Training athletes from the back forward

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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Balance Training for 10-13 year olds

Core strength and balance are important components of successful sports performance.  Training these elements in young athletes can be fun and challenging or boring and time consuming.  Static and dynamic balance can effectively be trained by partnering young athletes together and using an implement to “battle” for balance supremacy. At Athletic Revolution I will use …

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Speed Training For South Shore Young Athletes

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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Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Young Athletes

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Preventing Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repetitive motion injuries in young athletes continue to be on the rise and in my opinion can be avoided.  Recently I posted a Youtube video on this subject for the IYCA. It is an honor to be the training advisor and columnist for the only organization that specializes in youth fitness and athletic development. Although …

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Athletic Development and Youth Performance Assessments

If you have not seen the video or heard the feedback about our recent testing day, I have a very special treat for you. Matt Travis is a Physical Education Teacher and a Certified Youth Fitness Specialist in Massachusetts. Matt attended our testing day as a bystander and someone who is also looking to make …

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3 Myths of Coaching Youth Sports

Here is an article that I wrote that was just published in the Pembroke Mariner & Reporter:   3 Myths of Coaching Youth Sports How to Coach Your Team to Success   Being a coach of a youth sports team puts you in a position to make an indelible impact on the children you are …

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