Analyzing individual and team play is essential to improving performance in soccer, but identifying the right information and putting it to good use can be tricky. This is the first book to focus entirely on match analysis in the game of soccer.

Representing an essential and unique resource, this handbook looks at the very latest in match analysis research, and at the innovative technologies being used by professional clubs. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it documents the methods by which coaches, sport scientists and fitness coaches can improve individual and team performance in soccer. The following areas are covered:

DT tactics, technical ability and physical fitness

DT how to supply objective feedback to players

DT how to develop specific training routines

DT manual, video and computerized match analysis systems

DT current research findings in soccer match analysis

By combining the latest scientific data and methods of analysis with the practical advice needed by those on the sideline, this book breaks new ground and offers a winning glimpse into the future of match analysis.

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Christopher Carling is a lecturer and consultant in match analysis. He is based at the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP) in Paris, France.

Mark Williams is Visiting Professor in Motor Behavior at Florida State University.

Professor Tom Reilly is Director of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK and President of the World Commission of Science and Sports.