High Performance Youth Swimming

<I><P>High Performance Youth Swimming </I>provides an in-depth view of the physiological, biomechanical, and multifaceted underpinning of swimming success, with a focus on youth. Considerations of both growth and maturation processes and the intricacies of the swimming training environment are core throughout the book.</P><P>Divided into sections on physiology of swimming, motor control, biomechanics, and long-term well-being, the book also includes chapters from international contributors on:</P><UL><LI>Strength and conditioning</LI><LI>Skill acquisition</LI><LI>Overtraining</LI><LI>Burnout</LI><LI>Respiratory health</LI></UL><P>This volume is for those interested in enhancing their art of coaching through a deeper understanding of the science of swimming, including swimming coaches, those who wish – and question how – to best support youth swimming performance, or anyone interested in swimming science more generally.</P>