Science and football : proceedings of the first World Congress of Science and Football Liverpool, 13-17th April 1987 / edited by T. Reilly, A. Lees, K. Davids and W.J. Murphy.

CW829

Originally published: 1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

[Part 1: Common threads: opening keynote address] Football: the common threads between the games / B. Douge.

[Part 2: Nutrition] Nutrition for the elite footballer / I. Jacobs -- Effect of glucose polymer supplementation on performance of soccer players / D. Kirkendall et al... -- Effest of a liquid glucose supplement on muscle glycogen resynthesis after a soccer match / P. Leatt.

[Part 3: Physiology of match-play] The physiological load imposed on soccer players during real match play / D. Van Gool et al... -- Sportsmedical measurements of performance in soccer / G. Gerisch et al... -- Work intensity during soccer training and match play / H. Rohde -- Physiological strain in 4 a side soccer / D. MacLaren et al... -- Is "lactic acid tolerance" an important component of fitness for soccer? / D. Tumilty et al... -- The effects of training and match play upon maximal aerobic performance: a case study / M. McKenna et al...

[Part 4: Physiology of football training] Successful formulae for fitness training / P. Apor -- Strength training and kick performace in soccer players / E. De Proft et al... -- Morphological and metabolic alterations in soccer players with detraining and retraining and their relation to performace / J. Bangsbo -- Effects of 6 weeks pre-seasonal training on physical fitness among soccer players / C. Islegen -- A periodized total conditioning programme for Australian Rules football / C. Jones -- Effect of recovery duration on performance during multiple treadmill sprints / D. Holmyard et al...

[Part 5: Fitness test profiles of footballers] Biological performance of German soccer players tested by special ergometry and treadmill methods / P. Nowacki et al... -- Definition of the physiological profile of the soccer player / M Faina et al... -- Pre-season fitness profiles of professional soccer players / J. White et al... -- Maximal anaerobic power of Indian soccer players according to playing position / J. Bhanot -- Physiological characteristics of 12 year old soccer players / W. Bell -- Isokinetic muscle strength of soccer players / H. Togari et al... -- The relation between muscular strength and kick performance / J. Cabri et al... -- A fitness profile and anthropometric analysis of forst and second class rugby union players / Y. Ueno at al... -- Power output of rugby forwards during maximal treadmill sprinting / M. Cheetham et al...

[Part 6: Medical and environmental aspects of football] Achilles tendinitis in soccer / A. Stibbe -- Muscle contractures of soccer players - relationship with knee complaints and the effect of stretching exercises / M. Weber -- Forty years of head and cervical spine fatalities in American Football: 1945-84 / F. Mueller -- Can senior citizens play soccer safely? / T. Kohno et al... -- Is heading the ball a dangerous activity? / M. Townend -- Quantification of impact accelerations of the head during the heading of a football / I. Burslem -- Jet lag in student rugby league players following a near maximal time zone shift / T. Reilly -- Physiological responses to acute, moderate hypoxia in elite soccer players / J. Bangsbo et al...

[Part 7: Match analysis: strategic aspects] The CABER computer system: a review of its application to the analysis of Australian Rules Football / J. Patrick -- Computer video analysis of activity patterns in Australian Rules football / M. McKenna et al... -- Computer-aided match analysis of selected ball games (soccer and rugby union) / P. Treadwell -- Assessment of the playing effectiveness of soccer players / M. Chervenjakov -- Football chance: tactics and strategy / R. Bate -- A statistical analysis of tactical movement patterns in soccer / A. Ali -- The quantitative comparison of playing styles in soccer / R. Pollard et al... -- Game systems in soccer from the point of view of coverage of space / J. Grehaigne -- Space, teamwork and attacking success in soccer / S. Harris -- Measuring movement speeds and distances covered during soccer match play / J. Ohashi et al... -- Time and motion analysis in top class soccer games / K. Yamanaka et al... -- Analysis of movement patterns of referees during soccer matches / T. Asami et al... -- Symmetry and asymmetry in shooting demonstrated by elite soccer players / W. Starosta -- Reliability of video observation of individual techniques used in soccer / P. Luhtanen.

[Part 8: Match analysis: World Cup soccer 1986] Comparison of patterns of play of successful and unsuccessful teams in the 1986 World Cup for soccer / M. Hughes et al... -- A new approach to the video analysis of tactical aspects of soccer / W. Winkler -- An analysis of goal scoring strategies in the world championship in Mexico, 1986 / E. Olsen -- Analysis of the refereeing decisions during the world championship in 1986 in Mexico / P. Van Meerbeek et al...

[Part 9: Biomechanics and football equipment] Impact characteristics of two types of soccer balls / T. Levendusky et al... -- Influence of inflation pressure and ball wetness on the impact characteristics of two types of soccer balls / C. Armstrong et al... -- Construction techniques for winter games pitches / S. Baker -- Ground reaction forces developed on artificial turf / G. Valiant -- Designing a football boot: a theoretical and experimental approach / R. Rodano et al...

[Part 10: Biomechanics of football skills] Maximum ball velocity and peak torques of hip flexor and knee extensor muscles / M. Narici et al... -- Muscle activity in the soccer kick / E. De Proft et al... -- Kinematics and kinetics of maximal instep kicking in junior soccer players / P. Luhtanen -- A biomechanical analysis of the instep kick motion in soccer / M. Isokawa -- An investigation of linear and angular kinematics of the leg during two types of soccer kick / P. Opavsky -- Biomechanical analysis of the soccer throw in / E. Kollath -- Analysis of the goalkeeper's diving motion / S. Suzuki et al... -- A quantitative analysis of thrust and motor coordination in a rugby scrum / R. Rodano.

[Part 11: Psychological aspects of football skills] Penalty kick strategies for shooters and goalkeepers / W. Kuhn -- The use of a simulator in evaluation and training of tactical skills in soccer / W. Helsen -- AGCO: the construction of an agility coordination test / S. O'Dwyer -- The effect of power training on throw in velocity and release in soccer / V. Stijnen et al...

[Part 12: Stress and psychological attributes] Stress regulation in soccer / L. Nadori -- Psychological assistance for footballers / C. Davey -- Anxiety in recreational and competitive 4 a side soccer / K. Davids -- Sources of stress in soccer officiating: an empirical study / A. Taylor -- Attributaional responses of 4 a side soccer players / F. Sanderson -- An investigation into the relationship between field independence and decision making in soccer / T. McMorris.

[Part 13: Sociological aspects of football violence] Why "core" soccer hooligans fight: aspects of a sociological diagnosis / E. Dunning -- Sectarianiam and soccer hooliganism in Northern Ireland / J. Sugden -- Players attitudes to violence and foul play in amateur rugby league / S. Mellor.

[PArt 14: Management and coaching] Sponsorship: the double edged sword / A. Clarke -- The reality of success in professional soccer / A. Clarke -- Inequality in the English football league / B. Webb et al... -- Perspectives of the retain and transfer system in professional soccer in England and Wales / R. Sutherland -- Career structures and career options in Scottish professional soccer : an exploratory analysis / S. McNeish -- The future of soccer - a Finnish perspective / S. Salminen -- Female soccer coaches socialization, attitudes towards soccer and their assessment of training as licensed coaches / R. Naul -- Relationships between coaches and regular and substitute players in soccer / D. Teipel -- A coaches perspective on motivation / R. Hazeldine.

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