| Preface | p. xvi |
| Introduction | p. xviii |
| Introductory keynote address | p. 1 |
| Science and football: a history and an update | p. 3 |
| Biomechanics and mechanics | p. 13 |
| Measurement of out of balance forces in soccer balls | p. 15 |
| Dynamic soccer ball performance measurement | p. 21 |
| The behaviour of a football during a free kick | p. 28 |
| Simplified flight equations for a spinning soccer ball | p. 40 |
| Stability in soccer shoes: the relationship between perception of stability and biomechanical parameters | p. 46 |
| A study of gender difference in football | p. 52 |
| An integrated analytical model for the qualitative assessment of kicking effectiveness in football | p. 58 |
| The three-dimensional nature of the maximal instep kick in soccer | p. 64 |
| Comparison of precision in the toe and instep kick in soccer at high kicking velocities | p. 70 |
| Coefficient of restitution (COR) in toe and instep soccer kicks | p. 73 |
| Computer simulation of ball kicking using the finite element skeletal foot model | p. 77 |
| A characterisation of technique in the soccer kick using a Kohonen neural network analysis | p. 83 |
| A biomechanical analysis of the soccer throw-in with a particular focus on the upper limb motion | p. 89 |
| A three-dimensional analysis of lineout throwing in Rugby Union | p. 95 |
| Fitness test profiles of footballers | p. 103 |
| Validity of a submaximal running test to evaluate aerobic fitness changes in soccer players | p. 105 |
| Reliability and validity of the Intermittent Anaerobic Running Test (IAnRT) | p. 112 |
| Differences between football players' sprint test performance across different levels of competition | p. 122 |
| Differences in fitness and psychological markers as a function of playing level and position in two English Premier League football clubs | p. 129 |
| Variation in selected fitness attributes of professional soccer players during a League Season | p. 134 |
| Physiological attributes of professional players in the Singapore Soccer League | p. 139 |
| Pre-season anaerobic performance of elite Japanese soccer players | p. 144 |
| An analysis of fitness profiles as a function of playing position and playing level in three English Premier League soccer clubs | p. 155 |
| Off-season and pre-season changes in total and regional body composition in Japanese Professional Soccer League players | p. 160 |
| Fitness profiles of elite players in hurling and three football codes: Soccer, Rugby Union and Gaelic football | p. 166 |
| Physiological and anthropometric characteristics of female Gaelic football players | p. 172 |
| Performance analysis | p. 177 |
| Changes in professional soccer: a qualitative and quantitative study | p. 179 |
| The goal complete: the winning difference | p. 194 |
| Analysis of a 16-game winning streak in Australian Rules Football | p. 201 |
| Activity profile of men's Gaelic football | p. 205 |
| Applications of logistic regression to shots at goal in association football | p. 211 |
| Attacking profiles of successful and unsuccessful teams in Copa America 2001 | p. 219 |
| Notational analysis of corner kicks in English Premier League soccer | p. 225 |
| Analyses of intensity of physical load during a soccer match | p. 231 |
| Evolving penalty kick strategies: World Cup and club matches 2000-2002 | p. 237 |
| Defence performance analysis of Rugby Union: the turnover-play structure | p. 243 |
| Patterns of play of successful and unsuccessful teams in men's 7-a-side Rugby Union | p. 247 |
| Measurement of a soccer defending skill using game performances | p. 253 |
| The effect of the wheeled scrum law in Rugby Union | p. 262 |
| Effects of time of day on the performance of soccer-specific motor skills | p. 268 |
| Time of day and performance tests in male football players | p. 271 |
| Specificity of acceleration, maximum speed and agility in professional soccer players | p. 276 |
| Medical aspects of football | p. 285 |
| Sports science support for the England Amputee Soccer team | p. 287 |
| Modelling the impact of heading: influence of inflation pressure, contact mass, ball size and velocity | p. 292 |
| Mechanisms and characteristics of injuries in youth soccer | p. 298 |
| Injury incidence in youth soccer: age and sex-related patterns | p. 302 |
| Balance exercises reduce lower extremity injuries in young soccer players | p. 310 |
| Restoration of muscle imbalances with a specific strength training programme in young soccer players | p. 317 |
| Injury profiles in soccer during the championship period: a comparison between adult and young players | p. 323 |
| Football training | p. 329 |
| Cross-training for junior soccer players | p. 331 |
| Using situational probabilities to train perceptual and cognitive skill in novice soccer players | p. 337 |
| A comparison of small-sided games and interval training in elite professional soccer players | p. 341 |
| Small-sided games as an alternative to interval-training for soccer players | p. 344 |
| Reliability of heart rate recorded during soccer training | p. 348 |
| Biomechanical analysis of the load imposed on Under-19 soccer players during some typical football training drills | p. 353 |
| The effects of a 10-day taper on repeated-sprint performance in females | p. 357 |
| Effect of repeated sprints on hamstring quadriceps torque ratios | p. 362 |
| The influence of pre-warming on the physiological responses to soccer-specific intermittent exercise | p. 371 |
| The effects of different modes of stretching during warm-up on high speed motor capacities in professional footballers | p. 380 |
| Predictors of changes in VO[subscript 2max] during periods of intense training in Rugby League players | p. 387 |
| On the relationship of fitness to running volume and intensity in female soccer players | p. 395 |
| Beating the hesitation or "Stutter" step | p. 399 |
| Use of the reactive strength index (RSI) as an indicator of plyometric training conditions | p. 408 |
| Paediatric exercise science | p. 417 |
| Youth football players: Number of participants, growth and maturity status | p. 419 |
| Physical performance tests in young soccer players with reference to maturation | p. 429 |
| Anthropometric and physiological profile of successful young soccer players | p. 434 |
| Bilateral isokinetic knee strength profiles in trained junior soccer players and untrained individuals | p. 442 |
| Age and maturity-related variability in body size and physique among youth male Portuguese soccer players | p. 448 |
| Physiological demands of match play and training in elite adolescent footballers | p. 453 |
| The VO[subscript 2] and HR response to training with a ball in youth soccer players | p. 462 |
| The importance of chronological and maturational age on strength, resistance and speed performance of soccer players during adolescence | p. 465 |
| Passive smoking and ventilatory parameters in young soccer players | p. 471 |
| Correlates of playing time in 15- to 16-year-old male soccer players | p. 475 |
| The influential role of task constraints in acquiring football skills | p. 481 |
| Perceptual-motor skills in international level youth soccer players | p. 490 |
| Temporal structuring ability (TSA) in young novice, intermediate and expert soccer players | p. 494 |
| Physiology and nutrition | p. 497 |
| Electromyographic analysis of activity representative of a soccer game | p. 499 |
| Cardio-respiratory responses of regional level soccer players to a progressive maximal intermittent field test | p. 505 |
| The importance of buffer capacity for team-sport participants | p. 508 |
| Mineral and vitamin intake in the diets of male soccer players from three different levels of competition | p. 515 |
| Decreased salivary SIgA levels before appearance of upper respiratory tract infection in Collegiate soccer players | p. 526 |
| Behavioural and social sciences | p. 535 |
| Applications of dynamical systems theory to football | p. 537 |
| Soccer as a dynamical system: some theoretical considerations | p. 551 |
| In pursuit of an ecological and fractal approach to soccer coaching | p. 561 |
| Cohesion in women's soccer teams | p. 574 |
| Coaching strategies in a Spanish 1st Division Club's Football School | p. 578 |
| Leadership behaviour of the coach in amateur soccer teams | p. 584 |
| Perceptions towards the causes of success and failure among youth footballers | p. 587 |
| Psychological relationship between trainers and young players: leadership aspects | p. 590 |
| Coping strategies in French high-level soccer players during the 2001-2002 season | p. 598 |
| Judging offside in football: can attention of Assistant Referees be educated? | p. 604 |
| The effect of configuration and content of pre-shooting ball-possessions sequences upon scoring | p. 614 |
| The relative effects of demonstrations and outcome information in the teaching of novel motor skills | p. 622 |
| The distribution of s eason of birth among the players of the 2002 FIFA World Cup | p. 626 |
| Index | p. 632 |
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