Fitness training for children and youth

This popularly written book focuses on fitness training for children and youth using modern tools and training aids. More than 180 effective exercises, illustrated in photographs, will inspire the training of young athletes from preschool age.

Coaches, parents, athletes and all those interested in new trends in fitness training will find in the book innovative equipment that can improve and diversify training. The author explains the basic concepts related to conditioning and describes movement skills in relation to the different age periods of childhood and adolescence. In the practical part of the book, the reader is introduced to the specific incorporation of aids into children's movement training and their use in the development of speed, strength, coordination, agility and endurance, including compensatory exercises.

About the Author

Zumr Tomas

Born in 1982. He graduated in coaching and specialised in athletics coaching at the Charles University in Prague. He has been actively involved in athletics with a focus on sprints and relay races for more than 10 years. He is a multiple medalist and champion of the Czech Republic, academic champion of the Czech Republic and participant of the European Athletics Championships. He was a member of the national bobsled team, a participant of World Cup and World Championships. Professionally, he is particularly interested in fitness training, coordination and strength demands of various sports disciplines, strengthening and strengthening with the use of balance aids. He creates and implements nutrition plans, personal and group training for recreational and elite athletes, focusing on tennis, beach volleyball, soccer, hockey, golf and more. She is part of the coaching team at Hamr Sports Complexes. He is also an author or co-author of several professional publications on the problems and potential of using balance aids in practice.

Release date: 02. 04. 2019

Format / pages: 167×240, 160 pages

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