WARM-UP IN FOOTBALL Optimize Performance and Avoid Injuries

Every football training session and match should begin with a warm-up in order to improve performance and reduce the risk of injuries. Warm-up in Football provides scientific evidence for the effect of warming-up and describes how performance is closely related to muscle temperature. Furthermore, ho...

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Main Authors: Bangsbo, Jens (Author), Skovgaard, Casper (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2021
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Summary:Every football training session and match should begin with a warm-up in order to improve performance and reduce the risk of injuries. Warm-up in Football provides scientific evidence for the effect of warming-up and describes how performance is closely related to muscle temperature. Furthermore, how the right warm-up prior to a match and at half time does improve the outcome in football. This book provides a basic understanding of the value of warming-up and present a significant number of warm-up programs that can be used whether you are training professional, amateur or youth players. The warm-up programs and exercises are tailored to different training and match situations both on and off the pitch. Highlights from the book include: New inspiring and effective ways of warm-up for training. Warm-up programs before matches. Warm-up programs to improve performance at the start of second half. Warm-up in Football is critical reading to all who have an interest in the coaching and physiology of football.
Physical Description:viii, 203 pages illustrations 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780367675066 (hbk)
9780367675059 (pbk)