Youth Sports Specific Training

The following video is uncut…unedited…raw footage of two 5 year old boys playing at Athletic Revolution as they await pick up.
They were left to their own accord to play with everything in the facility excluding the weights.  I sat at the very desk I am typing this post from with a watchful eye to see what …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development Ages 14+

Kids 14 years old and up are extraordinary and providing youth fitness and athletic development for this age group is a science and an art.
This video will give you insight as to the correct way to provide fitness programming to this age group. 
Enjoy.

Discovery Video (Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 6-9)
Exploration Video (Youth Fitness …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 10-13

About 10 days ago I posted a video explaining how youth fitness and athletic development for kids 6-9 years old should be approached.  We de-bunked the myth(s) concerning sport specific training for young children and I described the necessity for the proper type of training for children in this age bracket.
I would be remiss if …

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Youth Fitness and Athletic Development for Ages 6-9

Youth Fitness – Are Your Kids in Danger?
 
That was the headline of a blog post (and video) I made last week.  I spoke about sport specific training for young children and how there is no place for it – and why.
As a follow up to that I would like to explain what the approach should …

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Unfriendly Youth Fitness

The New Oxford American Dictionary  has chosen the term “unfriend” as its Word of the Year for 2009.
Unfriend is a verb, it means to remove someone as a “friend” on a social networking site, as in: “I decided to unfriend a co-worker from Facebook.”
This is quite a commentary on our society don’t you think?
We are constantly challenging our …

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Youth Fitness – Are Your Kids in Danger?

The process of coaching kids to be better athletes, students, friends, family members- human beings will always begin with what?
A SOLID foundation.
In this un-edited video I discuss the myth of sport specific training vs. a multi-dimensional approach to providing our kids with the skills necessary to succeed on the field, the court and in life.
Watch …

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