Long Term Training Principles.. Cont Point #4 – Creative Inclusion read more

Long Term Training… Point #2 – M.O.L.D: The Key to Long-Term training and Athletic Performance   Taken straight from the IYCA’s Youth Fitness Specialist – Level 1 certification material, this acronym should be the calling card for every single professional and/or volunteer working with young athletes:   M = Movement Must Dominate   Every aspects [...] read more

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Coaching Young Athletes, the caveat and ‘Point #2′…    (2) The Art of Coaching young athletes   read more

Training Young Athletes: exactly what the IYCA is all about. Specifically related to our Concepts when training young athletes long-term development.   There are certain core values as it relates to training young athletes and people that we disclose within our ‘Youth Fitness Specialist – Level 1′ certification course, and you either need to hear [...] read more

Youth Sports Training Protocols. I couldn’t agree with Dave Gleason more than I do…   Watch this and tell me what you think:     read more

Times are changing.   In your life and mine.   Things have also changed a great deal when it comes to Youth Sports Training…   Do me a favor and watch this video:   read more

‘Sport Specialization‘.   Is it truly detrimental to the long-term success of a young athlete?   If so, how is it possible to spend the number of years necessary to develop the skill in a specific sport if your goal is to play at the next level?   Watch this –     read more

Do you ever ‘test’ your young athletes?   Their speed?   Strength?   Flexibility?   If so, why?   You know, most Coaches and Trainers can’t answer that question.   They test because they think they’re supposed to.   That they need to in order to show ‘results’.   But there are other reasons…   read more

  Sport specialization the brief, but telling conclusion…   The study’s findings are relatively convincing.  The elite group tended to devote far less time at earlier ages in sport-specific training.    Additionally, early sport specialization was found to be a likely predictor of classification as a near-elite athlete.    In other words, while the early [...] read more

Sport Specialization Vs LTAD   The IYCA has championed the notion that the long-term athletic development model, or LTAD, provides the greatest benefit to a developing athlete, in both physical and psychological aspects, over time.    Contrary to ever-popular and growing model of early sport specialization, the LTAD model is intended to optimize performance slowly [...] read more

  Youth Sports Training with Weights At what age should a young person begin lifting weights or using Kettlebells?   The question I get asked more than any other.   Here’s my brief thought on the matter (taken right from the curriculum found in the IYCA’s Youth Fitness Specialist – Level 1 Certification read more

Youth Fitness Tools What do you REALLY need to train young athletes properly?   What if I gave you an exact template to spend no more than $50, but with that small investment, could stock your entire Youth Fitness & Sport Training business with exactly what you needed to both:   Get started now…   [...] read more

Over the past 3 years with the IYCA, I’ve spent a lot of time considering this subject.   Are Kettlebells safe for young athletes?   Are they just a fad that our industry is embracing right now?   Are the reputed performance gains you get from using Kettlebells real?   I considered it all.   [...] read more

Youth Training Systems   (1) Create An Ascension System   Prior to my arrival, if you watched the Novice Teams (8 – 11 years old) go through their conditioning regime and then you watched the Senior Team (16 – 18) right after, you’d have trouble distinguishing the difference.   Exercise Selection.   Volume.   Coaching [...] read more

Youth Soccer Training Success For Soccer Coaches and Youth Fitness Specialists:   Watch This:         Soccer Speed Training ==> http://CompleteAtheteDeveopment.com   … Actually, This Works for ALL Youth Sports not just youth soccer training:   A Step-By-Step Blueprint for Making Young Athletes Faster   ==> http://CompleteAtheteDeveopment.com   read more

  Chris Scarborough is a professional Strength & Conditioning Coach who specializes in Young Athlete Development. His information is top-notch and reflects his unprecedented knowledge of this topic.       BG: What’s your background in youth sports and athletics? Have you trained a lot of young athletes?     CS: As a young athlete [...] read more

Coaching young athletes is only half about programming   It’s also about mentoring, communication and understanding how to make connections…   Watch This:       The Role of a good young athletes coach Is About MUCH More Than Knowing How to Count Sets & Reps:   This Is The Key —> http://iyca.org/products/yfs1 read more

Body Awareness   Movement Exploration   Technical Layering (aka Letter Tracing: A – D)   Does your speed training for youth 6 – 9 year old kids’ look or sound like that?   Is there such a thing as ‘Speed Training’ for this age group?   Watch this video and see…   read more

High School Strength Coach Certification * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Get the entire audio event I recorded with Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson and Wil Fleming:   “The [...] read more