Kids love sports, and they love to compete.
But few books discuss training programs designed specifically for children. In Total Training for Young Champions , Tudor Bompa, trainer of 11 Olympic medalists, details his philosophy and methods of working with children to encourage training efficiency and, most important, love of sport. Written for parents and coaches, the book covers concepts, programs, techniques, and exercises for all sports, including running. Bompa divides training into systematic stages of development, with programs geared to a child's stage of maturation rather than chronological age. He emphasizes the need for young children to develop a variety of basic skills to help them become good general athletes before they start training in a specific sport.