Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis

<p>Appealing to a wide audience this ground-breaking handbook takes an in-depth look at soccer match analysis highlighting the latest in match analysis research and the innovative technologies now being used by professional soccer clubs around the world. </p><p>Bridging the gap between research theory and practice these methods can be used by coaches sport scientists and fitness coaches to assess and improve:</p><ul> <li>styles of play technical ability and physical fitness</li> <li>objective performance feedback to players</li> <li>the development of specific training routines</li> <li>use of available notation software video analysis and manual systems</li> <li>understanding of current academic research in soccer notational analysis.</li> </ul><p>This is the first book to focus exclusively on football and is based on the authors' extensive experience in academic and professional match analysis. </p>