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Youth Athletic Development Webinar Series

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Youth Athletic Development Webinar Series

Online Courses Personal Training FITREC LEVEL B Sport Coaching

In recent times, scientists and coaches have shown an increasing interest in the long–term development of young athletes. It is now widely accepted that children and adolescents require an independent and alternative approach to adults when attempting to enhance physical abilities. Research has previously documented the importance of not treating children like “miniature adults” due to their varying maturation rates and hormonal profiles. 

The aim of this webinar series is to educate practitioners on the key concepts of long-term athletic development, providing coaches with a greater understanding of how to properly train and progress youth athletes into adulthood. The series will explore the significance of physical literacy and fundamental movement skills, address the controversy of resistance training within youth populations, and outline a model for long-term development based on current scientific literature.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the need for youth athletic development within youth sport 
  • Explain the importance of physical literacy within youth athletic development
  • Describe the health benefits and the common myths surrounding youth athletic development
  • Describe the morphological and neuromuscular differences between boys and girls within youth athletic development 
  • Describe and implement the Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD) model
  • Describe and implement the Youth Physical Development Model 
  • Explain the differences between biological vs chronicle age 
  • Explain the importance of youth psychology and key theoretical concepts that surround positive cognitive, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing      
  • Explain the role of the coach, parent, and peers within youth athletic development and influencing positive mental and emotional changes across childhood 
  • Implement effective evidence-based youth athletic development periodisation

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