Posted on: May 2nd, 2012 by IYCA No Comments
By Dave Gleason
Progressions, regressions and even a way to make this exercise more fun for even the youngest of athletes is included in this short video coaching clip.
Let us know what you think of these exercises for improving the balance of young athletes below.
Posted on: December 30th, 2011 by IYCA No Comments
By Dave Gleason
One of the most effective methods is to break down an activity into its
component parts, often times all the way down to the smallest or
simplest part possible.
This is very true when teaching the hip turn, especially to younger
(10-13 year old) athletes. Unfolding this movement for Young Athletes
in an effort teach them how and why hip/shoulder disassociation is
crucial for their long term success.
At Athletic Revolution we use a 1-2-3 method to take full advantage of
variable learning styles and we have found that this tactic works
extremely well for our younger athletes.
Have fun and change lives!
Posted on: November 2nd, 2009 by IYCA 29 Comments
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by Pamela MacElree of www.KettlebellAthletics.com
There really are hundreds of ways to train youth athletes, all the way from traditional weight lifting to strongman training, and everywhere in between. Some programs focus strictly on gaining mass, some focus entirely on sport specific practice, some can’t get enough speed and agility, and others have no real basis at all. Implementing kettlebell training into a youth training program has a variety of complimentary benefits to existing programs.