Binding: Paperback
Description: Development of the Youth Athlete offers a single - authored well - illustrated evidence - based and integrated analysis of the development and trainability of the morphological and physiological characteristics which influence sport performance in youth. The book critically analyses the development of the youth athlete in the context of current and future sport performance and long - term health and well - being. Development of the Youth Athlete identifies the principal controversies in youth sport and addresses them through sport - specific examples. Presenting a rigorous assessment and interpretation of scientific data with an emphasis on underlying physiological mechanisms the book focuses on the interactions between growth maturation and: Sport - related fitness Sport - specific trainability Sport performance Challenges in youth sport Providing the only up - to - date coherent critical discourse on youth athlete development currently available Development of the Youth Athlete is essential reading for students lecturers sport medicine practitioners researchers scholars and senior coaches with an interest in youth sport exercise science and sport medicine.
Title: Development Of The Youth Athlete
Author(s): Armstrong Neil
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138211414
Pages: 268 Pages, 2 Tables, Black And White; 52 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 8/17/2018
Category: Track & Field Sports, Athletics