laila Ottesen is Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gertrud Pfister is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anne-Marie Elbe is Associate Professor for Sport Psychology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Preface Introduction Part I: Physiology and Sports Medicine Training and Testing 1. Muscle Power training in Soccer 2. The Application of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Tests to the Soccer Population 3. Fitness Coaching in an Elite Soccer Team - with Special Focus on Individual-based Approach 4. Soccer Refereeing Training and Performance 5. Ball Kicking Dynamics in Football Codes: New Insight for Coaching Cues Physiology 6. Soccer Fitness - Prevention and Treatment of Lifestyle Diseases 7. The Health Benefits of Rugby-specific Small-sided Games for Sedentary Populations. 8. Recent Research Findings in Australian Football: Application to other Coodes? 9. Physiology of Women-s Soccer from Competitive to Recreational Level 10. Soccer in the Heat - Impact on Physiological Responses, Match-play Characteristics and Recovery Injuries 11. Epidemiology of Rugby Injuries 12. Prevention of Contact and Non-contact Injuries in Football/Soccer: 20 Years of F-MARC 13. Eccentric Training as Treatment of Muscle-Tendon Injury Part II: Humanities and Social Science Social Science 14. Women's Soccer - Historical Development and Current Situation in Europe 15. Development and Voluntarism in Soccer Clubs 16. The Emergence of the Danish Soccer Fitness Concept 17. Smart Consumers and Hopeless Romantics 18. American Football: Ideology and National Identity 19. Gaelic Football in a Sociological Perspective 20. Sport Teams as Complex Social Entities: Tensions and Potentials Psychology 21. Flow Experiences in Soccer: The Key to a Successful Physical Activity Intervention? 22. Coaching Practice and Player Development 23. Doping in Soccer: A Moral Psychology Perspective