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)

 

Hip Circuits
Shoulder PNF Patterns
Ankle Mobs
Four-Quarter Leg

Standing Around the World

 

(B) Injury Mechanics (7 Minutes)
Bi-Lateral/In-Place Power Jumps
Unilateral/In-Place Knee Tucks
Linear Translating Ankle or Jump Hops
Linear Translating Ankle or Jump Hops to Cue (i.e. start/stops)

Diagonal, Backwards & Sideways Versions of the Same
180 Degree Rotational Bilateral & Unilateral/In-Place
Progress Above to Movement-Based

 

* Important to note; I’ve long staggered my exercise selection based on logical progressions.

 

For example, with jump training:

 

(i) Static/Non-Locomotive
(ii)Static/Locomotive
(iii) Dynamic/Non-Locomotive
(iv) Dynamic/Locomotive

 

Think about the breakdown of how many exercises you could group into those categories, thereby giving you an incredible progression/regression profile to pull from.

 

(i) Bi-Lateral/In-Place Power Jumps
(ii) 2-Foot Hops Across the Floor
(iii) Bi-Lateral/In-Place Power Jumps with Lunge
(iv) 2-Foot Jumps Across the Floor with Lunge

 

(C) Injury Deficits (5 Minutes)

 

Push-Up Holds
Inch Worms
Side Bridges
Planks
BW Squats
Lunges (Directional)

1-Leg Squats/Reaches

 

(D) Torso (2 – 3 Minutes)

 

Birddogs
Shoulder Retractions (Prone)
Hip/Hamstring Active Stretch
Overhead Squats

Overhead Held Split Stance

 

Overall ideal?

 

No.

 

Effective?

 

100%

 

The Club did not repeat as National Champions, but there was not one injury incurred all season.

 

Situations, circumstances and ignorance don’t always combine for perfect situations within which we can do the very best job we’re capable of….

 

…. But with a little foresight and planning, we can STILL get the job done!

 

Your Youth Sports Training ‘3-Point-Consideration’ List:

 

(1) Is creating an ‘Ascension System’ possible?  If so, plot it out and educate Coaches, Parents and Athletes both why and how.

 

(2) Use the time you’re given to provide conditioning by sectioning it into allotted profiles or categories of importance.  This is not about ‘sets’ and ‘reps’… It’s about the right stimulus at the right time.

 

(3) Develop a ‘Progression’ and ‘Regression’ system of your own.  Categorize each and every one of your exercise overviews (mobility, strength etc) into 4-part progression (static/non-locomotor etc) and then start building an ‘Exercise Database’ that you can implement anywhere, with any athlete.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.

 

I’m very excited to hear your thoughts and answer your questions!

 

 

– Brian

 

 

How Did I Learn to Make Training Young Athletes Effective No Matter What The Situation?

 

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Over the past 3 years, I’ve spent a lot of time considering this subject.

 

Are Kettlebells safe for young athletes?

 

Are they just a fad that our industry is embracing right now?

 

Are the reputed performance gains you get from using Kettlebells real?

 

I considered it all.

 

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I asked them questions.

 

I asked them to prove it.

 

I asked them to show me.

 

I asked me to demonstrate on young athletes.

 

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All of it.

 

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Which means their philosophy lines up with the IYCA. 

 

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Take care!