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Youth Strength Training Offers age-specific strength-training programs for students in elementary school (7 to 10 years), middle school (11 to 14 years), and high school (15 to 18 years). Youth Strength Training also offer guidelines for individualizing exercise protocols in each age group depending on a child’s physiological development (Human Kinetics, 2009)
Strength and Power for Young Athletes by Avery Faigenbaum and Wayne Westcott Combines the latest research with a wide variety of strength training programs for boys and girls ages 7 to 15. Provides training guidelines for 82 weight machine, free weight, elastic cord and medicine ball exercises. Includes proven training programs to enhance strength and power.
Youth Fitness Provides age-appropriate guidelines and recommendations for designing and implementing youth fitness programs for children and adolescents. Learn to encourage teamwork rather than competition with fun and safe activities. Youth Fitness serves as an excellent foundation for exercise and fitness professionals interested in expanding their teaching expertise concerning younger populations. (www.acefitness.org, 2001)
Medicine Ball for All Kids Explains the essentials of medicine ball training and outlines a program that can be used for enhancing health and fitness in children and adolescents. The medicine ball training program presented in this book includes upper body, lower body, reaction, and core-strengthening movements that can be incorporated into physical education classes and youth sport programs (www.Healthylearning.com, 2007)
Progressive Plyometrics for Kids Presents a comprehensive, progressive, cost effective, and developmentally appropriate program of plyometric exercises specifically designed for younger athletes. The book begins with easy-to-understand and -apply principles, methods, and modes of plyometrics, and offers keys to training success and program design. It then outlines a clear six-week progressive plyometric program, divided into three stages: bronze, silver, and gold. ?The book also includes an easy-to-navigate 58-minute DVD that allows you to see the 45 exercises from the progressive program. (www.Healthylearning.com, 2006)
Fitness Fairy Tales A fun physical activity and workout program for 2 to 7 year olds, with sing-along songs and stories presented on a CD (1993, www.cdbaby.com)
ACE's Guide to Youth Fitness DVD Trends in youth fitness are discussed, effective programming ideas are explored, and creative youth-fitness activities are described. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise. (www.Healthylearning.com, 2003)
Kids’ Fitness Workout Provides a detailed review of a workout that involves fundamental fitness training for kids. Among the fitness-related program aspects that this workout focuses on are strength, power, agility, reaction time, acceleration, and deceleration. Featuring a training program for children of all ages and fitness levels—athletes and non-athletes alike, the DVD explains and shows a creative and unique way to develop fitness in kids. (www.Healthylearning.com, 2006)
Youth Strength Training Offers the fundamentals needed to create a safe environment for youth activity. Also included are teaching tips and guidelines based both on research and first-hand experience in the development of youth programming. Six complete full-body workouts using various forms of resistance are covered in detail, with accompanying photographs and instructions for modifying each exercise for different skill and fitness levels. (www.Healthylearning.com, 2005)
Medicine-Ball Conditioning for Kids of All Ages and Fitness Levels Explains how children of all ages and abilities can benefit from an enhanced level of muscular fitness. Among the benefits that kids can achieve through proper strength training are increased level of both muscle strength and bone strength, enhanced level of sports performance, heightened motor skill ability, and increased resistance to injury. The DVD discusses and demonstrates a series of creative and innovative medicine-ball exercises that can be the focal point of a child’s training program. (www.Healthylearning.com, 2007)