Guiding the Young Athlete

An informative 'all you need to know' guide for coaches, teachers and parents of children and adolescents presenting all the latest information and advice relating to exercise and fitness for the young.

David Jenkins and Peter Reaburn are former physical education teachers, they are now university lecturers in exercise physiology and sports nutrition

Acknowledgments

viii

About the authors

ix

Preface

xi

Changes to the body during childhood

1

(26)

Chronic health disorders and exercise

27

(17)

Management of common injuries

44

(41)

Training for speed, endurance and flexibility

85

(32)

Training for strength

117

(13)

Enhancing recovery

130

(9)

Nutrition and exercise

139

(23)

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Guiding the Young Athlete

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