Strength and conditioning for football / Mark Jarvis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jarvis, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Football--Training.

Football.

Muscle strength.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The definitive guide to how strength and conditioning (S&C) can be effectively applied in football. S&C is well established as a cornerstone of sports science in elite sport, and is now a key part in the preparation and training of professional footballers, helping to make players more robust, more efficient and more explosive. This comprehensive manual covers all aspects that contribute to successful practice so that training and playing time lost to injury is reduced. This guide deals with much more than a list of exercises. Based on experience at Premier League level, critical t

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Part 1: Philosophy and Effective Practice; 001 Introduction; 1.1 A History of Strength and Conditioning in Football - A Rocky Relationship; 1.2 Defining Our Terms; 1.3 My Journey; 1.4 How to Use this Book; 002 Team Sport Performance Model; 2.1 Critical Determinants of Success in Football; 2.2 Underpinning Philosophy; 2.3 Summary; 003 Systems of Delivery; 3.1 Coach:Player Ratios; 3.2 Who to Work With; 3.3 Producing a Bespoke System of Delivery; 3.4 Minimal Dose Philosophy; 3.5 Communicating the Message; Part 2: Injury Prevention

004 Model of Injury Prevention4.1 Injury Prevention - Beyond Prehab; 4.2 A Model of Injury Prevention; 4.3 Barbell Exercises; 4.4 Isolation Exercises; 4.5 Plyometrics; 4.6 Yoga; 4.7 Specific Mobilisation Techniques; 4.8 Blood-Flow Restricted Exercise (BFRE); 4.9 Summary; 005 Planning Injury Prevention; 5.1 Assessment of Risk Part 1 - Conditioning Assessments; 5.2 Assessment of Risk Part 2 - Movement Assessment; 5.3 Assessment of Risk Part 3 - Abstract Factors; 5.4 Assessment of Risk Part 4 - Bringing in the Medics and Pulling it all Together; 5.5 Periodisation of Injury Prevention

006 Specific Injury-Prevention Systems: Hamstrings6.1 Hamstring Injury; 6.2 Biomechanical Optimisation; 6.3 Movement Patterns; 6.4 Muscle Capacity; 6.5 Muscle Function; 6.6 Stress Modulation; 6.7 Summary; 007 Specific Injury-Prevention Systems: Groin; 7.1 Trunk Conditioning; 7.2 Adductor Conditioning; 7.3 Hip Mobility and Control; 7.4 Testing and Bench Marking; 7.5 Summary; 008 Specific Injury-Prevention Systems: Knee; 8.1 Strength Qualities; 8.2 Motor Control; 8.3 Stress Reduction; 8.4 Summary; Part 3: Performance Enhancement; 009 Fundamental Principles of Performance Enhancement

9.1 Identifying Areas of Impact010 Speed Enhancement and Running Mechanics; 10.1 The Need for Speed; 10.2 Diagnosing the Problem; 10.3 Running Technique; 10.4 Key Components of Good Running; 10.5 Assessing Running Technique; 10.6 The Mechanics of Changing Direction; 10.7 Changing and Improving Running Technique; 10.8 Practical Drills; 10.9 Functional Conditioning Drills; 10.10 Intervention Sprints; 011 Improving Speed in the Weight Room; 11.1 Developing Strength Qualities for Speed; 11.2 Summary; 012 Upper-Body and Trunk Training; 12.1 Trunk Training

12.2 Spinal Flexion Training and Safe Movements013 Goalkeepers; 13.1 Injury Prevention; 13.2 Performance Enhancement for Goalkeepers; Part 4: Applied Lessons; 014 Programming and Planning; 14.1 Measurement of Training; 14.2 Periodisation; 015 Practical Tools; 15.1 Athleticism and Fundamental Movements; 15.2 Performance Qualities - Upgrading the Engine; 15.3 General Strength Training; 15.4 Conditioning Systems; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version: Jarvis, Mark. Strength and conditioning for football.

ISBN:

1-4729-1330-2

1-4729-1332-9