The FIFA/FMARC Consensus on Sports Nutrition
The benefits of good nutrition to the health and performance of players and officials at all levels of the game of soccer are widely recognised, and optimal nutrition is now a key strategy in the preparation of top teams. Covering the significant advances made in soccer-specific research and practice in recent years, this book presents the first formal scientific consensus on nutrition for the game. It includes:
- Analysis of the physical and metabolic demands of training and match-play
- Nutrition for training, competition and recovery, and for coping with different conditions
- Strategies to counter the effects on the immune system of intensive training and competition
- Water and electrolyte needs
- Dietary supplements
- The effects of alcohol on performance and recovery
- The role of the brain in fatigue, and nutritional interventions to combat late-game fatigue
- Nutrition for female and youth players, and for officials.
Written by leading international researchers and practitioners, and covering all key aspects of nutrition for soccer, this book provides scientists and professionals with an accessible guide to a rapidly developing field.
Ron Maughan is Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University and Chair of the Nutrition Working Group of the International Olympic Committee.