Young Athletes and Resistance Bands At least once a week I am posed the question about how to train my son or daughter using bands and in most cases all I can envision is kids being put through a grueling workout using big bands that literally throw them around like a human sling [...] read more

    Kettlebell Snatch For Young Athletes   by Jason C Brown read more

IYCA Youth Fitness Specialist Spotlight   I am licensed professional counselor in the state of Connecticut and work as a child and adolescent clinician at Natchaug Hospital. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Eastern Connecticut State University and was a four year collegiate soccer player earning All-Region and All-New England accolades as [...] read more

    by Ryan Ketchum   The more and more business coaching that I do for IYCA members, mastermind members, and franchisees the more I realize that our training philosophies and mindset sometimes get in the way of us running a great business.   I am prepared to be tarred and feathered, put in the stockades [...] read more

    by Dave Gleason     read more

    by Dave Gleason     read more

A Training Program For Young Athletes From Brian Grasso. Here’s a program I did last week with a group of 15 year-old hockey players:   Mobility & Tissue Quality read more

Youth Fitness Specialist And Happines Part 2…  As Elena and I pondered the sources from which happiness flowed we wondered if there was another catalyst to its fulfillment, a life of solidarity.  Whether fully engaged in a labor of love or committed to a purpose greater than yourself, can you truly be the best version [...] read more

Youth Fitness Specialist Article by Bobby Cuppucio Last night in London, I believe I shared a simultaneous epiphany with Steve Jack, Elena and Michol Dalcourt.  We were discussing well… the secret of happiness.  Wine and the city make for an interesting conversation to say the least.  What does make people happy?  Or, more anecdotally, why [...] read more

IYCA Olympic Lift – Instructor Course Can Help Take Your Athletes To The Next Level read more

Training Strategies for Young Athletes With Battle Ropes …   Watch This:       Don’t Forget… Join Us LIVE On Monday July 11 @ 7:30pm (EST)…   read more

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Youth Agility Obstacle Course Video Imagination, creativity AND biomotor improvements in speed and agility.   Have a look at this…   read more

Coaching Young Athletes – Teaching Again The funniest thing happened 3 weeks ago…   I decided to go back to the grassroots of where I started coaching young athletes.   Now make no mistake, although my ‘full time’ coaching days are about 7 years in the rearview mirror, I’ve maintained a coaching schedule through the [...] read more

Youth Training Tip # 3 Another ‘no-brainer’ reason you need to hear about.   For fun, I call this our “shake the hands and kiss the babies” policy!   In truth, it’s one of the factors that separates the IYCA Summit from every other conference out there.   The Personal Touch.   Our Speakers are [...] read more

Long term training for sports I’ve spent this week giving you the details and insights on my presentation for the upcoming Perform Better conferences.  Long-Term Training Models   You’ve read all the important factors…   … Now it’s time to receive the rest of the story (the stuff that will REALLY read more

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

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

High School Athletes   b) Learning Exploration (10 – 13)   Very similar in terms of primarily Outcome-Based (roughly 80%) and explorative in nature. In this phase, due to increased Training, Biological and Emotional ages however, we can add points of quantified instruction. The CNS is still very plastic and therefore adaptable to change – [...] read more