Nutrition for Top Performance in Soccer: Eat Like the Pros and Take Your Game to the Next Level in Bloomington, MN

Nutrition is an important issue in many sports, and soccer is no exception, as nutrition plays a crucial role in the health of the athlete, adaptations to exercise training, weight maintenance, and match performance and recovery. To understand and apply the principles of sports nutrition in soccer, this book provides the basic understanding of nutrition as well as insight into the physiological demands of the game itself. It looks into what elite soccer players eat and drink, using all current recommendations made by nutrition experts
During a 90-minute match, an elite soccer player must cover almost six miles as well as expend almost 1600 kilocalories of energy. To be able to tackle, pass, dribble, shoot, and stay mentally sharp without fatigue means that players must follow appropriate fueling tactics, before and during the match. Recovery starts as soon as a match ends, so nutrition during this time is critical for muscle repair and refueling. Appropriate food choices and timing are also important to allow a player to perform hard, avoid illness, sleep well, maintain appropriate body composition, and recuperate from injury.
This book uses the UEFA 2020 Expert Group Consensus Review on Nutrition in Elite Football to give evidence-based guidelines for optimizing soccer performance through appropriate nutrition. Also included are some amusing anecdotes about the history of soccer nutrition and some of the obscure and even absurd food and beverage choices that professional players have made over the years