High Performance Youth Swimming provides an in-depth view of the physiological, biomechanical, and multifaceted underpinning of swimming success, with a focus on youth. Considerations of both growth and maturation processes and the intricacies of the swimming training environment are core throughout the book.
Divided into sections on physiology of swimming, motor control, biomechanics, and long-term well-being, the book also includes chapters from international contributors on:
- Strength and conditioning
- Skill acquisition
- Overtraining
- Burnout
- Respiratory health
This volume is for those interested in enhancing their art of coaching through a deeper understanding of the science of swimming, including swimming coaches, those who wish – and question how – to best support youth swimming performance, or anyone interested in swimming science more generally.
Section 1. Setting the Scene: The Young Athlete
1. Introduction to Growth and Maturation
Anthony Birat and Sébastien Ratel
2. Physiological Determinants of Swimming Performance and their Trainability in Children
Anthony Birat and Sébastien Ratel
3. Strength and Conditioning Considerations for Youth Swimmers
Flo Pietzsch
4. Performance across a Swimmer’s Career
Shilo Dormehl
Section 2. Sizing and Shaping the Engine of the Young Swimmer
5. Determinants of Long-Distance Performance in Youth Swimmers
Jeanne Dekerle
6. Determinants of Middle-Distance Performance in Youth Swimmers
Jeanne Dekerle and Ben Scott
7. Determinants of Short-Distance Performance in Youth Swimmers
Jeanne Dekerle
8. Physiology-based Considerations when Training the Youth Swimmers
Jeanne Dekerle
9. Monitoring Training Load in and out of the Pool, Optimal Load, and Periodisation in Young Swimmers
David Pyne
Section 3. Sharpening the Technical Skills of the Young Swimmer
10. Propelling Efficiency, Water Resistances, and the Latest in Young Swimmer's Biomechanics
Tiago M. Barbosa and Jorge E. Morais
11. Motor Control: Coordination and Stroking Parameters in Young Swimmers
Ludovic Seifert
12. Skill Acquisition in the Swimming Pool: A Critical Perspective on the Information Processing Approach
Nicholas J. Smeeton and Ludovic Seifert
13. A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach to Promoting Skill Acquisition in Young Swimmers
Ludovic Seifert and Nicholas J. Smeeton
Section 4. The long-term well-being of the young swimmer
14. Non-functional Overreaching and Overtraining in Young Swimmers
Craig A. Williams and Richard Winsley
15. Burnout and Training Maladaptation Affect Well-Being: Strategies for Wellness amongst Young Swimmers
Sean Heath
16. Interrogating Practice and Philosophy for the Long-Term Performance and Well-Being of the Young Swimmer
James Wallis
17. Nutritional Consideration for the Young Swimmer
David B. Pyne
18. The Respiratory Health of Young Swimmers
Valerie Bougault and James H. Hull
Index
Biography
Jeanne Dekerle is a principal lecturer at the University of Brighton, United Kingdom, and holds BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in sports coaching and exercise physiology. Jeanne has been a swimming teacher, coach, head teacher, and head coach for over 15 years. Today, Jeanne continues her research and enterprise activities in swimming physiology with around 50 peer-reviewed articles to date and several collaborations with government bodies.
