The young athlete

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* An essential text that defines the medical and scientific aspects of the child andadolescent athlete* Meets the need for a responsible approach to the developing athlete* Covers key concepts in six sections: Growth, Maturation, and Physical Performance; Conditioning; Injuries; Non-orthopaedic Health Concerns; Psychosocial Issues; Disease and the Young Athlete.

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Full title :The young athlete / edited by Helge Hebestreit and Oded Bar-Or.

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Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Blackwell Pub
Place of Publication:Malden, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

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"An IOC Medical Commission Publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine."

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Description:1 online resource (514 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1282341863, 9781282341869, 9786612341861, 6612341866, 0470696257, 9780470696255, 0470695501, 9780470695500
oclc:on1317389799
LC Classification:RC1218.C45
Dewey Decimal:617.1/02703

THE YOUNG ATHLETE; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Dedication to Oded Bar-Or, MD; Part 1: Growth, Maturation, and Physical Performance; 1 Growth and Biologic Maturation: Relevance to Athletic Performance; 2 Muscle Development During Childhood and Adolescence; 3 Development of Maximal Anaerobic Performance: An Old Issue Revisited; 4 Cardiorespiratory Responses During Endurance Exercise: Maturation and Growth; 5 Scaling for Size: Relevance to Understanding the Effects of Growth on Performance; Part 2: Training: Principles, Trainability, and Consequences

6 Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Power: Trainability During Childhood7 Endurance Trainability of Children and Youth; 8 Skill Acquisition in Childhood and Adolescence; 9 Growing a Healthy Skeleton: Exercise-the Primary Driving Force; 10 Physical Activity in Youth: Health Implications for the Future; Part 3: Injuries: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation; 11 Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports-Related Injuries; 12 Overuse Injuries in the Young Athlete: Stress Fractures; 13 Protective Sports Equipment; 14 Rehabilitation of Children Following Sport and Activity Related Injuries

Part 4: Non-orthopedic…