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Soccer / by Jenny MacKay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacKay, Jenny, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Science behind sports.
- Science behind sports
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer.
- Sports sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Lucent Books, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports. Covers origins, history and changes, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. This volume covers soccer.
- Contents:
- The people?s game
- Goal setting : the physics of a soccer match
- Look! no hands! the biomechanics of playing soccer
- The right condition : physical training for soccer players
- Sidelined : common soccer injuries
- Think fast : the psychology of soccer.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781420507683
- 1420507680
- OCLC:
- 744289404
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