ABSTRACT

The Third World Congress of Science and Football was held in Cardiff, Wales in April 1995. The aim of the conference was to continue to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of the various branches of football and increase the awareness of the value of a scientific approach to these games. These aims and the outcomes of the conference are reflected in this third volume of Science and Football.
The volume is divided into eight parts, each part containing a group of papers that are related by theme or disciplinary approach. Metabolism and nutrition, football training, match analysis, medical aspects of football and psychology and football behaviour are just a few of the areas covered in this comprehensive, in-depth volume that has been fully edited and revised.
The conclusions drawn during the congress represent an invaluable practical reference for coaches, scientists, players, managers, and all those involved in the many football codes.

part 1|39 pages

Fitness Test Profiles of Footballers

part 2|45 pages

Metabolism and Nutrition

part 3|36 pages

Football Training

part 4|59 pages

Medical Aspects of Football

chapter 23|7 pages

Footballers' Body Clocks

chapter 27|5 pages

Cervical Spines of Middle-Aged Soccer Players

Radiographic Findings and Computer Simulation

chapter 29|6 pages

Injuries in Rugby Football

part 5|24 pages

Paediatric Science and Football

part 6|58 pages

Match Analysis

chapter 41|6 pages

Repeatability of the Football Penalty

A Statistical Evaluation by the Morphological Variation Analysis

part 7|33 pages

Psychology and Football Behaviour