The Prepared Body

Young athletes who want to build a body that stands up to their sport, and the parents and coaches supporting them.

51 detailed content cards across 14 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers the prepared body, what makes a body robust, warming up to prevent injury, building an effective warm-up, movement quality and injury, landing and deceleration, changing direction safely, strength as armour, strength for young athletes, mobility and flexibility, stability and control, addressing weak links, building prevention into training, and bringing it all together.

A young athlete who warms up properly every session, lands and decelerates under control, changes direction safely, has built strength as genuine protection, maintains the mobility and stability their sport requires, and has prevention built into normal training rather than bolted on.

The physical prevention guide in the Sports Progression Hub injury prevention and recovery range, and one half of prevention alongside Smart Training Loads. Sits with Understanding Injury, Common Injuries Explained, and Returning from Injury. Educational throughout and not a substitute for professional medical care.