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About the Course

Seventy percent of kids drop out of sports before their high school graduation. Only 15% leave because they feel they are not good enough. Almost 70% leave because they were not having fun, or due to problems with the coach. Injuries cause 30% to give up sports. This course is packed full of practical sports science information that provide youth coaches and parents with the practical pediatric sports science insights to successfully retain young athletes and develop their sport potential while avoiding injury and overtraining. We begin by examining the multidimensional nature of coaching, the relevant sport motor performance abilities, the impact of growth and development on motor skills, the gene versus practice controversy, and briefly overview the body structures strengthened through training. Then we explore the athlete's energy supply, where this energy comes from, and how it matures along with the athlete. Finally, we examine the development of strength, power, anaerobic capacity, coordination and flexibility through the life span. The optional text manual for this course is available at: http://www.learnitez.com/HighPerformanceScience/manuals/...

Top reviews

BB

May 27, 2016

Excellent course!Will use information to help my general health & wellness.Also highly recommend to any athlete, coach or anyone engaged in fitness.

PP

Apr 30, 2020

The course was explained comprehensively.. thank you so much for making this course, I have learned a lot. I can surely use this knowledge in my class as Physical Education teacher

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By Joao M

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Apr 23, 2020

Great contents, amazing explanations and relevance of the subjects, by Dr. Chris Brooks. Thanks

By Aluko A

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Apr 22, 2020

It is an awesome course, and has helped me to understand vividly how to train my wards/athletes

By Jean-louis K

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Aug 22, 2025

ce cours est tellement en avance sur les cours étudier dans mon pays vraiment merci beaucoup

By Charisse W

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Jul 8, 2020

Very informative course that allowed me to understand what it means to train young athletes.

By Beth H

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Nov 19, 2024

comprehensive content presented in a simply way - short easy modules to grasp major points.

By Tauseef Y

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Feb 26, 2022

breifly acknowledge to enhance athlete performance and to choose appropiate program design

By Rohitsinh J

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Jun 6, 2020

An eye opener. congratulations Dr. Chris Brooks and University of Florida and courser.org

By KEVIN E

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Sep 10, 2016

Exceeded my expectations.

This should be a mandatory course for ALL young athlete coaches!

By Jason B

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Dec 29, 2018

Solid foundations and general directions for anyone that plans to coach youth athletes.

By Ana C

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Dec 2, 2018

Good for have a general view and basics that I coach should know for training children

By Ijaz A c

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May 18, 2020

I am happy today , good course it's help to improve my knowledge in sports training .

By Alvaro G M

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Oct 2, 2016

Simply wonderful! I great experience to understand the development of younh athletes.

By Frederico M

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Jun 16, 2021

An important way to improve your knowledge and how to deal with the young athletes.

By Brendon L

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Nov 25, 2016

The course was very informative with latest research into developing young athletes.

By Ketan j

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Dec 30, 2024

It has lot of information in a easy principles and easy to understand the subject.

By Shivalingesh K

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Jan 15, 2023

it's a fantastic course to learn and it is a beneficial course. I love this course

By Ritu C

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Jul 22, 2017

An excellent course to get an insight into scientific training of young athletes.

By Manuel L G

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Aug 18, 2025

Curso muy completo para iniciar su conocimiento en el entrenamiento para jóvenes

By Dorian G

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Apr 1, 2018

Great course to cover some basics of training young athletes. Gives an overview

By Diego A C

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Dec 1, 2016

The course covers with deep detail all aspect of training with young athletes.

By Debbie N

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May 24, 2020

Excellent course. Practical, informative and immediately useful for coaching.

By CoachSid G

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Sep 7, 2018

A good source to gain a basic knowledge about the science involved in sports.

By Viviana L D

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Apr 10, 2018

Excellent course I liked a lot and I enjoyed it and used it a lot in my work.

By Maheshkumar S

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May 31, 2020

Its really a great course for become a good coach. good content and helpful.

By Juan J

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Nov 12, 2024

Such a nice Course in order to learn more about how to work with children´s