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 Periodisation and nutritional strategies Injury prevention and wellbeing Developing a holistic programme for young athletes. Written by a team of leading international strength and conditioning experts and paediatric sport scientists, the book includes expanded practical guidelines in every chapter to show how the latest scientific research can be applied by coaches to optimise young athletic potential. Including sample training programmes and exercises throughout, this is an essential resource for all students of strength and conditioning or paediatric exercise science, as well as any coach and athletic trainer working with children and young people. Table of Contents PART I: Fundamental Concepts of Youth Development 1.The impact of growth and maturation on physical performance Gareth Stratton and Jon L. Oliver 2.Talent identification Kevin Till, Stacey Emmonds and Ben Jones 3.Talent development Craig A. Williams, Jon L. Oliver, Rhodri S. Lloyd and Urs Granacher 4.Monitoring and assessment of young athletes Craig B. Harrison and Mike McGuigan 5. Coaching Young Athletes Rhodri S. Lloyd, Sylvia Moeskops, Brendan Cropley and Avery D. Faigenbaum PART II - Development OF Physical Fitness IN YOUNG ATHLETES 6.Motor skill training for young athletes Rhodri S. Lloyd, Sylvia Moeskops and Urs Granacher 7.Strength and power training for young athletes Avery D. Faigenbaum, Duncan N. French, Rhodri S. Lloyd and William J. Kraemer 8.Weightlifting for young athletes G. Gregory Haff and Erin E. Haff 9.Plyometric training for young athletes John B. Cronin and John M. Radnor 10.Speed training for young athletes Jon L. Oliver, Micheál Cahill and Aaron Uthoff 11.Agility training for young athletes Ian Jeffreys 12. Aerobic and anaerobic training for young athletes Jon L. Oliver and Craig B. Harrison 13. Mobility and flexibility training for young athletes William Sands and Jeni McNeal PART III: Contemporary Issues For Young Athletes 14. Periodization strategies for young athletes G. Gregory Haff 15. Nutritional strategies to support young athletes Marcus P. Hannon, Viswanath Unnithan, James P. Morton and Graeme L. Close 16.Reducing injury risk in young athletes Paul J. Read, Jon L. Oliver, Greg D. Myer and Rhodri S. Lloyd 17. Creating a holistic environment for young athletes Craig B. Harrison, Joe Eisenmann and Camilla J. Knight
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