The current volume represents the proceedings of the Sixth World Congress of Science and Football. The event was held in Antalya, Turkey from 15-20 January 2007, hosted by the School of Physical Education and Sports, Ankara University in collaboration with the School of Physical Education and Sports at Middle East Technical University. The Congress continued the line of previous conferences held under the aegis of the International Steering Group on Science and Football. The series of conferences was initiated at Liverpool in 1987, later followed by meetings at Eindhoven (1991), Cardiff (1995), Sydney (1999) and Lisbon (2003). The proceedings providing a scientific record of these events have been published by E&FN Spon or by the publishers of this volume - Routledge. The Steering Group on Science and Football is one of a number affiliated to the World Commission of Science and Sports. This body is charged by the International Council for Sports Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) with building bridges between theory and practice in specific sports. It does so by orchestrating regular conferences and a major World Congress on a four-yearly basis, co-ordinated by the relevant Steering Group and publishing the proceedings. This publication therefore is a compendium of research activities and findings which are both up to date and relevant to practice. Its usefulness is reflected in the large number of citations evident in peer-review publications within mainstream journals and the applied nature of the contents. Part I Introductory keynote address 1 1 Science and football: an update 3 T. Reilly Part II Biomechanics 9 2 The biomechanics of football skills 11 A. Lees 3 Body segment orientations for curved running in soccer players 18 P. Brice, N. Smith and R. Dyson 4 Player perceptions of soccer ball performance 24 J. Roberts , P. Neilson, A. Harland and R. Jones 5 D evelopment of a mechanical kicking simulator 29 C. E. Holmes, R. Jones, A. Harland and D. Ward 6 Foot interaction during kicking in Australian Rules Football 36 K. Ball 7 Ball-foot interaction in impact phase of instep soccer kicking 41 H. Shinka i, H. Nunome, Y. Ikegami and M. Isokaw a 8 E ffect of approach velocity in soccer kicking 47 L. Bo Kristensen and T. Bull Andersen 9 Kicking velocity: barefoot kicking superior to shod kicking? 50 T. Sterzing, J. Kroiher and E. M. Hennig 10 Kinematic analysis of high-performance rugby props during scrum training 57 M. Sayers 11 A study of the knuckle effect in football 64 T. Asai, K. Seo, O. Kobayashi and H. Nunome 12 G round reaction force of a drop jump on different kinds of artificial turf 70 R. Verhelst, P. Malcolm, P. Verleysen, J. Degrieck, D. De Clercq and R. Philippaerts 13 D evelopment of a sliding tester 76 R. Verhelst , P. Verleysen, J. Degrieck, S. Rambour and G. Schoukens Part III Sports medicine 83 14 Acute and chronic spinal injuries in soccer 85 Ö. Serdal Altinsöz, Y. Salci and F. Korkusuz 15 Enthesis pain and height growth velocity curve in junior high school soccer players 92 R. Nakazawa , M. Sakamoto, T. Yamaj i, K. Nakagawa , N. Inomata , S. I. Sakurai and Y. Kusama 16 Sports injuries in female soccer players 96 H. Horino 17 A comparison of injury in professional and non-professional male graduate youth soccer players 100 F. Le Ga ll, C. Car ling and T. Reilly 18 The effect of a succession of matches on the activity profiles of professional soccer players 105 K. Odetoyinbo, B. Wooster and A. Lane 19 Effects of whole-body vibration and PNF stretching on the flexibility and range of movement in elite Australian Rules football players 111 B. Hinton, J. Quinn, M. Newton and M. McGuigan Part IV Paediatric exercise science 117 20 Heart rate and match analysis of Finnish junior football players 119 T. Vanttinen, M. Blomqvist, H. Lehto and K. Hakkinen 21 Influence of age, maturity and body dimensions on selection of under-17 Algerian soccer players 125S. Chiban e, C. Ha utier, C. Ga udino, R. Massar elli and N. Mimouni 22 Chronological versus skeletal bone age in schoolboy footballers 132 A. Johnson, P. Dohert y and A. Freemont 23 A cross-cultural comparison of the participation histories of English and French elite youth soccer players 138 P. R. Ford, F. Le Ga ll, C. Car ling and A. M. Williams 24 Physical loading, stress and recovery in a youth soccer tournament 143 P. Luhtan en, A. Nummela and K. Lipponen 25 Differences in muscularity of psoas major and thigh muscles in relation to sprint and vertical jump performances between elite young and professional soccer players 149 Y. Hoshikawa , J. M.Ca mpeiz, K. Shibukawa , K. Chuman, T. Iida, M. Muramats u and Y. Nakajima 26 Relationship between the ability to repeat sprints and maximal aerobic power in young soccer players 155 C. Castagna , S. D`Ottavio, M. Vincenzo and J. C. Barbero Álvarez Part V Match analysis 159 27 Team kinematics of small-sided soccer games: a systematic approach 161 W. G. P. Frencken and K. A. P. M. Lemmink 28 Has soccer changed in the last three World Cups? 167 J. Cast ellano Paulis, A. Perea Rodríguez an d Á. Blanco-Villaseñor 29 Influence of playing in the European Champions League on performance in the Spanish Football League 171 C. Lago-Peñas and J. Lago-Ballesteros 30 Deceleration and turning movements performed during FA Premier League soccer matches 174 J. Bloomfield, R. Polman and P. O`Donoghue 31 Comparative analysis of the high-intensity activity of soccer players in top-level competition 182 A. Zubillaga, G. Gorospe, A. Hernández-Mendo and A. Blanco-Villaseñor 32 An intelligent system for analysis of tactics in soccer 186 M. Shestak ov, A. Talalaev, N. Kosilova , N. Zasenko, A. Zubkova , A. Leksakov, A. Averkin and A. Gusev 33 Activity profile, heart rate and blood lactate of futsal referees during competitive games 191 A. Rebelo, A. Ascenção, J. Magalhães and P. Krustrup 34 Analysis of actions ending with shots at goal in the Women`s European Football Championship (England 2005) 197 J. Bergier, A. Soroka and T. Buraczewski 35 Game characteristics of Asian women`s rugby 202 J. Kuroiwa , I. Kameyama, M . Kurosu, T. Itoh, M . Yamada, K. Komats u, T. Tsubakihara, I. Watanab e and Y. Ueno 36 Match activities and fatigue development of elite female soccer players at different levels of competition 205 P. Krustrup, H. Andersson, M. Mohr, M. Bredsgaar d Randers, J. Majgaar d Jensen, M. Zebis, D. Kirkendal and J. Bangsbo 37 Diachronic analysis of interaction contexts in the 2006 World Cup 212 J. Castellano Paulis, A. Perea Rodríguez and A. Hernández Mendo 38 The impact of individualism on the outcome of penalty shoot-outs in international football tournaments 218 J. Billsberry, P. Nelson and G. Edwards 39 Match analyses of Australian international female soccer players using an athlete tracking device 224 A. Hewitt, R. Withers and K. Lyons 40 Performance profiles of soccer players in the 2006 UEFA Champions League and the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments 229 M. Rowlinson and P. O`Donoghue 41 Analysis of goals scored in the 2006 World Cup 235 M. F. Acar, B. Yapicioglu, N. Arikan , S. Yalcin, N. Ates and M. Ergun Part VI Environmental physiology 243 42 Thermoregulatory response to base-layer garments during intermittent treadmill exercise 245 B. C. Roberts , T. Waller and M. P. Caine 43 The impact of pre-cooling on soccer-specific exercise performed in the heat 251 N. D. Clarke, B. Drust, D. P. M. MacLaren and T. Reilly 44 Effect of leg cooling at half-time breaks on performance of soccer-simulated exercise in a hot environment 255 M. Yasumats u, O. Miyagi, J. Ohashi, H. Togari, S. Nishikawa , H. Hasegawa , S.Ishizaki and T. Yoda 45 The relationships between pre-match hydration status, match performance, injury and body mass changes in elite Australian footballers 260 J. Quinn, C. Finch and A. J. Coutts Part VII Physiology of training 265 46 Heart rate recording optimization in soccer 267 R. Martínez-Santos, A. Blanco, F. J. Sánchez and A. Los Arcos 47 Monitoring training loads in professional rugby league 272A. J. Coutts, A. C. Sirotic, C. Catterick and H. Knowles 48 Development of an offensive evasion model for the training of high-performance rugby players 278 M.Sayers 49 Use of weighted balls for improving kicking for distance 285 K.Ball 50 Effects of hypertrophy and a maximal strength training programme on speed, force and power of soccer players 290 G. Bogdan is, A. Papaspyrou, A. Souglis, A. Theos, A. Sotiropoulos and M. Maridaki 51 Intermittent high-intensity drills improve in-seasonal performance of elite soccer players 296 J. Majgaar d Jens en, M. Bredsgaar d Randers , P. Krustr up and J. Bangsbo 52 The effects of strength training and practice on soccer throw-in performance 302 G. M. S. de Carn ys and A. Lees 53 The energy cost of soloing a Gaelic football 307 A. Hulton, T. Ford and T. Reilly 54 The effect of short-term intense soccer-specific exercise on technical performance in soccer 314 T. Rostgaar d, F. M. Iaia and J. Bangsbo 55 Physical demands and training of top-class soccer players 318 J. Bangsbo and P. Krustrup 56 Physiological responses to playing futsal in professional players 331 C. Castagna, S. D`Ottav io and J. C. Barbero Álvarez Part VIII Fitness assessment 335 57 The reliability of a repeated sprint test during simulated team-sport running on a non-motorised treadmill 337 A. C. Sirotic and A. J. Coutts 58 Validity of a group intermittent high-intensity test for repeated sprint ability 341 J. C. Barbero Álvar ez and C. Castagna 59 Match performance and Yo-Yo IR2 test performance of players from successful and unsuccessful professional soccer teams 345 M. Bredsgaar d Randers, J. Majgaar d Jensen, J. Bangsbo and P. Krustrup 60 Performance on two soccer-specific high-intensity intermittent running protocols 350 M. Svensson, P. Conwa y, B. Drust and T. Reilly 61 Seasonal changes in intermittent exercise performance of soccer players evaluated by the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 2 357 F. M. Iaia, T. Rostgaar d, P. Krustrup and J. Bangsbo 62 C omparison of physiological profiles of soccer players in U17, U19, U21 and over-21 age groups 360 A. K. Emre, A. Yýldýrým, Þ. Çiçek and F. Korkusuz 63 A comparison of skinfold thickness measurements and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry analysis of percent body fat in soccer players 364 J. Wallace, M. Marfell-Jones, K. George and T. Reilly 64 Physiological profiles of soccer players with respect to playing positions 370 A. Yýldýrým, A. K. Emre, F. Korkusuz and B. Çiçek 65 Criterion validity of an intermittent futsal-specific high-intensity test 374 C. Casta gna, S. D`Ottav io and J. C. Barbero Álvarez Part IX Psychology 377 66 Sport psychology for football 379 D. Gould 67 Adaptation of `Self `and `Other` versions of the Revised Power in Soccer Questionnaire (RPSQ) for Turkish culture 389 E. Konter 68 Alternatives to the penalty shoot-out 394 J. Billsberry and P. Nelson 69 Penalty kicks and stress 399 N. Miyamoto, M. Bert olass i, E. Morya, M. L. Batista Jr., A. S. Yamashita , C. O. Carva lho and R. Ranvaud 70 Developing methods to evaluate player selection 403 E. Morya, M. Bert olass i, N. Miyamoto, M. L. Batista Jr., A. S. Ya mashita , C. O. Carva lho, C. Itiki and R. Ranvaud 71 Emotions at the penalty mark: an analysis of elite players performing in an international penalty shootout 409 G. Jordet, M. T. Elferink -Gemser, K. A. P. M. Lemmink and C. Visscher 72 System of tests used for assessing coordination abilities of soccer players 415 M. Shestakov, A. Talalaev, A. Zubkova , S. Sarsania and A. Leksakov 73 Sleep, pre-game fatigue, and game performance in female college soccer players 420 V. Martinez and E. Coyle 74 Sport motivation and self-efficacy in American football players 424 M. Çelik Örücü and S. Metin Ca mgöz 75 Cognitive styles of elite and non-elite female soccer players 430 H. Horino 76 The effect of memory recall on perceptual-cognitive skill in elite soccer: development of long-term working memory 434 J. Bell-Walker and A. M. Williams 77 The microstructure of effective practice: the nature of the instruction process in soccer 438 I. S. Yates and A. M. Williams 78 The microstructure of practice in soccer: a comparison of duration and frequency of practice 442 I. S. Yates and A. M. Williams Part X Social sciences 447 79 A critical survey of football rating systems 449 R. T. Stefan i, R. Pollard and A. Seckin 80 FIFA provisions on government interference in administration of national football federations: hindrances to full compliance in Africa 454 E. Olat unde Morakinyo 81 Research informing practice: implications of rule changes to modified rugby league 461 D. O`Connor 82 Ticketing in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup 467 H. Maeda 83 Career development process for youth soccer players in the J-League Academy: career formation and career orientation 471 Y. Iida, K. Uemuka i and M. Y. Yamamoto 84 Youth development structures, philosophy and working mechanisms of top-level football clubs: a pan-European perspective 476 H. Relvas , D. Richardson, D. Gilbourne, and M. Littlewood
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