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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.

Is Coach Boyle Making a Big Mistake Not Training Children Between the Ages of 6 and 9?
Anthony Renna
For Episode 50 of the Strength Coach Podcast, in my segment with Coach Boyle, I asked him about the article he posted from Greg Rose of TPI called "The TPI Cyclone Circuit." If you haven't read that a . . . keep reading
Early Specialization Part 3
Top US coaches in many sports favor recruiting multi-sport athletes . . . keep reading
Is Early Specialization a Myth?
Michael Boyle
Is early specialization in youth sports a myth we perpetuate? . . . keep reading
On Coaching Youth Sports
Cal Dietz

The following came to me from Cal Dietz at the University of Minnesota. It was written by Jay Bylsma; father of the Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Dan Bylsma. For those non hockey fans, Pittsburgh just won the Stanley Cup under Dan Byslma. I guess here you see one of the reasons why:
. . . keep reading

"Sport Specific" Training for Youth Athlete and Parents Beware Part 1
Brett Klika C.S.C.S
"Sport Specific" is the new marketing buzzword when it comes to strength and conditioning programs for youth. Uneducated masses of parents and coaches herd their sports teams at a young age into "athletic performance" programs that supposedly address the strength, movement, and speed demands of one specific sport. The idea looks great on a marketing flyer, particularly in the American youth sports culture of "win right now". Unfortunately the notion of early specificity ignores well established pedagogies of child development and motor learning, the foundation of youth sport skill acquisition and application. The fact is, most trainers implementing these programs aren't qualified to implement programs for anyone, more less youth. . . . keep reading
Too Fat to Get Fit? Addressing the Physical Development Needs of Today's Youth
Brett Klika C.S.C.S
It isn't pretty, but it's a reality. Our youth are getting fatter and unhealthier by the day. PE classes are either gone, or absolutely minimized in our educational curriculum. The classes that are still intact are ill-suited for the new generation. As trainers working with youth, many of us do a poor job of adapting our programs to these kids' needs. This oversight decreases the amount of impact we are able to have on these youngsters, both short term and long term. This article will discuss some common issues when working with overweight youth, and how to modify programs so that their needs are more appropriately met. . . . keep reading
Conditioning Young Athletes Tired Vs. Trained
Brett Klika C.S.C.S
As another summer comes to a close, it's time for many of our Fitness Quest 10 athletes to head back to their teams. They've spent the summer learning and practicing skills to make them better for th . . . keep reading
Preparing Emerging Athletes for Competition
Robb Rogers
(1) What kind of overall conditioning/strength building program would you recommend we implement for our 7-9th grade teams and our 5th and 6th grade teams? Conditioning will depend . . . keep reading
Show this to your kids!
Central Washington softball team offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship: Players from the opposing team carry injured athlete around bases after a home-run hit. . . . keep reading
Developing Junior Golfers- An Audio Interview with David Donatucci
Anthony Renna
Listen to this interview about Developing the Junior Golfer with David Donatucci, Performance Coach at the David Leadbetter Academy and Titleist Performance Institute Advisory Member. This is a great interview with an extremely knowledgeable coach who has a ton of experience working with kids. . . . keep reading
Training Youth "Old School"
Brett Klika
As the Chargers battle through a seemingly "uphill" season, the post game chatter on the wires is amuck with camparisons of the Chargers' new coach, Norv Turner, and the former Marty Schottenheimer. "Marty was an old-school guy, discipline, emotion, expectations, authority". I have to ask myself if I'm alone when I wonder "If those attributes are "old school", what does "new school" mean?" In my opinion, if my coaching style was described as any form of antitheses to these above attributes, I would consider it a significant slander. When did themes of respect, authority, hard work, discipline, honesty, accountability, and fundamentals get cataloged into "sport history" under the genre "old school"? . . . keep reading
Training the Two Sport High School Athlete
Michael Boyle
A big part of my concept for strengthcoach.com is being responsive to the needs of the readers. Last week we received a question about training a two sport high school athlete. . . . keep reading
Hamstring Dominance
Brijesh Patel
Recently I’ve had sort of a training epiphany. Call me stupid for not realizing this earlier, but I know I’m not the only coach who has experienced the phenomenon that I will explain below. . . . keep reading
The Ultimate Guide to Plyometric Training for Young Athletes
Robb Rogers
The Ultimate Guide to Plyometric Training for Young Athletes If you are doing any type of plyometric or jump training with your athletes - please read this first. You might be doing more harm than good! . . . keep reading
Team Training for Beginners
Mike Robertson
When I first got into the strength and conditioning/performance enhancement business, I really had no clue what to do. Sure, I’d done what amounted to personal training for a year or two, but working . . . keep reading
A Step by Step Model for Training Young Athletes!
Mike Kozak
A Step by Step Model for Training Young Athletes! Get an inside look at the EXACT training programs used to train any young athlete. Complete with 10 exercise pairs and how to create workouts based on the exercises including sets and reps! Perfect for any coach or trainer working with young athletes and looking for an easy program to implement. . . . keep reading
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