Growth, Maturation & Sports Performance


This comprehensive module outlines the normal growth and maturation of children from infancy to adolescence and covers the physiological, psychological, and musculoskeletal changes as children grow. There is a detailed section on sports performance in children including an explanation of why chronological age is a poor predictor of performance in this group.

Written by: Dr Carolyn Broderick

With thanks to: Dr Diana Robinson

Release date: 20 June 2019

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