Developing Elite Performers
A. Mark Williams is Professor and Head of Sport Sciences at Brunel University, London. He has published extensively in the areas related to skill acquisition, expert performance, talent identification and development and performance analysis.
Preface Biological Sciences 1. Nutrition 2. Principles of Fitness Training 3. Fitness Testing 4. Recovery from Training and Matches 5. Environmental Stress Behavioural and Social Sciences 6. Game Intelligence: Anticipation and Decision-Making 7. Effective Practice and Instruction 8. Sociological and Cultural Influences on Player Development 9. Stress, Coping and the Mental Qualities of Elite Players Performance Analysis, Biomechanics and Coaching 10. Match and Motion Analysis 11. Coaching and Coach Education 12. Biomechanics applied to soccer skills Different Populations 13. Womens Soccer 14. Disabled Players 15. Match Officials Talent Identification and Youth Development 16. Identifying young players 17. Growth and maturity status of youth players Intergration and Application 18. Contemporary issues in the physical preparation of elite players 19. Mental preparation of elite players 20. Developing a physiology-based sports science support strategy