Concussion Prevention For Young Athletes     By Jim Kielbaso   The concussion problem in sports has reached epidemic proportions. The NFL is spending millions on awareness and just instituted new practice rules to reduce the number of blows the players are exposed to during practices. Several high school athletic associations are also [...] read more

Youth Sports Training For; Mobility & Active Flexibility Injury Prevention – Mechanics Injury Prevention – Deficits Torso   I had 20 minutes, one volleyball court and 50+ young athletes…   So, here’s how I broke it down:   (A) Mobility/Active Flexibility (7 Minutes)   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

  My fondest memories of coaching are very specific.   Specific to a period of time, particular location and group of young athletes.   Barrington High School.   Just outside Chicago, Illinois.   2004 – 2006.   I had started working at a large sports training facility not too far away from BHS.   Naturally, [...] read more

It’s great to watch a video or DVD and see what a quality training session is supposed to look like.   I always enjoy having exercise photographs at my fingertips with a visual representation of what each rep should look like along the way.   I also adore being able to read key information about [...] read more

Young Athletes Skills Part 2 by Dr. Toby Brooks KISS Me: Skill Setting the Jump Shot (Part II)   If you read my last post, you followed along as I walked us through the first three steps to consistent jump shot performance for a young basketball player. We discussed how the athlete should “catch,” “set,” [...] read more

Is injury prevention training necessary for young athletes?   Is a quality long-term young athletes development plan already equipped with injury preventative features?   I presented a seminar at Club Industry in Chicago last week and got myself into a raging argument with an attendee about this topic.   Would do you think?   Leave [...] read more

    Youth Performance Training,/h1>   So here’s where I chime in.   Want the truth from my perspective?   Blunt and to the point as usual….     Injury prevention and youth performance training is the same thing.     When working with young athletes in a well-designed developmental process, the goal is simply [...] read more

    Young Athletes Commn Injury Sooner or later you’re going to get hurt. That’s what happens when athletes train hard and play intensely. But thanks to professionals like Erin Perry, young athletes are returning to action better and faster than ever before. Not to mention, her tips in this article will help you avoid [...] read more

    Young Athletes Long Term Athletic Success The key ingredient to working with pre-adolescent and early adolescent young athletes is providing global stimulation from a movement perspective. Younger athletes must experience and eventually perfect a variety of motor skills in order to ensure both future athletic success and injury prevention. Developing basic coordination through [...] read more

    Young Athletes Programming Do Reduce Injuries You can’t build a house on quicksand.   You just can’t.   When the base isn’t sturdy, the structure is bound to topple.   And that’s the only real lesson you need to understand when it comes to injury prevention for young athletes.   It’s all in [...] read more