Understanding Growth and Maturation to Support Youth Athletes

Jonny Nicholson is a Strength & Conditioning Coach at GoPerform, leading the development of our Youth Strength & Conditioning Programmes. In this talk at our Youth Athlete Seminar, Jonny covers the following: Definitions of growth, maturation, biological age, chronological age Understanding the basics of the growth spurt What happens to boys and girls during the growth spurt Challenges during the growth spurt and how to manage performance Why and how to measure growth and maturation This talk is useful for young athletes, coaches, and parents who want to understand more about growth and maturation, as well as how to measure and modify training during key growth phases. Have a look at the other talks from our Youth Athlete Seminar on our channel.