How Not To Be A Professional Footballer

Author : Paul Merson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007424957
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Not to Be a Professional Footballer written by Paul Merson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anecdote-driven narrative of the classic footballer's ‘DOs and DO NOTs’ from the ever-popular Arsenal legend and football pundit Paul Merson, aka ‘The Merse’.

Author : Martin Roderick
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134324901
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Work of Professional Football written by Martin Roderick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived. A former professional, Martin Roderick’s familiarity with the world of football is the foundation for this privileged research into a world that is typically closed to the public gaze and ignored by media reportage and academic research which prefers to focus on a small, unrepresentative group of elite players. Key themes explored within the text include: the culture of work in professional football the changing identity, orientation and expectations of players during their careers the fragile and uncertain nature of professional sport careers the performance and dramatic aspects of a career under public scrutiny the role of relationships with managers, owners, support staff and partners players' responses to the insecurities inherent in professional football such as injury, ageing, performance and transfer. The text deals with a wide range of issues of interest to sports students and academics, particularly those with a focus on the sociology of sport but also including sport development, sport management and coaching studies. The text will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of careers, industrial relations and the sociology of work.

Author : Peter Crouch
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473561213
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be a Footballer written by Peter Crouch and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Very funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern player' - Sunday Times 'The funniest man in British sport' - Metro **A Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year** **Shortlisted for the National Book Awards** **Longlisted for the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year** You become a footballer because you love football. And then you are a footballer, and you're suddenly in the strangest, most baffling world of all. A world where one team-mate comes to training in a bright red suit with matching top-hat, cane and glasses, without any actual glass in them, and another has so many sports cars they forget they have left a Porsche at the train station. Even when their surname is incorporated in the registration plate. So walk with me into the dressing-room, to find out which players refuse to touch a football before a game, to discover why a load of millionaires never have any shower-gel, and to hear what Cristiano Ronaldo says when he looks at himself in the mirror. We will go into post-match interviews, make fools of ourselves on social media and try to ensure that we never again pay £250 for a haircut that should have cost a tenner. We'll be coached and cajoled by Harry Redknapp, upset Rafa Benitez and be soothed by the sound of an accordion played by Sven-Goran Eriksson's assistant Tord Grip. There will be some very bad music and some very bad decisions. I am Peter Crouch. This is How To Be A Footballer. Shall we?

Author : Paul McVeigh
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408193752
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stupid Footballer is Dead written by Paul McVeigh and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key guide to the tools and techniques for football intelligence that will give anyone a psychological edge, in the world of football and beyond.

Author : Keith Gillespie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908695796
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keith Gillespie: How Not to be a Football Millionaire written by Keith Gillespie and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith Gillespie is renowned as a footballer who liked a bet. And lost a lot. One afternoon he added up how much he had gambled away during the course of his professional career. It made for uncomfortable reading. This is his story.

Author : Mark Nesti
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135284911
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology in Football written by Mark Nesti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the skills of the sport psychologist be put to best use within a football club? How can a sport psychologist help elite footballers perform at their maximum level? In this groundbreaking guide to the role of the sport psychologist within elite and professional football, leading sport psychologist Mark Nesti argues that working closely with coaches and players to create a receptive environment is vital if psychologists are to add maximum value to team and individual performances. Drawing on a decade’s professional experience working at the top level of English football, Nesti offers a detailed guide to delivering sport psychology in an elite team sport environment, from practical drills on the training field to shaping organizational behaviour at club level. The book explores the full range of issues and themes that define the role of the professional sport psychologist working in football today, including: mental skills training group cohesion and team dynamics counselling, trust and confidentiality transitions in football managerial and coaching philosophies structure, communication and organizational psychology. The book is illustrated throughout with real-world case studies, drawing on research into sixteen professional clubs across five European countries, and concludes by suggesting how other elite team sports can learn from the experiences of professional football. This is the only book to outline a holistic approach to psychology in football and the to offer such a rich combination of theory and practice. It is therefore essential reading for all students of sport psychology and all psychologists and coaches working in elite team sport.

Author : Richard Lee
Publisher : Bennion Kearny Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780957051126
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Graduation written by Richard Lee and published by Bennion Kearny Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010/11 season will go down as a memorable one for Goalkeeper Richard Lee. After more than ten years at Watford FC, Richard signed for League One outfit Brentford FC, but soon found himself cast aside. Dropped after one game and behind three other goalkeepers before he would get another opportunity - Richard would take on his toughest challenge to date! Cup wins, penalty saves, hypnotherapy and injury would follow, but these things only tell a small part of the tale. Suffering from acute mental anxiety throughout his career pushed Richard into making a choice between fight or flight. Could he overcome his fears or take the easy road out and quit? Fortunately for Brentford fans, he chose to fight. Throughout this book, Richard shares his understanding of the mind and how to apply it for high-level performance. Filled with anecdotes, insights, humour and honesty - Graduation uncovers Richard's campaign to take back the number one spot, save a lot of penalties, and overcome new challenges. What we see is a transformation - beautifully encapsulated in this extraordinary season.

Author : John Goddard
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781003173
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook on the Economics of Professional Football written by John Goddard and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive Handbook, John Goddard and Peter Sloane present a collection of analytical contributions by internationally regarded scholars in the field, which extensively examine the many economic challenges facing the world's most popular

Author : Dean Caslake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909125513
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Footballer's Journey written by Dean Caslake and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many youngsters dream of becoming a professional footballer. But football is a highly competitive world where only a handful will succeed. Many aspiring soccer players don't know exactly what to expect, or what is required, to make the transition from the amateur world to the 'bright lights' in front of thousands of fans. The Footballer's Journey maps out the footballer's path with candid insight and no-nonsense advice. It examines the reality of becoming a footballer including the odds of 'making it', how academies really work, the importance of attitude and mindset, and even the value of having a backup plan if things don't quite work out. Filled with real life stories from current, and former, professionals across different leagues, The Footballer's Journey provides honest guidance and practical tips on what is required to give yourself the best possible chance of turning the dream into a reality. Learn: - How likely a professional career really is - The importance of sacrifice - How commitment and focus will pay dividends - The value of education and having a back-up plan - Why rejection is not the end of the world, and how disappointment can drive you forwards

Author : Secret Footballer
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0852653085
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am the Secret Footballer written by Secret Footballer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth about professional football by the man on the inside.