Download or read book Talk Like a Soccer Player written by Ryan Nagelhout and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a distance, soccer may seem like a tough sport to understand. Once you get to the pitch and get running, though, its easy to see why its so much fun! Readers explore the beautiful game in this exciting title full of soccer terms and facts. From an easy explanation of offside rules to the history of red and yellow cards, colorful photos and graphics make soccer history and tactical concepts easy to understand, bringing a new generation to the worlds most popular sport.
Download or read book Talk Like a Soccer Player written by Ryan Nagelhout and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Do You Speak Football written by Tom Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph ''Amusing and informative in equal measure.' Oliver Kay, The Times An expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world. To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues... In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world. From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via Wembley-Tor – a phrase adopted by Germans to describe a dubious goal – this comprehensively researched book will entertain and inform in equal measure. Discover the unfortunate Finnish term for a holding midfielder, what it means when South Korean fans get nostalgic about a 'Leeds season' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria. With over 700 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.
Download or read book Soccermatics written by David Sumpter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Football looked at in a very different way' Pat Nevin, former Chelsea and Everton star and football media analyst Football – the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies in the mathematical models applied in biology, physics and economics. Soccermatics brings football and mathematics together in a mind-bending synthesis, using numbers to help reveal the inner workings of the beautiful game. This new and expanded edition analyses the current big-name players and teams using mathematics, and meets the professionals working inside football who use numbers and statistics to boost performance. Welcome to the world of mathematical modelling, expressed brilliantly by David Sumpter through the prism of football. No matter who you follow – from your local non-league side to the big boys of the Premiership, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A or the MLS – you'll be amazed at what mathematics has to teach us about the world's favourite sport.
Download or read book Football Psychology written by Erkut Konter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an empirically underpinned synthesis of research and theory, while offering guidance for applied practitioners, this is the first book to comprehensively map the psychology of learning, playing, and coaching the world’s favourite sport. The book provides a complete analysis of key topics that capture the broad range of football psychology such as personality, motivation, cognition, and emotion; coaching and team essentials; psychological skills for performance enhancement; and developing players in youth football. Including contributions from a range of international researchers, each chapter provides a review of the relevant literature, key theories, real-world examples, and reflections on how knowledge can be applied in practice. Split into four sections, the book covers a diverse range of topics relevant not only to coaching and performance but also to personality development and health promotion. Essential reading for any student, researcher, or professional in the area, the book is the most cutting-edge overview of how psychology can explain and improve the way football is both played and understood.
Download or read book Soccer Tough written by Dan Abrahams and published by Bennion Kearny Limited. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer Tough demystifies mental toughness and football psychology and offers practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to actively develop focus, energy, and confidence. Soccer Tough will help banish the fear, mistakes, and mental limits that holds players back.
Download or read book Soccer Brain written by Dan Abrahams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer Brain - from Dan Abrahams - teaches coaches to train players to compete with confidence, with commitment, with intelligence, and as part of a team.
Download or read book What We Think About When We Think About Soccer written by Simon Critchley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You play soccer. You watch soccer. You live soccer You breathe soccer. But do you think about soccer? Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it’s all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game. Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions.
Download or read book The Language of the Game written by Laurent Dubois and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics). Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters—goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans—historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness, with close attention to both men's and women's soccer. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better—newcomers and passionate followers alike.
Download or read book How to Speak Soccer written by Sally Cook and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Speak Soccer covers all of the terms and definitions that fly around the field and includes fascinating bits of trivia. Soccer, the world's most popular sport, has a growing fan base with millions of enthusiasts. Whether you're a newcomer to this exciting sport or a longtime fan, in How to Speak Soccer authors Sally Cook and Ross MacDonald share the definitions to over 150 terms, plus a range of amusing trivia. Learn about the history of the World Cup, where red and yellow cards come from, and much more! -Diving Header: When a player dives horizontally to head a ball at knee-height -Rainbow Kick: A trick kick that is done by flicking the ball with the back of the heel and over one's head. It is usually employed to avoid a sliding tackle. -Rocket: A shot that is struck with immense power.
Download or read book One Life written by Megan Rapinoe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is synonymous to the feeling we got when finishing this book: heart full, arms wide and ready to take up space in this world.”—USA Today Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she urges all of us to ask ourselves, What will you do with your one life? Only four years old when she kicked her first soccer ball, Megan Rapinoe developed a love – and clear talent – for the game at a young age. But it was her parents who taught her that winning was much less important than how she lived her life. From childhood on, Rapinoe always did what she could to stand up for what was right—even if it meant going up against people who disagreed. In One Life, Megan Rapinoe invites readers on a remarkable journey, looking back on both her victories and her failures, and pulls back the curtain on events we know only from the headlines. After the 2011 World Cup, discouraged by how few athletes were open about their sexuality, Rapinoe decided to come out publicly as gay and use her platform to advocate for marriage equality. Recognizing the power she had to bring attention to critical issues, in 2016 she took a knee during the national anthem in solidarity with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick to protest racial injustice and police brutality—the first high-profile white athlete to do so. The backlash was immediate, but it couldn’t compare to the overwhelming support. Rapinoe became a force of change. Here for the first time, Rapinoe reflects upon some of the most pivotal moments in her life and career – from her realization in college that she was gay, through the disputes with soccer coaches and officials over her decision to kneel, to the first time she met her now-fiancé WNBA champion Sue Bird, and up through suing the US Soccer Federation over gender discrimination and equal pay. Throughout, Rapinoe makes clear the obligation we all have to speak up, and the impact each of us can have on our communities. Deeply personal and inspiring, One Life reveals that real, concrete change lies within all of us, and asks: If we all have the same resource—this one precious life, made up of the decisions we make every day—what are you going to do? "One Life makes it clear that Rapinoe’s greatest accomplishments may ultimately come away from the soccer pitch. She’s a new kind of American hero."—San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book Talk Like a Football Player written by Ryan Nagelhout and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The game of football has lots of odd language hidden in its history. Why is a field called a gridiron? Why are players called quarterback and fullback? Getting in the game can be intimidating if you dont know the lingo, which is why this book is full of football terms and their origins. From the difference between a safetythe playerand a safetya scoring playto some of the weirder quirks of the rules, full-color photographs and graphic organizers show readers everything they need to watch this exciting sport as an informed fan.
Download or read book Soccer Training written by Dylan Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are NOT interested in being a better player, coach, or parent of a soccer player, this book is NOT for you. With game-proven methods to score more against any team, this is your manual for success! How teams play is unpredictable... or is it? Through countless hours of practice, training, and experience, soccer''s elite have shown consistent patterns of in-game skills that when applied, will lead to very predictable outcomes - more goals, more assists, and more wins! Learn the keys to being a better soccer player through warm-ups, instructional drills, and exercises to sharpen your skills that take advantage of the human anatomy, an unshakable mindset, and proper form for all areas of soccer. In Soccer Training, there are 14 chapters, with well over 100 tips from scoring to defending, fitness to nutrition, and on-the-field tactics to boosters for your free time. Each is broken down in a way that answers the question, "How can I use these steps to prepare for and use during every game that I play?" Learn what coaches do not teach, not because they do not care, but because they just don''t know. Often, coaches emphasize the team''s abilities, while giving little to no time and minimal volume to the skills of each individual. It is just as essential to develop the players within the system. This book is a high-level overview of the areas that can take a player from being a bench-warmer to MVP. In a day and age where many so-called experts'' advice is to improve your conditioning, get more touches, try harder, and you need to want it more, this book stands out on delivering the steps to turn any player into a great performer. Who this book is for: -The defender who does not know which direction to push an attacker or how to position their body correctly. -The midfielder who does not get enough assists and is not considered to be the team''s playmaker. -The striker/attacker/forward who does not score at least 2 goals a game. -The soccer player who needs a surefire confidence boost that can only come from game-ready knowledge. -The parent who loves their child playing such a beautiful sport, but hates to see them struggle with a lack of confidence in what to do. -The coach who only focuses on team drills, but knows that their squad can go further if their shooting power, passing form, and foot skills improved through the correct methods and increased IQ. Outcomes of applying the facts in this book: -Understand how to beat a defender every time (plus a few skills to avoid). -Condition your mindset to become one of a winner. -Remove the toxic habits you need to break. Correctly understand soccer to unlock everything you need to know about for every age including boys, girls, kids, teens, young adults, men, and women. You may ask "why should I order this book versus watching free YouTube videos?" Well, though YouTube can be used to supplement this book because videos show visual representations of the skills covered, each video is often unorganized and the order in which you watch the videos is NOT structured at all. This book provides that structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together. It gives every player the ability to walk onto a field and know that (1) your team will win and (2) you will lead them to victory! The skills you develop will move you forward in your playing career. Soccer Training contains the facts that will empower every player, trainer, mom, and dad. Please note this is not a picture book. It is time for hours of SOCCER TRAINING to pay off. Become the player, coach, or parent that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.
Download or read book The Linguistics of Football written by Eva Lavric and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Science of Running written by Steve Magness and published by Origin Press (CA). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews of The Science of Running:"The Science of Running sets the new standard for training theory and physiological data. Every veteran and beginner distance coach needs to have this on their book shelf."-Alan WebbAmerican Record Holder-Mile 3:46.91 "For anyone serious about running, The Science of Running offers the latest information and research for optimizing not only your understanding of training but also your performance. If you want to delve deeper into the world of running and training, this book is for you. You will never look at running the same."-Jackie Areson, 15th at the 2013 World Championships in the 5k. 15:12 5,000m best If you are looking for how to finish your first 5k, this book isn't for you. The Science of Running is written for those of us looking to maximize our performance, get as close to our limits as possible, and more than anything find out how good we can be, or how good our athletes can be. In The Science of Running, elite coach and exercise physiologist Steve Magness integrates the latest research with the training processes of the world's best runners, to deliver an in depth look at how to maximize your performance. It is a unique book that conquers both the scientific and practical points of running in two different sections. The first is aimed at identifying what limits running performance from a scientific standpoint. You will take a tour through the inside of the body, learning what causes fatigue, how we produce energy to run, and how the brain functions to hold you back from super-human performance. In section two, we turn to the practical application of this information and focus on the process of training to achieve your goals. You will learn how to develop training plans and to look at training in a completely different way. The Science of Running does not hold back information and is sure to challenge you to become a better athlete, coach, or exercise scientist in covering such topics as:· What is fatigue? The latest research on looking at fatigue from a brain centered view.· Why VO2max is the most overrated and misunderstood concept in both the lab and on the track· Why "zone" training leads to suboptimal performance.· How to properly individualize training for your own unique physiology.· How to look at the training process in a unique way in terms of stimulus and adaptation.· Full sample training programs from 800m to the marathon.
Download or read book Soccer Talk written by Paul Gardner and published by Contemporary Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to the world of soccer, Paul Gardner has seen it all. He is one of the world's top soccer writers, and his controversial column appears weekly in Soccer America, the country's most widely read soccer publication. Soccer Talk is a collection of his best work over the past 30 years. Gardner always has his finger on the pulse of the soccer scene, and in Soccer Talk he tackles subjects covering every level of the sport in this country and around the globe -- from youth soccer through collegiate, Olympic, World Cup, and professional play. In an irreverent, opinionated style, Gardner sounds off on coaching tactics, rules and referees, fans, indoor soccer, and the politics of the sport. He reports on memorable and historic games and events and presents profiles of many great personalities including Pele, Bobby Moore, and Diego Maradona.
Download or read book Soccer Science written by Strudwick, Anthony and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchester United’s Tony Strudwick leads an all-star panel in providing the most current research on soccer. Soccer Science features the world’s leading experts in soccer history, biomechanics, physiology, psychology, skill acquisition, coaching, tactical approaches, and performance and match analysis.