Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football introduces the reader to the practice of Cerebral Palsy (CP) football. This is a worldwide 7-a-side style of football played by people with CP and acquired brain injuries. CP football is played across the world in over seventy countries covering six continents and is governed by the International Federation of CP Football (IFCPF) and a multitude of regional federations responsible for promoting, managing and governing CP football.This book examines the current research and findings and provides an understanding of the history of CP football, the basics of CP and eligible impairments, game rules and regulations and current scientific knowledge regarding the sport’s performance. Special emphasis is given to providing CP football coaches and professionals with relevant information to apply in the practical field.Essentials of Cerebral Palsy Football provides a practical, hands-on guide for the CP football community based on the current status of scientific research related to this team Para sport development and performance. It also seeks to provide students instruction into the different areas of disability in a high-level sports environment and understanding how professionals from different fields can contribute to the improvement and professionalisation of the different areas of sports performance and development.This cutting-edge book is key reading for the CP football community including people registered in CP sports or football federations, Para sport stakeholders, coaches, conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, nutritionists, medical staff and practitioners.
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This book introduces the reader to the practice of Cerebral Palsy (CP) football, examining the research and findings and providing an understanding on the history of CP football, the basics of CP and eligible impairments, game rules and regulations, and scientific knowledge regarding the sport's performance.
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1 Health Conditions Applied to Cerebral Palsy Football MARÍA ISABEL CORNEJO AND ALBA ROLDAN2 Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Physical Activity and Sport in Individuals with CP ALBA ROLDAN, MARÍA ISABEL CORNEJO AND HEATHER JAMESON3 The History of CP Football SAM TURNER, TOM LANGEN AND RAÚL REINA4 The Rules of CP Football and Development of CP Football Officials SKYE ARTHUR-BANNING AND MARGARET DOMKA5 Eligibility and Classification MATÍAS HENRÍQUEZ AND RAÚL REINA6 Physical and Physiological Responses during Competition JAVIER YANCI, AITOR ITURRICASTILLO, MATÍAS HENRÍQUEZ AND DANIEL CASTILLO7 Technical and Tactical Requirements STUART SHARP, KAI LAMMERT AND MATÍAS HENRÍQUEZ8 Physical Performance Assessment IVÁN PEÑA-GONZÁLEZ, JUAN FRANCISCO MAGGIOLO, JOSE MANUEL SARABIA AND MANUEL MOYA-RAMÓN9 Physical Conditioning for CP Footballers IVÁN PEÑA-GONZÁLEZ, JUAN FRANCISCO MAGGIOLO, ALEJANDRO JAVALOYES AND MANUEL MOYA-RAMÓN 10 CP Football Team Management EDUARDO CERVELLÓ, TOMÁS GARCÍA-CALVO AND FRANCISCO LEO11 Differential Medical and Health-Related Issues DANIEL BUENO12 Differential Features of Female CP Football MATÍAS HENRÍQUEZ, MARÍA ISABEL CORNEJO AND HEATHER JAMESON
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781032708935
Publisert
2024-11-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
420 gr
HĂžyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
AldersnivÄ
U, P, 05, 06
SprÄk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
122

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Ivån Peña-Gonzålez, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Department of Sport Sciences at the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, UMH, Spain, and a Researcher in the GIAFIS research group at the Sport Research Centre of the same university. His research is focused on physical performance in football. He has done specific research about the physical performance demands, talent identification and international selection processes in CP football. He is the Head of the Sports Research Department of the Spanish Federation of CP Sports (FEDPC). He has collaborated with the FEDPC as a physical-conditioning coach in the Spanish CP football National Team for five years, including the U19 and Absolute teams. He achieved a silver medal in the U19 World Cup and a bronze medal in an Absolute European Championship.

RaĂșl Reina, PhD, is a Full Professor of Adapted Physical Activity and Para sports in the Bachelor’s on Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and in Occupational Therapy at UMH, Spain. He is a Researcher at the Sports Research Centre of the UMH and a Member of the research group on motor control and learning. His main research interest is focused on classification in Para sports to explore the relationships between physical impairments and activity limitation when performing sports skills to develop evidence-based and sport-specific classification systems. He is also the Classification Director of the IFCPF and International Classifier for World Para Athletics (former IPC Athletics) and World Boccia and the Director of the Classification Commission of the Spanish Paralympic Committee.

Manuel Moya-RamĂłn, PhD, is a Full Professor in the Department of Sport Sciences at the UMH, Spain, with extensive experience in research regarding training periodisation, training load monitoring and quantification, and physical performance assessment in sports and CP football. He is also the Director of the Sports Training Analysis and Optimization Laboratory, one of the four laboratories in the Sports Research Centre of the UMH, and the Head of the GIAFIS research group.