A practical and comprehensive guide for teachers, coaches and parents which will help them to develop suitable, safe and effective training programmes for the child. There are major differences between the anatomy and physiology of adults and children involved in training for health and sport but, traditionally, parents, coaches and teachers have treated children as miniature adults when devising training and exercise schedules. Unlike adults, however, children are unaware of the limitations of their bodies and are ...
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A practical and comprehensive guide for teachers, coaches and parents which will help them to develop suitable, safe and effective training programmes for the child. There are major differences between the anatomy and physiology of adults and children involved in training for health and sport but, traditionally, parents, coaches and teachers have treated children as miniature adults when devising training and exercise schedules. Unlike adults, however, children are unaware of the limitations of their bodies and are therefore particularly vulnerable to injury or exhaustion while developing poor training practices and inadequate nutritional habits.
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