| Help your athletes get the training edge they need today to become the sportsstars of tomorrow. With Strength and Power for Young Athletes, you candevelop strength-training programs specifically tailored to children that willdramatically increase their athletic performance.
This proven, research-based text provides young people ages 7 to 15 with a solidfitness base, offering aerobic activities and stretching exercises. It alsopresents the principles and practical applications for developing both age- andsport-specific strength-training programs.
There are many benefits of starting children on a strength training program atan early age, including increased strength and power, improved body composition, greater self-esteem, reduction in sports training injuries, and enhanced sports performance.
Written by two of the leading experts on youth training, Strength and Powerfor Young Athletes offers 82 free weight, body weight, machine, cord, andmedicine ball exercises for building muscle strength. You will learn how toincorporate these progressive resistance exercises into your young athletestraining programs with the help of 135 photos that emphasize safety and correcttechnique.
The authors have provided three age-appropriate strength-training programs forchildren 7 to 9 years, 10 to 12 years, and 13 to 15 years. Youll also findconditioning programs for power sports, jumping sports, striking sports, andendurance sports.
Whether youre a parent, coach, strength and conditioning specialist, physicaleducator, or fitness professional, Strength and Power for Young Athleteswill give you the essential knowledge and teaching skills to safely andeffectively instruct young people on strength-training programs. Then you canhelp young athletes get the training edge they need today to become the sportsstars of tomorrow.
About the Author
As a leading researcher and practitioner in the area of youth fitness, AveryFaigenbaum, EdD, CSCS, has had years of experience working with children andadolescents in the weight room. He is currently an assistant professor ofexercise physiology at the University of Massachusetts, working as a pediatricexercise scientist as well as fitness practitioner and youth volunteer.
A well-recognized and sought-after speaker, Faigenbaum lectures across thecountry to sports medicine and fitness organizations. He serves on the editorialboards of the Strength and Conditioning Journal, Journal of Strength andConditioning Research, and ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal.Faigenbaum is certified by the NSCA, ACSM, and the United States WeightliftingAssociation. He has also been appointed to the Massachusetts Governors Committeeon Physical Fitness and Sports and elected to serve as NSCA Massachusetts StateDirector. Faigenbaum lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
With more than 35 years of experience in strength training as an athlete, coa
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