Programming for young athletes
Here’s where I left off yesterday…
Moreover, I’d be willing to bet that 90% or better of the 13 year olds who walk into your facility would ‘fail’ this standard assessment:
- They’re growing and lack mobility
- They growing and lack coordination
- They sit all day and have inappropriate hip functionality as a result
- They’ve been introduced to improper ‘training’ and lack posterior strength
A formal assessment can certainly show us gains, improvements and corrections when performed at regular intervals – and because of that, I am all for them.
But here’s what I’ve learned to be true about coaching young athletes in the trenches:
