Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Improving Performance / Edition 1

by Christopher Carling, A. Mark Williams, Thomas Reilly

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415339087
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/2005
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christopher Carling, A. Mark Williams, Thomas Reilly

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Soccer Match Analysis 2. Developing a Manual Notation System 3. Video and Computerized Match Analysis Technology 4. General Advice on Analyzing Match Performance 5. Analysis and Presentation of the Results 6. Motion Analysis and Consequences for Training 7. What Match Analysis Tells Us about Successful Strategy and Tactics in Soccer 8. From Technical and Tactical Performance Analysis to Training Drills 9. The Future of Soccer Match Analysis

Editorial Reviews

FULL QUOTE:

"The authors have assembled an essential reading for all who are interested in understanding and doing better coaching and improving the performance in soccer. To this purpose, there is a strong practical approach in the book by giving plenty of examples along with a satisfactory scientific analysis of the subject area. It is concise and well organized in its presentation, creating an effective textbook. I believe, therefore, the book will serve as a first-rate teaching tool and reference for coaches, athletes and professionals in the human performance sciences."

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2006) 5, 17

EDITED QUOTE:

"...essential reading - a strong practical approach and a first-rate teaching tool and reference for coaches, athletes and professionals in the human performance sciences."
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2006) 5, 171

'This book provides the first comprehensive review of match analysis in contempory Association Football...Suffice to say this is no better reference book on the subject.' - Insight, Spring 2005

' ... the book will serve as a first-rate teaching tool and reference for coaches, athletes and professionals in the human performance sciences.' - Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

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