ABSTRACT
High Performance Youth Swimming 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.
Divided into sections on physiology of swimming, motor control, biomechanics, and long-term well-being, the book also includes chapters from international contributors on:
- Strength and conditioning
- Skill acquisition
- Overtraining
- Burnout
- Respiratory health
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|50 pages
Setting the Scene
part Section II|98 pages
Sizing and Shaping the Engine of the Young Swimmer
part Section III|64 pages
Sharpening the Technical Skills of the Young Swimmer
chapter 12|10 pages
Skill Acquisition in the Swimming Pool
part Section IV|70 pages
The Long-Term Well-Being of the Young Swimmer