Science and Football VIII

Jens Bangsbo is Professor in Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Krustrup is Professor in Human Physiology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Riis Hansen is Consultant Invasive Cardiologist at Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark, and Associate Professor of research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Laila Ottesen is Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Gertrud Pfister is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Anne-Marie Elbe is Associate Professor for Sport Psychology in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Preface



Introduction

Part I: Physiology and Sports Medicine



Training and Testing



1. Muscle Power training in Soccer



2. The Application of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Tests to the Soccer Population



3. Fitness Coaching in an Elite Soccer Team – with Special Focus on Individual-based Approach



4. Soccer Refereeing Training and Performance



5. Ball Kicking Dynamics in Football Codes: New Insight for Coaching Cues



Physiology



6. Soccer Fitness – Prevention and Treatment of Lifestyle Diseases



7. The Health Benefits of Rugby-specific Small-sided Games for Sedentary Populations.



8. Recent Research Findings in Australian Football: Application to other Coodes?



9. Physiology of Women´s Soccer from Competitive to Recreational Level



10. Soccer in the Heat – Impact on Physiological Responses, Match-play Characteristics and Recovery

Injuries



11. Epidemiology of Rugby Injuries



12. Prevention of Contact and Non-contact Injuries in Football/Soccer: 20 Years of F-MARC



13. Eccentric Training as Treatment of Muscle-Tendon Injury



Part II: Humanities and Social Science



Social Science



14. Women’s Soccer – Historical Development and Current Situation in Europe



15. Development and Voluntarism in Soccer Clubs



16. The Emergence of the Danish Soccer Fitness Concept



17. Smart Consumers and Hopeless Romantics



18. American Football: Ideology and National Identity



19. Gaelic Football in a Sociological Perspective



20. Sport Teams as Complex Social Entities: Tensions and Potentials



Psychology



21. Flow Experiences in Soccer: The Key to a Successful Physical Activity Intervention?



22. Coaching Practice and Player Development



23. Doping in Soccer: A Moral Psychology Perspective