Developing the Athlete

Chapter 1. Developing the Human Machine Factors Influencing Player Development and Performance Alignment in the Player Development Program Factors Affecting Sport Performance The Developmental Pathways Development of the Athlete From Youth to Adulthood Chapter 2. Player Profiles, Sport Matching, and the Player Development Team Program Alignment The Player Development Team Model Units in the Player Development Team Level of Competition Determining Sport Demands Impact of Athlete to Sport to Position Matching Chapter 3. Testing and Assessments in Player Development Setting the Standards for Testing and Assessments Preparing for the Testing Sessions Testing Protocols Testing Organization Choice of Tests for the Player Composite Development of the Player Composite Testing Athletes Chapter 4. Understanding the Workout Stimuli: Impact on the Athlete Composite Size Principle-Understanding Is Crucial to Practice The Exercise Stimuli Create an Exercise Drug Safety for the Athlete Is Priority One The Stimulus-Response-Adaptation Cycle Program Variables in Training Program Design Variation in Training Programs Mediating Recovery and Performance Flexible Nonlinear Periodization Defaults in Nonlinear Periodization Models Time Lines for the Adaptive Progress The Acute Exercise Response Chronic Training Adaptations Chapter 5. Monitoring and Accounting in Player Development The Importance of Proper Monitoring Skill Sets Needed Responsibilities of the Athlete Decisions on What Data Need to Be Entered Data Input and Quality Entry Reports to Coaches and Athletes Chapter 6. Interpreting and Evaluating Testing Results of the Athlete Composite Roles of Player Development Team Sources of Knowledge Understanding Context of Training Step and Target Goals Organizing the Database Looking to Analyze the Data Interpreting the Results Chapter 7. Training and Recovery Approaches in Player Development Importance of Individualization Training Program Variation Understanding the Exercise Stimuli Variables in Workout Design Rest and Recovery Sleep Effective Interventions for Enhancing Recovery Popular Recovery Technologies Training Approaches for Different Elements in Player Development Methods of Program Variation Chapter 8. Looking Back and Ahead at the Road for Player Development The Conceptual Model of Player Development Historical Models Can Provide Object Lessons for Implementation Academic and Research Influences Influence of the Strength and Conditioning Coach Player Development Models in the United States Sport Analytics and Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Historically Proven Programs to Fit Any Paradigm Future Challenges for Strength and Conditioning and Sport Performance Professionals Flexible Nonlinear Programming-Another Historical Look The Post-Competitive Career