The scientic study of football has its origins in the early research completed in the 1970＇s. Since these early efforts the available scientic knowledge base related to football has developed substantially. The abili...The scientic study of football has its origins in the early research completed in the 1970＇s. Since these early efforts the available scientic knowledge base related to football has developed substantially. The ability of this scientic information to influence practice in the day-to-day activity of football organisations, especially elite teams, has been largely taken for granted. The close examination of this impact can lead to more uncertainty regarding the usefulness of the scientic data to the sport. Few articles are available that have attempted to critique the link between science and football practice. As such, the aims of this article are 2-fold; one is to examine the historical background to ＂science and football＂ and to analyse the influence of sports science research on the current practice of coaches and practitioners within the sport. Two is to identify potential ways to increase the influence ofscientic research on practice.展开更多
文摘The scientic study of football has its origins in the early research completed in the 1970＇s. Since these early efforts the available scientic knowledge base related to football has developed substantially. The ability of this scientic information to influence practice in the day-to-day activity of football organisations, especially elite teams, has been largely taken for granted. The close examination of this impact can lead to more uncertainty regarding the usefulness of the scientic data to the sport. Few articles are available that have attempted to critique the link between science and football practice. As such, the aims of this article are 2-fold; one is to examine the historical background to ＂science and football＂ and to analyse the influence of sports science research on the current practice of coaches and practitioners within the sport. Two is to identify potential ways to increase the influence ofscientic research on practice.
