Overview:
Warming-up and warming down are both well established expressions in soccer nowadays which must lie at the heart of any planned sporting activity, be it training or the game itself. Just as every sports car must first be warmed up and every sprinter gets ready before starting, so also must a soccer player prepare himself both physically and psychologically for training and the game in order to achieve his maximum potential and reduce risk of injury. This book aims to inform coaches as well as the players themselves about the necessity and invaluable position of proper warming-up and warming down. In a way that is easily understood, the physical and psychological aspects of warming up are shown in stages of general, specific and individual warming-up. About 35 full-varietied programmes for warming-up and warming down ensure preparation for the subsequent demands of performance. Different ways of playing are the main focal points used to reduce any reservations one may have about warming-up and warming down. |
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