The Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury Prevention: A Handbook for Players, Parents, and Coaches [Paperback]

Donald T. Kirkendall (Author), William E. Garrett Jr. M.D. (Commentary)

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Publication Date: November 26, 2007

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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"A clear, helpful guide for anyone involved in the game of soccer at any level. . . . Recommended."
-- CHOICE

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

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807858579
• ISBN-13: 978-0807858578
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For Coaches At All Levels--good for parents and players, too, July 29, 2008

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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury Prevention: A Handbook for Players, Parents, and Coaches (Paperback)

Don Kirkendall is a doc that really has "been there and done that." This book provides super information, based on studies and years of experience from the youth to national team level on what comprises soccer fitness, how to improve it, and how to test for it. The section on injury prevention alone is worth the cover price. This is a great way for club and high school coaches, in particular, to get up to date with the latest in exercise physiology as it relates to soccer. It's a much more user friendly book than Jens Bangsbo's excellent, but way down in the physiological weeds, book.