A new book is championing science backed research to help develop women’s football.

Women’s Football: From Science to High Performance provides a thorough, yet straightforward and accessible, analysis of the key physiological, biomechanical and social-psychological issues that can be applied to achieve women’s footballing development.

This cutting-edge text puts developing elite women footballers at the front and centre of its core aim, through the delivery of evidence-based, scientific information focusing on best practice. As such, each chapter is co-written, where possible, by a scholar and a practitioner or player (e.g., coach, footballer), meaning the scientific principles and research presented within are translated clearly into practice.

The book is edited by co-founders of the Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network, Dr Jacky Forsyth and Dr Claire-Marie Roberts

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