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Author: Damian Roden ,
Joanna Fletcher ,
Daniel Ford
Publisher: Fit For Every Game
Imprint: Fit For Every Game
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 2.250kg
ISBN: 9781527285965
ISBN 10: 1527285960
Pages: 484
Publication Date: 31 March 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Adult education
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Professional & Vocational
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
“As a player, it’s no coincidence that my time working with Damian and this methodology was the most successful period of my career, and the fittest and freshest I have ever felt. As a Sporting Director, this book is my blueprint of how to get each department working to the same goals and keep our best players on the pitch performing to their maximum.” Jonathan Walters: Stoke City and Republic of Ireland “Having read this many times over to learn what made me feel so good as a player, I now understand how simple it is to prepare players for the demands of the modern game. This book is my bible as a coach as it signposts exactly what I need to do and when, to make sure I have all my best players fit and perhaps more importantly, ready to perform. Charlie Adam: Liverpool, Rangers, Stoke City & Scotland “Moving from playing to coaching is not a simple transition and often quite daunting. Fit for every game is so well written and makes every aspect of performance seem so simple and clear. I know how good this methodology is, I lived it as a Premier League player…. I now understand the why and can’t wait to use it in all of our facilities.” Geoff Cameron: Houston Dynamo, Stoke City, USA
""As a player, it's no coincidence that my time working with Damian and this methodology was the most successful period of my career, and the fittest and freshest I have ever felt. As a Sporting Director, this book is my blueprint of how to get each department working to the same goals and keep our best players on the pitch performing to their maximum."" Jonathan Walters: Stoke City and Republic of Ireland ""Having read this many times over to learn what made me feel so good as a player, I now understand how simple it is to prepare players for the demands of the modern game. This book is my bible as a coach as it signposts exactly what I need to do and when, to make sure I have all my best players fit and perhaps more importantly, ready to perform. Charlie Adam: Liverpool, Rangers, Stoke City & Scotland ""Moving from playing to coaching is not a simple transition and often quite daunting. Fit for every game is so well written and makes every aspect of performance seem so simple and clear. I know how good this methodology is, I lived it as a Premier League player.... I now understand the why and can't wait to use it in all of our facilities."" Geoff Cameron: Houston Dynamo, Stoke City, USA
Author Information
Damian Roden is one of the most experienced and well-respected performance coaches to emerge from the English Premier League. After six years working with the FA of Wales, where he helped transform the delivery of coach education, Damian was recruited to the reputable sports science department at Bolton Wanderers FC by the well-respected Sam Allardyce. It is here that he began to introduce his philosophy, 'Fit For Every Game'. For a four-year period, and with an ageing squad of players, they were the only team outside the 'Big Four' teams to finish in the top eight of the Premier League every season, qualifying for European competition twice. Damian was then recruited as Head of Sports Science by Mark Hughes, first for Blackburn Rovers FC and then Manchester City FC. Hughes was one of the most forward-thinking British coaches at the time and, as with Allardyce at Bolton, steered both Rovers and City into European competition using the same methods. In 2010, having been headhunted by the Australian Football Federation to become their Head of Performance and help develop a well-established national team structure, an almost fatal deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), suffered during his first training camp with the Socceroos, brought the role to an abrupt end. However, the next year, the same role was presented to him with his home nation Wales, where he was reunited with colleagues Gary Speed (Bolton), Osian Roberts (FA of Wales), and Raymond Verheijen (Manchester City). Following an initial developmental period, Wales became the most improved team in the FIFA World Rankings, highlighting the progress made under Speed. Wales went on to reach the semi-finals of their first European finals tournament in 2016. Following the tragic end to close friend Gary Speed's tenure with Wales, Damian went back to the Premier League and spent four years with Stoke City as Head of Sports Science. During that time, Stoke had the fewest injuries of all Premier League teams. They also achieved the highest league position and points total in the club's history, for three consecutive seasons. In 2018, Damian then moved on to Seattle Sounders and as Director of High Performance, the club became MLS Champions, Western Conference Champions, and won the Cascadia Cup two seasons in a row. They had the best start, the best half-season in MLS history, and the best 25-game streak, including nine straight wins - additional MLS records. During Damian's tenure, Seattle recorded their highest points total, highest overall league position in years, and the highest player availability in the club's history. Following his tenure in Seattle, Damian became Director of Performance at RSC Anderlecht and continued to successfully implement his philosophy and influence a forward-thinking group of coaches, practitioners and players. In two seasons the club managed to re-establish itself as a force, secured European football and achieved the highest player availability in the league. Having helped establish the highly reputable 'Radcliffe Group' advising clubs and educating and developing coaches, practitioners and players alike Damian became Head of Performance at Burnley as the club restructured their performance and medical teams for the 2024/25 season.
