Table of Contents

1. Criteria for Optimal Performance 2. Types of Training for Soccer 3. Preparations for the Soccer Season 4. Management of Soccer Injuries 5. Water and Electrolytes Balance for Soccer Players 6. Adaptation to Endurance Training 7. Nutritional Requirement for Soccer Players 8. Drugs and Hormones in Sport 9. Gender Differences and Skill Development

About the Author

Adil E. Shamoo, PhD, a biophysicist, is professor and formaer chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore William H. Baugher, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in Sports Medicine and is currently part of a large sports medicine practicing group in Baltimore, Maryland Robert M. Germeroth, PT, MBA, a phsical therapist, has been director of the sports medicine and rehabilitation program at Children's Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, since 1983

Reviews

"This is an area of the soccer market which has been needed for some time. A resource for soccer-related injuries and their treatment and prevention... This book is both comprehensive enough, yet down to earth" John L. Ellinger, U.S. Soccer National Staff Coach