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Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Improving Performance Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Carling, Christopher (Author), Williams, A. Mark (Author), Reilly, Thomas (Author)
ISBN: 041533909X     ISBN-13: 9780415339094
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $60.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2005
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Annotation: Analyzing individual and team play is essential to improving performance in soccer, but identifying the right information and putting it to good use can be tricky. This is the first book to focus entirely on match analysis in the game of soccer.
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. The following areas are covered:
- tactics, technical ability and physical fitness
- how to supply objective feedback to players
- how to develop specific training routines
- manual, video and computerized match analysis systems
- current research findings in soccer match analysis
By combining the latest scientific data and methods of analysis with thepractical advice needed by those on the sideline, this book breaks new ground and offers a winning glimpse into the future of match analysis.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Soccer
Dewey: 796.334
LCCN: 2004029474
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.04" W x 9.63" (0.73 lbs) 184 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Appealing to a wide audience, this ground-breaking handbook takes an in-depth look at soccer match analysis, highlighting the latest in match analysis research and the innovative technologies now being used by professional soccer clubs around the world.

Bridging the gap between research, theory and practice, these methods can be used by coaches, sport scientists and fitness coaches to assess and improve:

  • styles of play, technical ability and physical fitness
  • objective performance feedback to players
  • the development of specific training routines
  • use of available notation software, video analysis and manual systems
  • understanding of current academic research in soccer notational analysis.

This is the first book to focus exclusively on football, and is based on the authors' extensive experience in academic and professional match analysis.