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

    Youth sports training & (ACL) Injuries   By Jim Herrick   The good news about knee injuries these days, and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears in particular, is that medical science has turned what used to be a career-ending injury into something most athletes can recover from in time. The bad news is [...] read more

    Kettlebell Snatch For Young Athletes   by Jason C Brown read more

    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

A very interesting concept in  Sports Performance Training For Kids that needs more attention that it currently gets.   You need to see this:   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

Coaching Young Athletes – We learn from the Best…   (2) Coaching Presence   Yet another intuitive intangible that I truly believe cannot be taught… But CAN be improved upon so long as you’re prepared to look in the mirror…   A quality Coach has a presence.    Not because they are dictators or aristocratic [...] read more

Here is some fantastic and practical advice on how to create programs and drills that will make your young athletes quicker and more agile…     Young Athlete Speed & Agility Training Made Easy: Click Here —> http://CompleteAthleteDevelopment.com/   read more

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

How can we ‘convince’ young people to become more fit?   Is ‘convince’ even the right word?   You know, it’s interesting… I’ve been carrying the ‘Youth Fitness’ torch for so long, it seems that my opinions on what we REALLY need to do for and with young athletes tends to counter what we see [...] read more

  Youth Sports Training with Weights At what age should a young person begin lifting weights or using Kettlebells?   The question I get asked more than any other.   Here’s my brief thought on the matter (taken right from the curriculum found in the IYCA’s Youth Fitness Specialist – Level 1 Certification 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 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

Youth Sports Training Vs Fitness How can you engage your young athletes with more than just ‘training programs’?   Is there a difference between ‘Youth Fitness’ and ‘Youth Sports Training’?   Watch This:       Your Key to Training ALL Young People (Athletes & Non-Athletes) Is Right Here   –> http://iyca.org/YFS1 read more

Do you involve Parents in your young athletes training programs?   Should you?   Does long-term success INCREASE when you do?   Why and How you can involve Parents in your facility or Young Athletes training programs to ensure success…     Speaking Of Long Term Success, Look At This:   –> http://CompleteAthleteDevelopment.com 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

Group One, Group Two & Group Three youth sports training classifications… But what else?   Here’s Part 2:   How efficiently an athlete learns the technical skills of a sport, strength training exercise or movement is determined by several variables -   Age – Complex skills are often understood and comprehended better by more mature [...] read more

I found this archived article and wanted desperately to bring it to your attention.   There is SO MUCH MORE to youth sports training than just selecting some exercises and counting reps… ‘Part 1′:   Demonstrating good technique from a sporting perspective involves applying optimal movement ability in order to accomplish or solve a particular [...] read more

  Training young athletes… It seems that everybody dabbles in this market  Whether the fitness or sport training professional is a Physical Therapist by trade, Personal Trainer to the average adult clientele or Strength Coach to elite sporting stars, when stating their bios and areas or expertise, it seems that the sentence always ends with [...] read more

Exactly as I predicted, the “High School Strength & Conditioning Coach” certification has been absolutely flying off the shelves since I released it yesterday.   There is an unbelievable buzz at IYCA Head Office that, quite frankly, I haven’t seen in a very long time – the whole Fitness and Sport Training industry is lighting [...] read more