Youth athletes need more attention and individualization than typical athletes. Use these tips to help them thrive during their development so they can crush it in their prime.
Physical prep will take your athletes only so far. Here’s a 3-check process to increase participation, inspiration, and safety.
As with training any new client, there is a trial and error process to see what is effective and what isn’t. In this case, the training system I have put in place for my swimmers has supported them in breaking multiple national records in various events.
These athletes undergo rapid physical development, increased workloads, new mental health challenges, and hormonal changes. As they hit peak height velocity, it’s vital to properly manage their training.
This four-year journey following the development of a young athlete has finally come to a close, with many lessons learned.
Young athletes and parents of young athletes, listen up. There’s no powder or program to take you from Pee-wee Herman to Phil Heath overnight.
A year-round training solution for the multi-sport athletes.
Stop burying your athletes into the ground and do only as much training as needed for optimal results.
In the state of youth athletics, John O’Sullivan is the voice of reason amongst coaches, parents, and administrators.
Do you really need to train your youth athletes like Bulgarian weightlifters?
Are players expected to display self control on the field if parents don't demonstrate it from the bleachers?
Youth participation in athletics is more than just a pastime, it is a valuable resource for growth and positive development.
Working with youth athletes has been an experience that has taught me several lessons.
I sometimes hear parents talk about how they don’t have the time to get involved in their children’s activities because of work.
A structured off-season training program will do wonders for your in-season success.
Like many of the readers of EliteFTS, my son is now old enough that we’re getting involved in organized sports.
The title says it all, which is a quote from Tom Myslinski, currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. Every youth sports related newspaper or magazine article you read these days has children as young as 7-8 years-old playing organized year-round sports.
