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Strength and Conditioning in Developmental Tennis Players

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In the last few years, it has been a significant change in the area of strength and conditioning, with a significant increase in terms of volume and intensity, especially in training programs focused in young athletes [1]. This coupled with the increase in sport-specific year-round training has led to a discussion around the possible negative effects provoked by the amount of training during the development process of these young athletes, at a time when they are experiencing a wide range of physical, physiological, and psychological changes as a result of growth and maturation [2, 3]. Young athletes can be considered as a “special” population [4]. Regarding young tennis players, they are routinely exposed to sport-specific training and extensive competitive schedules which can result in inadequate overall preparation, leading to suboptimal recovery, and a higher risk of injury [5]. In this regard, young athletes cannot merely be considered adults in miniature [1], and the physiological adaptations caused by training in children and adolescents are significantly different from that of mature adults [6]. Although competing in sport and strength and conditioning programs have many benefits, the training and competition schedules and program design should reflect the many differences in the young athlete compared to a fully developed adult athlete.

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Fernandez-Fernandez, J., Kovacs, M. (2018). Strength and Conditioning in Developmental Tennis Players. In: Di Giacomo, G., Ellenbecker, T., Kibler, W. (eds) Tennis Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71498-1_38

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