Duration:
2 academic hours (45 min each)
OBJECTIVE:
- Information on current methods of biological maturation effects of the body on sports activities in children and adolescents.
- Select the most suitable type of sports based on individual characteristics of a child.
- Form an understanding of practical execution of healthcare support programs for athletes at different stages of growth in the pediatric population.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Innate characteristics of disposition toward a certain type of physical loads (strength / velocity / endurance), choice of the most suitable type of sports for a specific child (early sports guidance).
- Stages of biological maturation of the body of a child and methods of control in sports.
- Growth processes and body growth prediction in children practicing sports.
- Principles of rational nutrition of children and adolescents.
- Prevention and management of deviations from normal biological body growth in children and adolescents.
YOU WILL GET RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
- How does biological body growth occur from the moment of birth to adulthood and how does gradual aging affect the sports activities?
- How can you take control of stages of biological growth of your child’s body?
- Can the expected body growth be predicted and how can the process of growth be supported?
- How can the daily diet for a child practicing sports be defined at different stages of body growth?
- Should the daily diet be enriched with deficient substances and what food supplements should be used?
- How many and what beverages should a child practicing sports take?
- What weight lowering program should be selected taking into account the personal characteristics of a child?
- How can your knowledge and practical skills on the problem of biological growth of children and adolescents be extended and deepened?
The materials and information provided in this lecture will help you find effective solutions for specific issues related to biological growth of your child practicing sports:
- make an optimal choice of the type of sports for the child to achieve the maximum performance;
- assess the potential for the child’s growth and ensure comprehensive actualization of that potential while practicing sports;
- lay the grounds for optimal nutrition and liquid consumption while practicing sports in children and adolescents;
- prevent deviations of normal maturation of the child’s body based on periodical medical and biological control.