Synopses & Reviews
With decades of combined experience treating and training elite soccer players, exercise physiologist Donald Kirkendall and orthopedic specialist William E. Garrett Jr. present a comprehensive guide to health and fitness for soccer players, offering expert advice for soccer teams at all levels. The book addresses the physical and mental demands of the game, including the differences between boys' and girls' games and the differences in the levels of play in youth, college, and professional leagues; nutrition fundamentals, including food, drink, and vitamin supplements; physiology and training methods, with an emphasis on the basic elements of flexibility, speed, strength, and conditioning; and injury treatment and prevention.
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This is a clear, helpful guide for anyone involved in the game of soccer at any level, from elementary school-age children to adults. . . . Recommended.
Choice
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"A clear, helpful guide for anyone involved in the game of soccer at any level. . . . Recommended."
-- CHOICE
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The Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury Prevention is a must read for all committed to the sport of soccer. It is a comprehensive compendium of contemporary and essential details that can enhance the soccer athlete's performance, prevent injuries, and facilitate injury care.
Bert R. Mandelbaum, M.D., team physician, U.S. Soccer
About the Author
Donald T. Kirkendall is a lifelong soccer player, experienced coach, and member of both the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre and the U.S. Soccer Sports Medicine Committee. With clinical commentary by William E. Garrett Jr., M.D. William E. Garrett Jr., M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center, is chair of the U.S. Soccer Sports Medicine Committee and has served as team doctor for U.S. Soccer and the Duke University and University of North Carolina soccer teams.