This essential new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a thorough overview of the unique physiologic characteristics, responsiveness to training, and possible health hazards involved in the training, coaching, and medical care of young athletes.
Intense involvement in competitive sports often begins during childhood. During adolescence, many athletes reach their peak performance and some may participate in World Championships and Olympic Games at a relatively young age. The Young Athlete presents the available information relevant to exercise and training in youth, reviewed and summarized by authors who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields.
The Young Athlete is subdivided into seven parts covering: the physiologic bases of physical performance in view of growth and development; trainability and the consequences of a high level of physical activity during childhood and adolescence for future health; the epidemiology of injuries, their prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; non-orthopedic health concerns including the pre-participation examination; psychosocial issues relevant to young athletes; diseases relevant to child and adolescent athletes; the methodology relevant to the assessment of young athletes.
This valuable reference summarizes a large database of information from thousands of studies and is especially relevant to sports physicians, pediatricians, general practitioners, physical therapists, dietitians, coaches, students, and researchers in the exercise sciences.
Other Titles in the Series
Vol. I THE OLYMPIC BOOK OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Edited by A. Dirix, H.G. Knuttgen & K. Tittel
1988, ISBN 978 0 632 01963 2 (hardback)
Vol. II ENDURANCE IN SPORT
Edited by R.J. Shephard & P-O. Astrand
2nd edition, 2000, ISBN 978 0 632 05348 3 (hardback)
Vol. III STRENGTH AND POWER IN SPORT
Edited by P.V. Komi
2nd edition, 2003, ISBN 978 0 632 05911 9 (hardback)
Vol. IV SPORTS INJURIES: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION AND CARE
Edited by P.A.F.H. Renstroem
1993, ISBN 978 0 632 03331 7 (hardback)
Vol. V CLINICAL PRACTICE OF SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION AND CARE
Edited by P.A.F.H. Renstroem
1994, ISBN 978 0 632 03785 8 (hardback)
Vol. VI THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ATHLETE
Edited by O. Bar-Or
1996, ISBN 978 0 865 42904 8 (hardback)
Vol. VII NUTRITION IN SPORT
Edited by R.J. Maughan
2000, ISBN 978 0 632 05094 9 (hardback)
Vol. VIII WOMEN IN SPORT
Edited by B.L. Drinkwater
2000, ISBN 978 0 632 05084 0 (hardback)
Vol. IX BIOMECHANICS IN SPORT
Edited by V. Zatsiorsky
2000, ISBN 978 0 632 05392 6 (hardback)
Vol. X REHABILITATION OF SPORTS INJURIES: SCIENTIFIC BASIS
Edited by W.R. Frontera
2003, ISBN 978 0 632 05813 6 (hardback)
Vol. XI THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
Edited by W.J. Kraemer & A.D. Rogol
2005, ISBN 978 1 4051 3017 2 (hardback)
Vol. XII TENDINOPATHY IN ATHLETES
Edited by Savio L-Y. Woo, Per A.F.H. Renstrom & Steven P. Arnoczky
2007, ISBN 978 1 4051 5670 7 (hardback)
