Description

Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes: Science and Application offers an evidence-based introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning for young athletes. Fully revised and updated, this second edition draws on leading research to offer a holistic approach to training centred on the concept of long-term athletic development and the welfare of the young athlete.

With 20 new authors and 8 new chapters, the book explores every key topic in strength and conditioning applied to young athletes, including:

  • Growth and maturation

  • Talent identification and talent development

  • Monitoring and assessment

  • Coaching young athletes

  • Motor skill development

  • Strength development and plyometrics

  • Speed and agility development

  • Metabolic conditioning

  • Mobility and flexibility

  • Periodisa

Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes

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    A Paperback by Rhodri Lloyd, Jon Oliver

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      Book details

      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 9 March 2019
      ISBN-13 9780815361831
      978-0815361831
      ISBN-10 0815361831
      Also in:
      Primary and middle schools

      Description

      Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes: Science and Application offers an evidence-based introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning for young athletes. Fully revised and updated, this second edition draws on leading research to offer a holistic approach to training centred on the concept of long-term athletic development and the welfare of the young athlete.

      With 20 new authors and 8 new chapters, the book explores every key topic in strength and conditioning applied to young athletes, including:

      • Growth and maturation

      • Talent identification and talent development

      • Monitoring and assessment

      • Coaching young athletes

      • Motor skill development

      • Strength development and plyometrics

      • Speed and agility development

      • Metabolic conditioning

      • Mobility and flexibility

      • Periodisa

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