Youth soccer : from science to performance

Youth Soccer: From science to performance provides the first comprehensive guide to the science behind the development of young soccer players.

Each chapter in this innovative edited collection by the worlds leading football science specialists demonstrates how sports science research can, and should, directly inform coaching practice.

Includes: *growth of physiological systems *development of motor and perceptive skills *paediatric environmental physiology *prevention of injury *diet and nutrition *youth fitness and skills training *effective teaching and coaching of juniors *the role of football academies