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Young Athletes!
Welcome to the Young Athletes Training Homepage. Kids ARE NOT mini-adults and shouldn't train like them. We'll cover strength training guidelines and give you tips for working with young athletes.
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Preparing For High School Athletics
David Kittner - September 25, 2012
Becoming an athlete at any level is a process that requires long term planning, commitment and hard work. To give a child every opportunity to succeed as an athlete at the high school level, how they spend their time during the primary and middle school years is crucial. . . .
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Six Steps to Teaching Pushups
David Kittner
Pushups are a great full body exercise that can be performed anywhere since no equipment is required. All that's needed is one's own bodyweight and the desire to become better at performing pushups. When pushups are done correctly, they work the chest, back, shoulders, arms, core, glutes and legs. . . .
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Progressions for 6-9 Year Olds
Dave Gleason
The squat progression for a 17 year old athlete may be adding more depth, speed or perhaps externally loading them. That is, of course, taking into account that the current level of technical ability warrants a progression. . . .
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The Front Squat/Back Squat Debate: Part 2
This is Part 2 of Jim Reeve's four-part article comparing front squats and back squats. In this segment, Jim analyzes the two lifts through video and picture. Due to the high number of pictures in the article, we had to post it as a PDF file, so please click on the link below to read it. This is some really good stuff. . . .
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High School Weight Room Proposal
Chris Mattingly
Chris Mattingly is a high school teacher and coach at Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. Here is a copy of the weight room funding proposal that he sent to his district and booster club to help obtain funding for new equipment. . . .
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An Afternoon With Jack Daniels
Bruce Kelly - October 16, 2011
Before some folks think I've jumped off the deep end and got wasted one afternoon on the fine Tennessee whiskey, the Jack Daniels I am referring to here is Jack Daniels, PhD one of the legends of distance/endurance running in this country. . . .
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The Lighthouses of Training Youth
Brett Klika
A navy battleship was in stormy waters when they spotted the light of what appeared to be another vessel in the distance. The ship's captain made radio contact with orders for the other vessel to . . .
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Business Plan vs. Training Philosophy
Anthony Donskov - August 21, 2011
As business owners and Strength Coaches, we each have our own philosophy, system(s) and operations procedures. Each business model is a system of unique parts that make up the whole. Without systems, chaos is inevitable. We are all in the business because we have a passion in helping others reach their true potential, but we also have to turn a profit to keep the doors open. I have always had the belief that a business plan/philosophy and strength and conditioning philosophy should be separate entities. Don't let your business plan run your training plan! What do I mean by this? I have provided several examples below. . . .
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Repetition vs. Repetitions: Training Youth Athletes
Anthony Donskov
The mother of mastery is deliberate repetition! As Coaches, we are always trying to find better ways to gain maximal results while promoting movement proficiency for our athletes. Variety plays an important role! Reps, sets, stress fluctuation, tempo and exercise selection are a few of the variables that need to be manipulated in order to produce maximal adaptation. . . .
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10,000 Hours and Early Specialization in Sports: Mutually Inclusive?
Max Prokopy
1997 was a landmark year for young athletes, burgeoning internet gurus, and helicopter parents. As Tiger Woods drained the final putt of a record-setting performance at the Masters, millions of parents, coaches, and educators watched in awe. Tiger's first TV golf appearance was at age 2(!). By age 21 he was the most formidable force in the sporting world. Either conscious or sub-conscious, these well-documented facts galvanized the early specialization movement. Best-selling books such as Outliers, The Talent Code, and Bounce are wonderful accounts of the grueling ascent to expertise. However, they might create as much trouble as inspiration. The message received by parents and coaches often places early specialization into one sport above the value of diverse movement. More importantly, it's held high above "play." While there may be more Tigers-in-progress than ever before, we've also seen a rapid rise in youth sport overuse injuries. . . .
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