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:

1. They’re growing and lack mobility
2. They growing and lack coordination
3. They sit all day and have inappropriate hip functionality as a result
4. 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:

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