Augustyn A. (editor) The Britannica Guide to Soccer

Los Angeles, LA84 Foundation, 256p., 2008, ISBN 0-944831-32-X The goal of the LA84 Foundation is to be an innovator in youth sports and coaching, and to increase opportunities for achieving athletic excellence at every level. The Foundation grants financial assistance to organizations providing youth sports opportunities, initiates and operates its own youth sports programs including Run For Fun, Summer Swim, and offers free coaching education w...

USA, Soccer-Coach-L, 295p., 1999 This Coaching Manual was a collective work created as a labor of love, and as a gift to the soccer community, by three groups of dedicated coaches. Most of the drafting work was done by a core group of coaches who have worked with the target age groups, and was supplemented by articles from other contributors who lacked the time to fully participate in the full project. In addition, a third group of coaches assis...

New York, Routledge, 2007, 249p. , ISBN 0-203-96743-7 The benefits of good nutrition to the health and performance of players and officials at all levels of the game of soccer are widely recognised, and optimal nutrition is now a key strategy in the preparation of top teams. Written by leading international researchers and practitioners, and covering all key aspects of nutrition for soccer, this book provides scientists and professionals with an...

London, E & FN Spon, 1996, 405p., ISBN 0-203-47478-3 That soccer itself is an art rather than a science is exemplified by the craft of great players like Johann Cruyff or Brazil’s Romario, the guile of Diego Maradona or Franco Baresi. The game is aleatory and is partly determined by chance. This uncertainty of outcome is part of its appeal. A scientific approach towards preparation for play can nevertheless enhance the enjoyment of both play...

London, Routledge, 2007, 208p., ISBN13: 978–0–203–96666–2 The importance of training as necessary preparation for playing soccer is now underlined at all levels of the game. The top players gain an edge to their performances as a result of the structured training procedures they undergo. Recreational players too benefit from training, being able to play the game more safely due to their improvements in fitness and game skills. Whilst playing and...

London, Routledge, 2005, 184p., ISBN 0-203-44862-6 Representing an essential and unique resource, this handbook looks at the very latest in match analysis research, and at the innovative technologies being used by professional clubs. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it documents the methods by which coaches, sport scientists and fitness coaches can improve individual and team performance in soccer. By combining the latest scientific...

Great Britain, Routledge, 2004, 229p., ISBN 0-203-64413-1 Youth Soccer: From Science to Performance provides the first comprehensive guide to the science behind the development of young players. Each chapter in this innovative collection by world leading specialists demonstrates how sport science research can, and should, directly inform coaching practice. Youth Soccer: From Science to Performance is an essential resource for students and academ...

Publisher: Nation Books / Perseus Books Publication Date: October 27, 2009 328 pages ISBN 13: 978-1-568-58425-6 (paperback) Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport internationally.and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but robotic style? These are questions every soccer aficionado has asked. Soccernomics answers them. Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, a...

Philadelphia,Temple University Press, 2008, 351p. , ISBN-13: 978-1-59213-885-2, Sporting series Introduction: careless hands A game of its own: America’s path to football isolation Tangled roots: the first American soccer league Strangers on a boat: false dawns and hard landings for the national team We will become phenomenal: ambition and folly in the sixties Moving the goalposts: Pel? and the Cosmos Shootout to the Death: The collapse of the N...

Institute of Physics Publishing, 2002 - 210 p. ISBN10: 0750308133 ISBN13: 9780750308137 For the first time ever, science gives us the answers to questions like "what's the chance of a team that wins the League or Premiership also winning the Cup? Can you predict how many goals will be scored? What's the best height for footballers? Is the winning team the best team?" The Science of Soccer is a fascinating book, dealing with a wide range of subje...