Help your athletes get the training edge they need today to become the sports stars of tomorrow. With Strength and Power for Young Athletes, you can develop strength-training programs specifically tailored to children that will dramatically increase their athletic performance.
This proven, research-based text provides young people ages 7 to 15 with a solid fitness base, offering aerobic activities and stretching exercises. It also presents the principles and practical applications for developing both age- and sport-specific strength-training programs. 
There are many benefits of starting children on a strength training program at an 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 Power for Young Athletes offers 82 free weight, body weight, machine, cord, and medicine ball exercises for building muscle strength. You will learn how to incorporate these progressive resistance exercises into your young athletes' training programs with the help of 135 photos that emphasize safety and correct technique. 
The authors have provided three age-appropriate strength-training programs for children 7 to 9 years, 10 to 12 years, and 13 to 15 years. You'll also find conditioning programs for power sports, jumping sports, striking sports, and endurance sports.
Whether you're a parent, coach, strength and conditioning specialist, physical educator, or fitness professional, Strength and Power for Young Athletes will give you the essential knowledge and teaching skills to safely and effectively instruct young people on strength-training programs. Then you can help young athletes get the training edge they need today to become the sports stars of tomorrow.

Strength and Power for Young Athletes

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Westcott, Wayne

Faigenbaum, Avery

Exercise & Fitness

Human Kinetics

The benefits of strength training for youth are clearly documented. Yet teachers, fitness instructors, and youth coaches are often not sure how to proceed, and they end up watering down adult versions of strength-training programs. 
That is definitely not the way to go. But authors Avery Faigenbaum and Wayne Westcott, with their 50 years of combined experience in teaching youth strength-training classes and coaching, can tell you the way to go—and back it with the most current research on instructional techniques and program design for youth. 
Long recognized as leading authorities on strength training, Faigenbaum and Westcott guide you in designing efficient, enjoyable, and productive programs for kids of varying abilities in elementary school (ages 7 to 10), middle school (11 to 14), and high school (15 to 18). You will focus first on broad-based, balanced muscle development, and then move into comprehensive, sport-specific strength-training programs. 
In addition, Youth Strength Training will teach you
- productive protocols for warming up and cooling down;
- procedures for enhancing joint flexibility;
- innovative ways to incorporate resistance exercises into physical education classes, sport practice sessions, and exercise facilities; and
- proper exercise technique for 111 resistance exercises using weight stack machines, free weights, medicine balls, elastic bands, and body-weight resistance.
Much has changed since the authors first wrote a book on strength training for youth, and those changes—including information in the areas of nutrition, hydration, and recovery to maximize the effects of strength training and minimize the risks of overtraining—are incorporated in this book. Additional changes, based on the authors' studies, are reflected in workout frequency, exercise repetitions, related training components, and other factors that affect program design and conditioning results. All programs were fashioned with the latest NASPE standards in mind. 
Faigenbaum and Westcott have included new information on periodization and long-term planning, perceived exertion scale for youth, overtraining and undertraining, dynamic warm-ups and static stretches, new exercises, effective instruction of youth, and plyometrics. 
Through strength training, kids as young as 7 can safely develop a strong musculoskeletal system that can help them improve their health and fitness and also withstand the rigors of sport participation. 
 Youth Strength Training is the definitive source to guide you in designing and overseeing the programs of the kids you work with, whether you're in a school, fitness center, or home setting. If you want to see high rates of strength development and spark a lifelong interest in strength-building activities, rely on Youth Strength Training.

Youth Strength Training: Programs for Health, Fitness, and Sport (Strength & Power for Young Athlete)

Essentials of Youth Fitness is an evidence informed, practical guide for fitness and strength and conditioning professionals working with younger clientele. Backed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and coauthored by three leading authorities in pediatric exercise science, this cutting-edge book reflects current research. It is built around the modern understanding that youth are not simply smaller versions of adults but are instead a special population with their own specific needs. This is a must-have resource for professionals working with young clients. Readers will learn the scientific theories behind youth training as well as how to apply them to help design effective programs that maximize creativity, engagement, and fun. This seminal resource is broken into three parts to systematically bridge the gap between science and practice. Part I lays the groundwork for understanding fundamental concepts of pediatric exercise science, including physiology, growth and maturation, long-term athletic development, and pedagogical strategies. Part II is devoted to the assessment of youth fitness and development of fitness components, including motor skill, strength and power, speed and agility, and aerobic and anaerobic fitness, and it features a chapter on designing integrative training programs. This practical section will demonstrate the impact of factors specific to youth on fitness, and it will teach readers how to design programs to meet the needs of youth of varying abilities and different stages of development. Sample training sessions with accompanying exercise photos within each chapter offer clear visual guidelines for implementing exercises correctly. Part III delves into modern-day topics specific to the youth population, including participation in organized sports and injury concerns; overweight and obese youth; those diagnosed with clinical conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and physical and mental disabilities; and the role of nutrition in healthy lifestyle habits. Learning aids throughout the text enhance comprehension and enable practitioners to quickly locate important information. Chapter objectives and key terms reinforce learning, while Teaching Tip boxes contextualize important themes and Do You Know? boxes illustrate practical application of the content. Combining the science of pediatric exercise with the practice of designing youth fitness programs, Essentials of Youth Fitness provides professionals with the information necessary to create a safe, effective exercise experience that sparks an ongoing interest in active play, exercise, and sports participation. CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. Essentials of Youth Fitness Online CE Exam may be purchased separately or as part of the Essentials of Youth Fitness With CE Exam package, which includes both the book and the exam.

Essentials of Youth Fitness

American College Of Sports Medicine

Oliver, Jon

Lloyd, Rhodri

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