Selecting the Right Starting Position for Olympic Lifts (Part 1) March 30th, 2012 by IYCA ~ No Comments 

 

    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

Teaching Young Athletes the Kettlebell Snatch January 19th, 2012 by IYCA ~ 1 Comment 

 

    Kettlebell Snatch For Young Athletes   by Jason C Brown read more

Coaching a Large Group of Young Athletes in a Small Space December 28th, 2011 by IYCA ~ 5 Comments 

 

    Young Athletes Programming in a Small Space       By Dave Gleason   At Athletic Revolution South Shore we have 2500 sq feet in total. Our usable space is approximately 1600 sq feet with an open turf area of only 1300 sq ft. We max out our session at 16-18 athletes per [...] read more

Young Athletes: Flexibility versus Mobility October 29th, 2009 by Sara Beth ~ 9 Comments 

 

    Young Athletes Priorities by Mike Robertson   What is the difference between Flexibility and Mobility? I’ve always used the Bill Hartman definitions; they go something like this:   Mobility – Range of motion under specific circumstances (specific)   Flexibility – Range of motion about a joint (non-specific)   So mobility is specific to [...] read more

Favorite Strength Training Exercises for Young Athletes August 4th, 2009 by Sara Beth ~ 3 Comments 

 

Strength Training Exercises for Young Athletes Tony Reynolds is a cut above almost every Strength Coach I know.   And that’s why he’s 100% in charge of the content for the message board on www.IYCAMembers.com   When our Members have questions about training young athletes, their is no one in the world I trust more [...] read more

Injury Prevention and Youth Performance Training July 22nd, 2009 by Sara Beth ~ 1 Comment 

 

    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

Flexibility Training for Young Athletes May 4th, 2009 by BrianGrasso ~ 4 Comments 

 

    Chris Blake gives answer some common questions about flexibility training for young athletes   What is the difference between Flexibility and Mobility? Flexibility can have two definitions: 1.) The ability of muscle to lengthen during passive movements. 2.) Range of motion about a joint and surrounding musculature during passive movements.   Mobility can [...] read more

Fitness Training For Youth Flexibility vs. Mobility March 23rd, 2009 by BrianGrasso ~ 9 Comments 

 

    Fitness Training For Youth What is the difference between Flexibility and Mobility?   Well, sometimes this is a confusing issue, as these terms are often used interchangeably. Mobility (also known in some circles as active flexibility) is where we’re talking about CONTROL of the body through a larger range of motion. The muscle [...] read more