The Four Disciplines Has Had On A Footballer At The Professional Level

The chosen sport for the case study was Football, and the study was to see the impact the four disciplines had on a footballer at the professional level. The four disciplines are as follows: Physiological, Psychological, Nutritional and Biomechanical. The study is to see how each discipline impacts professional footballers. Also how it can affect the body when it comes to their performance level.

A major discipline is physiology; football requires this discipline in many ways. A specific thing that can affect a footballer during a match would be how quickly a footballer fatigues. During a match on average an elite footballer would cover between 10km and 13km (Bangsbo 2014). This is primarily made up of walking and light running, with segments of high intense running. A very important physiological demand is the positions played in football, because when it comes to football the amount of distance a midfielder may cover would be more than what a central defender would cover (Mohr et al., 2003). When it comes to this physiological demand it is particularly important because when the ball is in possession the high intensity running would mainly be covered by the central attacking midfielders (Bradley et Al., 2013b) in comparison to a central defender who wouldn’t so a

Biomechanics is a major demand in regards to football because, without biomechanics a footballer wouldn’t be able to understand the correct technique in kicking a ball. Biomechanics is key in terms of understanding what a beneficial role having the arm in a horizontal position(Shan G, Westerhoff, 2005) has in relation to keeping balance when kicking a football. Another key element biomechanics holds in regards to football is the types of controlled movement a footballer makes. On average premier league footballers make approximately 700 turns in a 90 minute game, (Bloomfield al