Seventy percent of kids drop out of sports before their high school graduation. Only 15% leave because they feel they are not good enough. Almost 70% leave because they were not having fun, or due to problems with the coach. Injuries cause 30% to give up sports. This course is packed full of practical sports science information that provide youth coaches and parents with the practical pediatric sports science insights to successfully retain young athletes and develop their sport potential while avoiding injury and overtraining. We begin by examining the multidimensional nature of coaching, the relevant sport motor performance abilities, the impact of growth and development on motor skills, the gene versus practice controversy, and briefly overview the body structures strengthened through training. Then we explore the athlete's energy supply, where this energy comes from, and how it matures along with the athlete. Finally, we examine the development of strength, power, anaerobic capacity, coordination and flexibility through the life span.
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The Science of Training Young Athletes
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100% 在线
可灵活调整截止日期
初级
完成时间大约为21 小时
英语（English）
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Week 1: Introduction to the young athlete
Youth coaches who have a sound understanding of pediatric sports science are essential to the successful development of a young athlete’s sport potential. In this section you are introduced to the multidimensional nature of coaching, and how an athlete’s motor abilities of endurance, strength, speed, coordination and flexibility are affected by growth and maturation.The optional text manual for this course is available at: http://www.learnitez.com/HighPerformanceScience/manuals/
Week 2: Strategies for maximizing the athlete’s potential
Many factors can positively and negatively impact the young athlete’s ability to optimize their sports potential. In this section we examine strategies for ensuring the athlete’s systematic long-term sports development and how to mold the correct sport-specific phenotype.
Week 3: How the body works
The coach is a microbiologist who designs training so it stimulates the body’s cells and structures to become stronger and more efficient. In this section you are introduced to key organ systems, and the energy these organ systems use to run the chemical reactions needed for a sports performance. You will also learn how diet can positively enhance an athlete’s ability to train and compete.
Week 4: Enhancing the athlete’s physical work capacity
The level of expertise with which an athlete is able to perform sports skill depends on how well the coach molds the correct ratio of endurance, strength, power and speed to meet the demands of the sport. In this section you will learn the science behind developing these important motor performance abilities as the young athlete moves through puberty.
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来自THE SCIENCE OF TRAINING YOUNG ATHLETES的热门评论
Great base to build on. Filled in my gaps with regards to physical/physiological development of young athletes. For me it is a great addition to the English FA Level 1 and 2 football coaching course.
The course was explained comprehensively.. thank you so much for making this course, I have learned a lot. I can surely use this knowledge in my class as Physical Education teacher
Very well designed course, provides very complete and deep information regarding the Science of Training such as the physiology, biology, athletes training and others ...
This was a very useful course that helped me understand a lot about an athletes body and how to work on it as a coach.\n\nA 'must do' course for all coaches.
Excellent course!\n\nWill use information to help my general health & wellness.\n\nAlso highly recommend to any athlete, coach or anyone engaged in fitness.
This class is an excellent resource for coaches of any sport. It will change your coaching perspective and show you how to coach each individual athlete.
A good re-introduction to a lot of concepts I learned in university. It's time to apply them again (20+ years later) to my coaching activities.
This was a very interesting, informative class. I learned a lot about how to coach and train young athletes from an early age through puberty.
This course gives great insight into the training of Young Athletes and has been a great help to me as both a Rugby Coach and Personal Trainer
An in-depth view of the course in the areas of body, muscle and cell chemistry as it affects an athlete's performance was deeply addressed.
This course provided me with a great insights, as well as helped me review and refresh what I have learnt during my undergraduate studies.
Great course! Very well structured and taught. Great job by Dr. Brooks! If you're a coach training at any level this is a must-do course!
A lot of hard work but this was exactly what I was looking for. A science-based approach with practical application to my coaching.
Enjoyed this course and picked up quite a few good points. Highly recommended for new coaches or people involved with youth sports.
this course gives very useful information about how to train the athlete in a right way. the languge is simple and understandable
The great course. I hope that prof. Brook we continue her work. She is excellent teacher. I am awaiting for here new course.
This course is amazing! The content is great and the delivery even better. I thoroughly enjoyed the 5 weeks of learning
Very interesting and valuable for whom participating in all kind of sports whatever their label is.
Exceeded my expectations.\n\nThis should be a mandatory course for ALL young athlete coaches!
It's an amazing and wonderful course that helped me understand a lot of thing in coaching
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佛罗里达大学
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