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Few athletes will
be among the best in their sport at such a young age as Martina
Hingis and Tiger Woods. But accelerated athletic development is
now possible because of better, smarter training starting at an
early age.
Total Training
for Young Champions provides coaches, instructors, teachers, and
parents of potential future sports stars the best conditioning advice
and programs for establishing an overall fitness base and maximizing
the athletic development of young people ages 6 to 18. Specifically,
the book outlines how to increase a young athletes coordination,
flexibility, speed, endurance, and strength, thereby enabling them
to excel in sports.
Tudor Bompa, one
of the worlds foremost sports conditioning experts who has
trained 11 Olympic medalists, presents a safe, proven training regimen
that builds upon each of the four stages of youth development:
Initiation-prepuberty
Athletic formation-puberty
Specialization-postpuberty
High performance-maturation
For the first
three phases, Bompa provides nearly 300 exercises covering different
ability levels, with several alternatives for variety. He also offers
sport-specific training programs in 11 sports, including baseball,
basketball, ice hockey, football, gymnastics, soccer, swimming,
tennis, volleyball, and track and field.
Total Training
for Young Champions is the comprehensive guide to developing the
next generation of superior athletes. Use it to boost the physical
tools every young athlete needs to succeed-and shine-in sports.
About
the Author
Tudor Bompa is
recognized worldwide as the foremost expert on periodization training-conditioning
programs that balance the loads, lengths, and intensities of workouts
for maximum performance. He first developed the concept of "periodization
of strength" in Romania in 1963, as he helped the eastern bloc
countries rise to dominance in the athletic world. Since then, Bompa
has used his system to train 11 Olympic Games medalists, and periodization
training has become a standard method for conditioning champion
athletes.
A full professor
at York University in Toronto, Bompa has authored several important
books on physical conditioning, including Serious Strength Training
(Human Kinetics, 1998); Periodization: Theory and Methodology of
Training (Human Kinetics, 1999); Periodization Training for Sports
(Human Kinetics, 1999); and Power Training for Sport: Plyometrics
for Maximum Power Development; as well as numerous articles on the
subject. His work has been translated into nine languages, and he
has made presentations on training theories, planning, and periodization
in more than 30 countries. His publications, conferences, and ideas
are highly regarded and enthusiastically sought after by many top
professional athletes and training specialists. Bompa lives in Sharon,
Ontario.
Bompa currently
offers a certification program in training, planning, and periodization
called "The Tudor Bompa Training System." The program
is designed for personal trainers, instructors, coaches, athletes,
and educators. For more information, contact Dr. Tudor Bompa, P.O.
Box 95, Sharon, ON, LOG 1VO, Canada.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Training
Guidelines for Young Athletes
Chapter 2. Stages of Athletic Development
Chapter 3. Flexibility Training
Chapter 4. Motor Skills Training
Chapter 5. Speed Training
Chapter 6. Strength and Power Training
Chapter 7. Endurance Training
Chapter 8. Excelling in Competition
Chapter 9. Long-Term Training Plans
Words
of Praise
"This
unique book provides important lessons for those people training
young athletes. The critical message is that the design and intensity
of training regimens for child and adolescent athletes should not
mimic those of their adult counterparts. Training programs for young
athletes must be consistent with their level of anatomic, physiological,
and emotional maturity. Failure to comply with such programs puts
the child at risk for injury and/or early dropout from sports participation.
This book provides useful, practical guidance for creating a positive
athletic experience for young competitors."
Thomas W. Rowland, MD
Editor, Pediatric Exercise Science
Author of Developmental Exercise Physiology
"Total
Training for Young Champions encompasses topics that are essential
for coaching younger athletes. With Bompas explanatory writing
style and superb training methods, coaches can give their young
athletes the basis they need to excel in any sport."
Lynne Rolley
Director of Programs, USA Tennis Player Development
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