Contributors
Preface
SECTION 1:Children and Adolescent Atheletes1. Training and injuries in young athletes
Nicola Maffulli and Wolfgang Bruns
2. The knee in childrens sports
Vladimi r Martinek and Freddie Fu
3. Lower limb injuries in adolescence and childhood
John King
4. Sports injuries in childrens sports
Treg Brown and Lyle J. Mcheli
5. Physical activit y and cardiorespiratory fitness in young people
Neil Armstrong a nd Joanne R. Welsman
6. Strength training in young adults
David A. Jones and Jonathan P. Folland
7. The physiology of ex ercise in children
Colin Boreham
8. Endurance training i n young athletes
Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones
9. Nutrition in childrens sports
Gabe Mirkin
10. Growth and maturation i ssues in elite young athletes: normal variation and training
Ada m D.G. Baxter-Jones and Robert M. Malina
11. Competitive stress and coping in young sport performers
Nickolas C. Smith, Bryan Jo nes, Neil K. Roach
Overuse injuries in gymnastics
Julie S