353 | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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10:15 AM-11:30 AM | Convention Center:101-102 |
NASPE/Sport and Coaching |
Preventing and Treating Overtraining in Young Athletes |
As the recent Time magazine article “Little Athletes, Big Injuries” suggests, training in young athletes is serious business. The question is: how do we know when enough is enough? And if young athletes do exceed this threshold, how do we deal with the psychological and physiological impacts of overtraining? |
Keyword(s): coaching, exercise/fitness/physical activity, safety/injury prevention
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Speakers: Matthew P. Rearick, John W. Creasy and James Buriak, Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA |