Football (Soccer) category: 2112 books

In 50 More Goalkeeper Training Exercises, goalkeeping coach Andy Elleray follows up his previous book – 65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises – to provide fellow football coaches with a wide variety of new practices that cover many aspects of goalkeeping. Practices are aimed at developing holistically-comfortable...

Do you like football, or soccer? Have you ever bet on a team before the match, and find that it's even more exciting to watch? Well, you are not alone ... Football betting has been around for a long time, and people around the world are placing their bets. Some professionals even bet football...

Successful soccer coaches are constantly seeking new ways to learn, evolve, and improve. Very often, footballing success is defined by mindset, and the real winners are the coaches, players, and teams who enter the competitive arena best prepared mentally and emotionally. They can perform in...

“An outstanding work … the [soccer] book of the decade.” -Sunday Business Post Inverting the Pyramid is a pioneering soccer book that chronicles the evolution of soccer tactics and the lives of the itinerant coaching geniuses who have spread their distinctive styles across the globe. Through...

This is more than a book about soccer - it is the story of Australia's national identity. In The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, Joe Gorman chronicles the rise and fall of Australia's first national football competition. Drawing on archival research and numerous interviews, he reveals the sport's...

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. Bridging the gap between research, theory...

Soccer or football as it's called in most of the world is a game that requires a wide range of fitness to play at an elite level. You need not only good cardiovascular fitness; you need core strength, speed, agility and stamina. All of this in one player who can play a full 90 minutes or more, at...

Soccer is the world’s most valuable sport, generating bigger revenues, as well as being watched and played by more people, than any other. It is virtually impossible to understand the business of sport without understanding the football industry. This book surveys contemporary football in unparalleled...

Soccer, long the world’s most played sport, is now undergoing a phenomenal popularity spurt among youth in North America. This book, the complete amateur soccer handbook for all ages, is indispensable for players, coaches, managers, league officials, referees and parents. Rules of the game, conditioning...

Do you love soccer and want to get better in a systematic manner? Or have you ever wondered how top level coaches and players think about the game at the top level? This book is your answer. Analytics are playing an increasing role in the world of soccer. The days of gut instinct representing...

Nottingham was crowned England’s first City of Football, the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest was chosen as the country’s best-loved tree and both Nottingham Forest Football Club and the city’s Theatre Royal celebrated their 150th anniversaries, all in 2015. Forest is the second oldest football...

For the first book inspired by their wildly popular podcast, Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson considered producing an authoritative guide to the past, present and future world of football. But, as in the podcast, they got a bit side-tracked - as well as bringing you some (more or less) completely genuine...

This book is a fascinating journey through a series of scholarly articles. The journey begins by tracing one of the most significant stories in the popularization of Association Football. In the next leg of the journey it charts the diverse and changing face of the modern British game. It then moves...

The Essential Soccer Training Guide For Any Age This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: The Importance Of A Warm Up Prior To Soccer Training Chapter 2: Ensuring Proper Hydration During Soccer Training Chapter 3: Choosing The Right Gloves For Goalkeeping In Soccer Training...