Agility and Quickness

Youth Winter Sports Speed Clinic

By Coach Dave

YOUTH Winter Sport Speed Clinic Speed Clinic: Friday November 11th 10:00am Boys and Girls u10-u12 ONLY $29.00 Developing game changing speed is a skill.  Speed, agility and quickness can be learned just like shooting, dribbling and passing, skating, etc. Take your game to the next level with our cutting edge programs specifically designed for superior …

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Decreasing 40 times in young athletes

By Coach Dave

Here is a video I recently shot for the IYCA (International Youth Conditioning Association).  Our mission engulfs making change far beyond the reach of my facility here in Pembroke.  Coaching a young athlete takes much more that drills or practicing a specific activity such as the 40 yard dash in an effort to get a …

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Training athletes from the back forward

By Coach Dave

Most training programs for young athletes focus all of their attention on the big pushers and fancy drills.  Bench pressing, squatting, high speed treadmills and the like are the mainstay of many sports performance center.  These ways of helping a young athlete become better are ill advised and not optimal. The posterior chain is a …

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Speed Training For South Shore Young Athletes

By Coach Dave

Here at Athletic Revolution, we place an emphasis on making sure your young athlete is as fast as they possibly can be. Speed and Agility are very important to the success of any young athlete… … But most Coaches and Trainers make mistakes when it comes to training for speed. Here’s what I mean: It …

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Team Sports and Young Athletes: A Must Read

By Coach Dave

The following article is posted here with permission by friend and colleague Lee Taft.  Lee is THE speed expert.  Lee is a coach, runs his own successful athletic development company and travels the world teaching others how to effectively work with young athletes. Lee’s thoughts further illustrate why we take the approach we do at …

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Youth Speed and Agility Training Success

By Coach Dave

What defines a successful speed and agility training session for young athletes? Is it this picture? Is it driving young athlete’s into the ground in the name of speed, agility and quickness training? Is it placing cones, mini hurdles and other training instruments on the ground, showing young athletes how to perform a series of …

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