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Taylor & Francis Ltd Science and Soccer
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Taylor & Francis American National Pastimes A History
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Taylor & Francis Soccer in Brazil
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Face to Face Enduring Rivalries in World Soccer
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Face to Face
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Taylor & Francis The State of the Field
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Taylor & Francis The Global Football Industry
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Taylor & Francis Football Club Management
Book SynopsisThe rapid global growth of the sport industry has prompted the need for a more commercial approach to the management of sport clubs. This book is the first study of its kind to focus on the management of professional football clubs, providing a real-world insight into management principles and their practical application. The international commercialisation of football has led to a fundamental transformation of the industry's management practices, given the financial rewards of success and the high price of failure. This book presents a critical examination of this transformation, questioning why clubs are increasingly adopting management strategies from other industries. Each chapter analyses the role played by a key leadership figure within a club, such as the owner, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO), director of football (DoF), and head coach. Full of exclusive interviews, case studies and examples of best pracTrade Review"I met Ian many months ago on the eve of a Fulham FC game away to Sunderland, and at that time the role of the Director of Football (DoF) was still relatively uncommon in the clubs hierarchy. Thankfully Ian has dedicated his time to articulate what many other authors have failed to achieve, producing a brilliant insight into how elite clubs operate and a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the balance between football and business operations. I am sure this book will help to enlighten both football fans and academics and advance the role of the DoF in the modern game." - Mike Rigg, former Technical Director at Manchester City Football Club and former Head of Talent Management at the Football Association"Ian’s book presents a clear and analytical review of the football landscape from both a management and business perspective. It provides the reader with a valuable and detailed insight into how professional Football Clubs are organized." - Mark Wotte, former Performance Director at the Scottish Football AssociationTable of ContentsList of figures Preface Glossary of terms 1. The English Professional Football Club Industry 2. The Owner(s) 3. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 4. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 5. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) 6. The Director of Football (DoF) 7. The 1st Team Manager (aka ‘Head Coach’) 8. The Head of Academy (HoA) 9. Personal, Academic and Career Development 10. Conclusions: Future Industry Business Directions Bibliography Appendix: Job Descriptions
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Taylor & Francis Science and Football IV
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Taylor & Francis Football Goes East
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Manchester United A Thematic Study
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis A Systematic Approach to Improving Performance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Soccers Missing Men Schoolteachers and the Spread of Association Football Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Social History of Indian Football
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Taylor & Francis Football The First Hundred Years The Untold Story Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Football The First Hundred Years The Untold Story Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd German Football History Culture Society
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Taylor & Francis German football History Culture Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Work of Professional Football A Labour of Love
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Taylor & Francis Child Welfare in Football
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Taylor & Francis Child Welfare in Football
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Taylor & Francis The Football Manager
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Football Manager
Book SynopsisThis clear and accessible book is the first in-depth history of the role of the football manager in British football, tracing a path from Victorian-era amateurism to the highly paid motivational specialists and media personalities of the twenty-first century. Using original source materials, the book traces the changing character and function of the football manager, covering: the origins of football management club secretaries and early pioneers the impact of post-war social change the advent of the football business television and the new commercialism contemporary football specialisation and the influence of foreign managers and management practices the future of football management. The Football Manager fully explores the historical context of these changes. It examines the influence of Britain''s traditionally pragmatic and hierarchical business management culture on British football, and in doing so provTrade Review' ... this academic study has a lightness of touch that makes it accessible to anyone ...' - Chris Maume, The Independent'...Carter makes a convincing case for Chapman as the father of modern football management, and takes us expertly through to the present day, when special ones hog the limelight....'Chris Maume, The IndependentTable of Contents1. The Origins of Football Management 2. The Pioneers, 1880-1914 3. 'Organising Victory': Herbert Chapman and Football Management Modernity 4. The Emergence of the Football Manager, 1918-1939 5. The Modernisation of Football Management, 1945-1970 6. Managers in the Television Age, 1970-1992 7. The 'Postmodern' Football Manager? 8. What Difference Does a Football Manager Make? Conclusion. Appendix. Index
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Taylor & Francis Fringe Nations in World Soccer
Book SynopsisSoccer is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, gaining huge media coverage and reaching all levels of society in countries all around the world. More than just entertainment, soccer has proved to be a reflection of national, cultural, community and ethnic identity as well as an indication of the development and international status of post-colonial nation states. For those nations still at the fringes of the modern global game, soccer represents a vision of potential commercialisation, capable of generating foreign reserves and bringing in considerable economic power. This book explores aspects of the development of soccer in countries which have recently been marginalised in world soccer or have only erratic success on the international stage. These fringe nations include a greater part of Africa, the USA, Australia, Israel, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives and Sri Lanka, and while these countries are rarely noticed by the global footTable of Contents1. Africans' Status in the European Players' Market 2. Split Loyalty: Football-cum-Nationaity in Israel 3. High on the Himalayas: Football in Nepal, Bhutan and Burma 4. Soccer Tradition in the Land of Emerald Buddha 5. Soccer Aspirations of the Indian Ocean Islands: New Light on Coastal Football of Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka 6. National Sports and Other Myths: The Failure of US Soccer 7. 'Our Wicked Foreign Game': Why Has Soccer Not Become the Main Code of Football in Australia? 8. Muslim Spectatorship and Soccer Violence in Indian Football 9. Football in Liberia 10. Soccer in Columbia
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Taylor & Francis The Science of Training Soccer
Book SynopsisPhysical training is a key part of preparing to play soccer (football) at any level, but organising a genuinely effective training programme requires both an understanding the physiological principles involved and a practical knowledge of the demands of the game. This book provides clear guidelines, an evidence base and a theoretical framework for proven effective soccer training.Includes: planning seasonal training to peak at the right time training for strength, speed, aerobic and anaerobic fitness designing appropriate sessions for training and rehabilitation best methods for recovery from exercise and reducing injury risk preparation for play in different environmental conditions evaluating the effectiveness of training programmes diet, sleep, lifestyle, young players and long-term development. Clear explanations of the physiological concepts and sport science researTable of Contents1. The Training Process 2. The Football Context 3. Warming Up and Warming Down 4. Strength and Power Training 5. Aerobic Training 6. Anaerobic Training 7. Alternative Training Methods 8. Recovery from Exercise 9. Training for Different Environments 10. Evaluation of Training 11. Life-style and Long-term Development
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Taylor & Francis British Asians and Football Culture Identity Exclusion Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
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Taylor & Francis Football Fans Around the World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Performance Assessment for Field Sports
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Performance Assessment for Field Sports
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Taylor & Francis Understanding American Sports
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Who Owns Football
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Taylor & Francis Football and Community in the Global Context Studies in Theory and Practice Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd American Sports An Anthropological Approach Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis Soccer in Brazil
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Taylor & Francis Football Fans Around the World
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Taylor & Francis Fifa Fédération Internationale de Football Association
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Taylor & Francis FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association
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Taylor & Francis Science and Football Iii 3
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Taylor & Francis Science and Football IV
Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known as football.With contributions by a large number of the leading international researchers in the field, the book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in football, and to raise the awareness of the value of a scientific approach to the various football codes.The book contains nearly seventy papers, examining aspects ranging from match analysis and medical aspects of football to metabolism and nutrition, psychology and behaviour, and management and organization. Containing a wealth of research data, and a huge range of examples of how science can be applied; this book represents an invaluable reference for coaches, trainers, managers, medical staff, and all those involved in supporting performers in the many football codes.Table of ContentsPart 1: Biomechanics of Football Part 2: Fitness Test Profiles of Footballers Part 3: Match Analysis Part 4: Medical Aspects of Football Part 5: Metabolism and Nutrition Part 6: Paediatric Science and Football Part 7: Psychology and Motor Behaviour in Football Part 8: Football Training Part 9: Women and Football
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Taylor & Francis Sport Masculinities and Sexualities
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Taylor & Francis Psychology in Football Working with Elite and Professional Players
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Taylor & Francis Psychology in Football
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Taylor & Francis Governance Citizenship and the New European Football Championships
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Taylor & Francis Womens Football in the UK
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Taylor & Francis American Sports An Anthropological Approach Sport in the Global Society
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Taylor & Francis The Social Impact of Sport
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Taylor & Francis Football Supporters and the Commercialisation of Football
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Taylor & Francis Fan Culture in European Football and the Influence of Left Wing Ideology
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