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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765796003321

Autore

Krustrup Peter

Titolo

Science and football VIII : [proceedings] / / edited by Jens Bangsbo, Peter Krustrup, Peter Riis Hansen, Laila Ottesen, Gertrud Pfister, Anne-Marie Elb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2017

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

9781315670300

1315670305

9781317366713

1317366719

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations, tables, graphs

Disciplina

796.334

796.33

Soggetti

Football

Soccer

Rugby football

Football - Physiological aspects

Soccer - Physiological aspects

Rugby football - Physiological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at the 8th World Congress on Science and Football held May 20-23, 2015, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Physiology and sports medicine -- pt. 2. Humanities and social sciences.

Sommario/riassunto

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 under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138947061_oachapter6.pdf