Numerous national associations and multiple reviews have documented the safety and
efficacy of strength training for children and adolescents. The literature highlights the …

Hop**, skip**, jum** and sprinting are common tasks in both active play and
competitive sports. These movements utilise the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC), which is …

The current manuscript has been adapted from the official position statement of the UK
Strength and Conditioning Association on youth resistance training. It has subsequently …

Plyometric training (PLY) is a very popular form of physical conditioning of healthy
individuals that has been extensively studied over the last 3 decades. In this article, we …

Within the UK, the “Long Term Athlete Development”(LTAD) model has been proposed by a
variety of national governing bodies to offer a first step to considering the approach to talent …

Plyometric training (PT) is a very popular form of physical conditioning of healthy individuals
that has been extensively studied over the last decades. In this article, we critically review …

Abstract Faigenbaum, AD, Kraemer, WJ, Blimkie, CJR, Jeffreys, I, Micheli, LJ, Nitka, M, and
Rowland, TW. Youth resistance training: Updated position statement paper from the National …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

A literature review was employed to evaluate the current epidemiology of injury related to
the safety and efficacy of youth resistance training. Several case study reports and …

Purpose: To show a clear picture about the possible variables of enhancements of change-
of-direction (COD) ability using longitudinal plyometric-training (PT) studies and determine …