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Book SynopsisSince its creation in South America, the popularity of futsal has exploded and is now enjoyed by around 60 million participants globally. Futsal has captivated audiences around the world, becoming one of the fastest growing sports. In response to this exponential growth, futsal has become a contemporary topic for academics and practitioners alike seeking to understand the sport. Unique to futsal is the deep fascination that exists both for futsal's value as an individual sport and for its huge potential to enhance soccer player development. Powerful anecdotal stories ignite intrigue to the massive potential of futsal to support soccer player development at all ages and levels. This lightning-fast small-sided game condenses the most exciting parts of soccer into a high tempo yet incredibly strategic sport. Futsal - The Perfect Game to Develop Soccer Skills brings together, for the first time, the scholarly, academic world and the practical applied settings in which futsal exists. Drawing on detailed research, the authors create an evidence-based argument for the inclusion of futsal in talent development programs for soccer, while exploring the nuances of its application with players in a practical setting. Futsal - The Perfect Game to Develop Soccer Skills is the perfect book to support stakeholders, technical directors and coaches, and to help educate a mixed audience from both academia and sports-practitioners at all levels.
Table of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Dedications; Forewords; Dr Christopher Carling - An Academic Perspective; Marc Carmona - A Coach's Perspective; Max Kilman - A Player's Perspective; Raoni Medina - A Player's Perspective; Preface; Author Backgrounds; Dr Christopher Yiannaki; Michael Skubala; Acknowledgements; Part a - the evidence; chapter 1 - What is Futsal? a Brief Background; chapter 2 - do Skills developed on the Futsal court transfer onto the Soccer Pitch?8; chapter 3 - the Physical demands of Futsal; chapter 4 - the technical and tactical demands of Futsal; chapter 5 - the Psychological demands of Futsal Performance; chapter 6 - the development of Social Skills in Futsal Players; chapter 7 - topics of Special interest - concussion and heading; chapter 8 - areas for Further research; Part B - the Practical delivery oF FutSal; chapter 9 - cultural comparisons from around the World: how do the Best Futsal nations deliver Futsal for Soccer development?; chapter 10 - Player development: a Framework to deliver Futsal; List of Abbreviations and Glossary; Epilogue; References
