Discover the keys to retaining young athletes and enhancing their potential with the University of Florida's course, The Science of Training Young Athletes. This comprehensive program delves into the multidimensional nature of coaching, sport motor performance abilities, growth and development impact, energy supply, strength, and movement fluidity.
Explore the genetic vs. practice controversy, athlete's energy supply, and the development of strength, power, anaerobic capacity, coordination, and flexibility. Through practical pediatric sports science insights, this course equips youth coaches and parents to nurture young athletes' potential while avoiding injury and overtraining.
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The Science of Training Young Athletes comprises comprehensive modules covering coaching, motor performance, growth and development, energy supply, strength, and movement fluidity, equipping coaches and parents with essential insights for nurturing young athletes' potential.
Week 1 introduces the multidimensional nature of coaching and explores sport motor performance abilities, growth and maturation, and the impact of educational opportunities within sport organizations. Gain insights into factors influencing young athletes' potential.
Week 2 delves into critical training periods, long-term athlete development, and factors affecting young athletes' potential. Explore ontogeny, physical literacy, and the influence of genotype vs. phenotype on athletic development.
Week 3 provides an understanding of important body structures, energy supply, and the role of energy system fuels and diet. Explore the skeletal and muscular system, energy system mechanisms, and the impact of nutrition on athletic performance.
Week 4 focuses on enhancing the athlete's physical work capacity, covering aerobic capacity, strength, the physiology of strength and power, and anaerobic capacity. Gain practical insights into optimizing young athletes' physical abilities.
Week 5 explores the enhancement of movement fluidity, including coordination and flexibility. Delve into brain motor control, range of motion strategies, and the psychological aspects of talent identification and development.
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