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Informationen zum Autor Thomas Reilly is Professor of Sports Science and Director of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. He is President of the World Commission of Science and Sports and the Chair of the Commission’s Steering Group on Science and Football. Jan Cabri is Professor of Sport Physiology and Director of the Centre for Sports Physical Therapy at the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. Duarte Araújo is an Assistant at the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, and is a member of the Managing Council of the International Society for Sport Psychology. Klappentext Science and Football V presents the edited papers from the Fifth World Congress on Science and Football that took place in Portugal in April 2003. The collection represents the latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football such as association football; rugby codes (Union and League); national codes (American, Australian and Gaelic). A recurring theme for this series of conferences has been a commitment to bridge the gaps between theory and practice in the service of the promotion of high quality applied football science. The book is clearly structured into nine parts and focuses on the following key issues: introductory keynote addressbiomechanics and mechanicsfitness test profiling of footballersperformance and match analysisfootball medicinefootball trainingpaediatric exercise sciencephysiology and nutritionbehavioural and social sciences.This collection provides valuable information for coaches, players, trainers, managers, medical and support staff, and scientific workers concerned with the range of football codes. Zusammenfassung This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Congress on Science and Football in Lisbon in 2003. The meeting was held under the aegis of the International Steering Group on Science and Football. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Introductory keynote address PART II Biomechanics and mechanics PART IV Performance analysis PART V Medical aspects of football PART VI Football training PART VII Paediatric exercise science PART VIII Physiology and nutrition PART IX Behavioural and social sciences...
