Summer Youth Training  I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to approach summer training.  You’ve got a number of options, so here’s my take on getting the most out of summer youth training for sprinters (or any athlete in any sport, for that matter):   Consider not training at all.   Summer competitions [...] read more

Youth Soccer Training For ‘elite’ players.   Does the methodology change?   If so, how?   Watch and find out:         Is “Linear Speed Training” A Mistake?   Here’s the Answer ==> http://CompleteAtheteDeveopment.com   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

It’s important for me to hear what you have to say about this topic on young athletes…  Read this short (but hopefully powerful) ‘Part 1′ and then chime in to let me know what you think…   read more

Speed Training for High School Athletes; Isn’t about ‘running’, ‘cone drills’, ‘speed ladders’ or even ‘sprinting’…   Watch this:       Absolutely EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Speed Training for High School Athletes   —> http://iyca.org/highschool/   read more

What kinds of programming and coaching information did Dave Gleason offer you in my new ‘Youth Speed Training’ system?   Enjoy this video (actual footage from the ‘Youth Speed Training’ system):     read more

How much would you pay for a blueprint youth training system that included:   5 Hours of Video Instruction 2.5 Hours of Audio Education 30+ Sample Programs Now, how much would you pay when you found out it was created by some of the very best Youth Speed Training Coaches in the world:   read more

Youth Speed Training Expert Opinions Coach Robert Dos Remedios is considered one of the best Strength Coaches in College sports.   And he agrees.   So does Sue Falsone.   Sue is the former Head Physical Therapist for the Los Angeles Dodgers and current Director of Physical Therapy for the vaunted ‘Athletes Performance’ facility in [...] read more

Youth Sports Training **********************************************************************   The Importance of Speed Training for Young Athletes…   Click Here —> http://CompleteAthleteDevelopment.com   **********************************************************************     Open versus Closed Habits?   ‘Part 3′:   The core of technique development or learning is in the action of achieving perfect sensory-motor habits. A sensory-motor habit is simply a “learned activity of [...] read more

An incredible video about Youth Speed Training that answers a lot of questions:     A Speed Program for Young Athletes That Has Been Proven To Be 100% Successful:   —> http://completeathletedevelopment.com/cad/digital   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

Speed Training for Youth Tissue Quality Mobility Torso Movement Preparation Skill   That SHOULD be what your speed training for youth Sessions look like.   No matter what sport (but soccer in this case).   Watch this:     The Most Important Part of Speed Training for Sport Looks Like This:   —> http://iyca.org/products/yfs1   read more

  “What are the most important elements of Speed Training to teach when working with young athletes?”   That’s the first question I answered in ‘Part 2’ of my interrogation with Latif Thomas…   LISTEN RIGHT NOW: read more

  World-renowned Speed Coach, Latif Thomas, asked me to answer questions live on an internationally broadcasted conference call.   He allowed his audience to email any questions they had for me.   Roughly 100 questions came pouring in that night….   LISTEN RIGHT NOW:     Want to Know My Complete and Uncensored Training System [...] read more

Youth Training Done right  Last November, a good buddy of mine who is a very accomplished college strength coach came up to Boston for a seminar we put organized on a Sunday.  He actually flew up Friday night so that he could observe on Saturday while we trained our clients – which was a nice [...] read more

Youth Fitness: which came first?   Mobility before Stability?   Stability before Mobility?   I’ve read research that states both…   In your practical experience, which order makes most sense in youth fitness?   Please… Let us know: read more

Young Athletes speed training secret What’s your ‘Secret’ to making young athletes faster?   Leave a comment and then read what everyone else says…   … I’ll bet you’re going to be very surprised…   My Secret Speed Training Method is Here —> http://youthspeedspecialist.com/ read more

Youth Fitness: Find out how to get ahead of the competition   Okay, the inventory is set and ready to move!   And here’s what I’ve got for you:   1) Closed-Door: How to Create Profitable & Effective Speed Camps   On the Sunday of the 2009 IYCA International Summit, I did a 4-hour closed-door [...] read more

It is customary to see young athletes being taught and drilled on how to run as fast as possible in a straight line.   Coaches spend hours teaching the mechanics of ‘linear speed’.  Arm drive, hip drive, ankle push, forward lean – all the usual suspects.  Whether on a high speed treadmill, gymnasium floor or [...] read more

    So a great question was asked on the message board over at www.IYCAMembers.com a couple of days ago.   "Why are high speed running treadmills NOT recommended for training young athletes?"   I’ve been talking about this issue for as long as I can remember.   So naturally… I offered my two cents. [...] read more