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

    Coaching High School Athletes in the Weight Room   By Jim Kielbaso   Just about every sport coach now recognizes the fact that a strength program can help their athletes optimize performance, reduce the risk of injury, and improve overall health and self-esteem. Some coaches are very comfortable in the weight room, while [...] read more

    Young Athlete Programming Modifications   By Wil Fleming   When I first started training I figured out quickly that the best coaches developed programs ahead of time. They approached each session with a clear picture of their goals for a young athlete and designed a program that would accomplish those goals.   As [...] read more

    Using Weighted Sleds With Young Athletes     By Jim Kielbaso   There are plenty of toys out there designed for speed development, but one of the most effective and easiest to use is a weighted sled. The research on resisted sprinting using these sleds is way behind the actual use of the [...] read more

    Younger Athlete Push Ups Exercise     By Dave Gleason   Teaching the push up to a younger athlete can be arduous and complicated depending on physical maturity, body awareness, current skill and or experience. Let’s face it, in most scenarios the younger athlete has had no instruction, incomplete instruction or instruction with [...] read more

    Olympic Lifts and Foundatations   By Wil Fleming   Coaches everywhere, and a great percentage of coaches at that, choose to use some type of Olympic lifts in their training of athletes. Typically this Olympic lift is a power clean, starting from the floor. While this is appropriate for plenty of athletes, there [...] read more

    Athletes Options For Olympic Lifts     By Wil Fleming   Coaches everywhere, and a great percentage of coaches at that, choose to use some type of Olympic lift in their training of athletes. Typically this Olympic lift is a power clean, starting from the floor. While this is appropriate for plenty of [...] read more

    Young Athletes Need Support   By Dave Gleason   The last month and a half I have been making more of a concerted effort to attend as many events that our AR Champions are involved in as possible. This includes sporting events, plays and concerts. I have quickly come to the realization that [...] read more

    Youth Sports Training Business Success   By Ryan Ketchum   Training youth athletes can be hard. It might be one of the most enjoyable experiences in all of coaching, but it can be difficult to gain traction in your community if you have no previous relationships with coaches or sports organizations. The toughest [...] read more

    Creating a Great Youth Fitness Program   By Wil Fleming   Non-Programming elements of a great youth fitness program   That sure is a mouthful for a title. Maybe the meaning is quite self evident or maybe it is a little more veiled. Either way I think that these elements are essential to [...] read more

    Youth Sport Coaches Want These Habits   By Jim Herrick     Do you want to make the team, get more playing time, or win a championship this season? If you do, stop worrying about ability and start focusing on habit building.   Athletic Revolution coaches around the country work hard to instill [...] read more

    Young Athletes and Resistance Band Stretching   By Dave Schmitz   What age is good to start band stretching?   Is it appropriate to stretch young athlete ages 10 to 13 with Bands?   Are there precautions when stretching young athletes with bands?   As a band expert I have never felt doing [...] read more

    Young Athletes and Plyometric progressions   By Wil Fleming   On the surface plyometrics are all about force production. For young athletes they are a great way to learn to produce force, apply it into the ground and propel their body in a new direction. The overlooked part of plyometrics, that needs to [...] read more

    Young Athletes: Are Power Cleans with an Efficient Use of Our Time?     By Jim Kielbaso   There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence and personal experience that comes into play when strength and conditioning coaches select strength training exercises, speed drills or conditioning routines for young athletes. The risk vs. [...] read more

      How to Get Young Athletes to Run Faster By Latif Thomas   If you want to improve athletic performance you have to make your young athletes faster. That’s pretty straight forward.   So let’s break the process down in very clear terms.   For the sake of argument, let us assume that [...] read more

    Hybrid Movements For Young Athletes     By Dave Gleason   Creating fun, imaginative and challenging activities for 6-9, and 10-13 year old can be a difficult task.  Keeping in mind that 6-9 year old athletes are still discovering movement and 10-13 year old athletes are exploring movement will help.  Combining 2 or [...] read more

High School Athletes Programming   By Wil Fleming   Recently I gave some thought to how many questions arise when putting together programming for high school athletes. Questions about general strength training practices, how to prioritize training goals, and what to do for speed and agility are all important, but the most basic of questions [...] read more

    Kettlebell Snatch For Young Athletes   by Jason C Brown read more

  In this video Dave Jack shares a great Transition Game that he uses   to help his young athletes make the transition from school or wherever else   they may be coming in from into their training session.   This is a superb way to get the young athletes focussed from their outside stressors. [...] read more

  By Melissa Lambert Young athletes require more than physical training As a former collegiate athlete, I remember spending my off seasons training every opportunity I had including weight lifting, running and playing with the men’s team to increase my speed of play. I took pride in having the top times in running and physically [...] read more