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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Physical Growth and Maturation From infancy to adolescence, children undergo substantial changes in skeletal structure, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, and coordination. Coach Education: Mandate training for youth coaches in injury prevention, recognizing overtraining symptoms, and proper biomechanics for developing athletes.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Thanks to this evolutionary history we are specifically adapted for endurance running. Whilst we have the underlying coordinative structures, locomotion skills are not hardwired in humans – they are developed through motor learning and skill acquisition during the developmental years. But how did we get here?