Readers will never see soccer in the same way after reading this volume. The opening chapter provides a high-level overview, including soccer's origins, popularity around the world, possible controversies, and recent hot topics. Further chapters ease into the scientific principles and concepts relevant to soccer. Readers will learn about the biomechanics and physiology related to play, and relevant elements of related sports medicine. Readers will also learn about exercise, training, warm-ups, motor control and muscle fatigue, respiration and cardiovascular efficiency, diet and nutrition, and drugs.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:1420505726
ISBN13:9781420505726
Release Date:June 2011
Publisher:Lucent Press
Length:104 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.2" x 9.1"
Age Range:12 to 15 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 10
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