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Youth sports / eds. Manuel J. Coelho e Silva... [et al.]

Coelho e Silva, Manuel J.

Edited by Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra - 2016

The volume is aimed primarily for students of physical education and sport sciences, coaches, trainers, parents and others involed in youth sport programs and in the preparation of young athletes. The contents have application to a variety of cultural contexts given the near universality of sport for youth throughout the world. Focus is on the youth sport participant or the young athlete as a child and adolescent with the needs of a child and adolescent. The demands of sport are superimposed on the biological and behavioral demands placed upon children and adolescents. All too often this is overlooked, especially at the more elite levels of youth sport, where the young talented athlete is often viewed as a commodity. The editors hope that the contributions which comprise this volume will serve to enhance the sport experiences of youth, minimize potential risks, and maximize potential benefits by educating adults who work with them in the context of sport. The second edition of "Youth sports" is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 includes chapters in two parts. the first focuses on Participation - statistics, benefits and risks, motivation, coaching values, and parents. The second part focuses on trainability, readiness and injuries - the effects of training on growth, responsiveness to training for sport, physiological dimensions of training, and risk factors for injury. Volume 2 includes chapters in three parts. The first focuses on growth and maturation - young athletes participating in soccer, swimming and artistic gymnastics. The second focuses on talent - specifically talented young athletes in tennis and soccer and physiological characteristics of elite adolescent athletes in several sport. The third part focuses on training quality of training experiences, tactical training and talent coaches. The two volumes bring together research-based knowledge and understanding from the perspectives of the biomedical (human biology), social and sport sciences.

Vol. 1 : Participation, trainability and readiness.- Vol. 2 : Growth, maturation and talent.

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