
Few athletes will be among the best in their sport at such a young age as Martina Hingis & Tiger Woods. But accelerated athletic development is now possible because of better smarter training starting at an early age. Total Training for Young Champions" provides coaches instructors teachers & parents of potential future sports stars the best conditioning advice & programs for establishing an overall fitness base & maximizing the athletic development of young people ages 6 to 18. Specifically the book outlines how to increase a young athlete's coordination flexibility speed endurance & strength thereby enabling them to excel in sports. Tudor Bompa one of the world's foremost sports conditioning experts who has trained 11 Olympic medalists presents a safe proven training regimen that builds upon each of the four stages of youth development:
- Initiation-prepuberty- Athletic formation-puberty- Specialization-postpuberty- High performance-maturation For the first three phases Bompa provides nearly 300 exercises covering different ability levels with several alternatives for variety. He also offers sport-specific training programs in 11 sports including baseball basketball ice hockey football gymnastics soccer swimming tennis volleyball & track & field. " Total Training for Young Champions "is the comprehensive guide to developing the next generation of superior athletes. Use it to boost the physical tools every young athlete needs to succeed-and shine-in sports."