Young Athletes: Olympic Lifting & Complex Training

[wpfblike]Young Athletes Olympic Lifting Video I've discussed at length about how and why I use Complex or Hybrid Lifts when working with young athletes.   (a) The load of the bar is set to accommodate hardest exercise, which prevents over-loading   (b) The technique of each lift is adhered to more precisely   (c) Conditioning becomes a premium – which is lacking in most young athletes   In this video, Wil Fleming demonstrates how these complexes can be arranged and include Olympic Lift variations:       Join Both Wil and I on Monday, July 11 for a Free Educational Event:.. More »

Olympic Lifting & Young Athletes

[wpfblike] Olympic Lifting Educational Opportunity I posted this article on my blog back in 2009 but decided to re-hash it for a very good reason… On Monday July 11, the incredible Wil Fleming of Athletic Revolution will be joining me for a free educational event: Olympic Lifting – Technique, Programming & Progressions You can join us live (Monday at 7:30pm – EST) OR you can register now and enjoy the playback whenever it fits your schedule. Click below right now to register for absolutely no charge: http://iyca.org/olympic-lifts/ Now, read this to see the depth.. More »

Coaching Young Athletes And My Own Mistakes

[wpfblike] Coaching Young Athletes Based on yesterday's post, let me say this...   (1) Linear acceleration.   (2) Olympic Lift Technique.   Those were my two greatest deficits as a Coach.   I just didn't understand Linear Acceleration mechanically, they way I wanted to.   Until I met Lee Taft.   What he taught me about Plyo-Steps and mechanical force production changed everything about my ability to coach Speed.   Same holds true for Olympic Lift Technique.   I loved using 'Oly Lifts' when coaching young athletes.   I adored the power gains I saw and the raw strength that was.. More »

My Biggest Coaching Beef

[wpfblike] I’ll be brief and succinct with this one. Not because I don’t have a ton to say on the topic, but because I honestly believe that the shorter my message, the more likely it will be that you consider the implication as it relates to you as a Coach… You don’t know everything. No Coach does. You have holes, weaknesses, deficits and knowledge-lapses that need to be filled. I know I do.

Organized Chaos in Kids Training Programs

–> [wpfblike] Kids Training Programs Guest post by Phil Hueston Most sports performance kids training programs (yes, maybe even yours) have 2 fatal flaws: 1) they don’t look anything like sports 2) they’re B-O-R-I-N-G! Consider these questions:

Youth Fitness Greatest Coaching Resource?

[wpfblike] “Children and Sports Training” by Jozef Drabik. By far, the most important read I’ve ever had. An incredibly detailed look at developmental youth fitness, critical elements of coordination and pedagogical (Coaching) science.Youth Fitness You can find this book virtually anywhere online for next to nothing. Just Google the name and author. How about you? What is your #1 resource of all time and the one book, course or DVD that has had the greatest impact on your career?

Youth Agility Obstacle Course

[wpfblike] Youth Agility Obstacle Course Video Imagination, creativity AND biomotor improvements in speed and agility. Have a look at this…

Young Athlete Coach: How You Can Become Great

[wpfblike] Young Athlete Coaching Tip. I have a secret that I’ll be using with every young athlete I work with this summer… It’s the difference between being a ‘Good’ Coach and a ‘Great’ one:young athlete

Coaching Young Athletes Back in the Trenches: Part 3

[wpfblike] Coaching Young Athletes – Here’s the last part of what you need to know to become a great Coach… (3) Constant Praise This one is something I wish more Fitness pros understood when Coaching Young Athletes . If your young athlete performs an exercise that is 90% incorrect, the only option you have in terms of making sure he or she eventually gets it, is to comment on the 10% that was right. I know… The urge is to correct the mistakes, but as I’ve been saying for years now: The human body comes.. More »

Coaching Young Athletes Back in The Trenches: Part 2

[wpfblike] Coaching Young Athletes – We learn from the Best… (2) Coaching Presence Yet another intuitive intangible that I truly believe cannot be taught… But CAN be improved upon so long as you’re prepared to look in the mirror… A quality Coach has a presence. Not because they are dictators or aristocratic morons who feel compelled to proclaim their dominance, but because they simply have a commanding authority that is automatically respected and impossible to ignore when Coaching Young Athletes. In my career, I have 3 Coaches who fit this bill perfectly –

Coaching Young Athletes Back in The Trenches: Part 1

[wpfblike] Coaching Young Athletes – Teaching Again The funniest thing happened 3 weeks ago… I decided to go back to the grassroots of where I started Insert/edit linkCoaching Young Athletes Enter the destination URL URL Title Open link in a new window/tab Or link to existing content Search No search term specified. Showing recent items. Misuse Of Speed And Agility Training2012/07/05 Training Young Athletes: Are You Coaching an Entitled Child?2012/07/02 Kettlebell Training: It’s All About Progressions2012/06/27 Trinidad & TobagoPage Cueing Athletes2012/06/25 Using Complexes In Warm Ups to Improve The Skills Of Young Athletes2012/06/21 Youth Speed Training & Development: Speed.. More »

Youth Training: My Top 5 (Part 4)

[wpfblike] Youth Training Tips ‘Part 4’ is one of those reasons that most people feel uncomfortable talking about… … And I’ve never honestly figured out why. The best Coaches in the world don’t always earn a good living. Because they aren’t quality business owners. Success in our industry is absolutely dependant on you becoming the very best Coach you can be (and at the 2011 Summit, we’ve covered you on that with Speakers such as Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson, Wil Fleming, Sue Falsone and Latif Thomas). But without the requisite business savvy to establish, operate.. More »

Youth Training: My Top 5 (Part 3)

[wpfblike] Youth Training Tip # 3 Another ‘no-brainer’ reason you need to hear about. For fun, I call this our “shake the hands and kiss the babies” policy! In truth, it’s one of the factors that separates the IYCA Summit from every other conference out there. The Personal Touch. Our Speakers are contracted, not just to present, but to be available all weekend long in order to answer YOUR questions. Maybe you’ve always wanted to ask Eric Cressey something about Mobility. Perhaps Mike Robertson has the key you’ve been looking for with respect to.. More »

The Rest of the ‘Long-Term Training’ Story…

[wpfblike] Long term training for sports I’ve spent this week giving you the details and insights on my presentation for the upcoming Perform Better conferences. Long-Term Training Models You’ve read all the important factors… … Now it’s time to receive the rest of the story (the stuff that will REALLY

Long Term Training Models: Part 2

[wpfblike] Long Term Training… Point #2 – M.O.L.D: The Key to Long-Term training and Athletic Performance Taken straight from the IYCA’s Youth Fitness Specialist – Level 1 certification material, this acronym should be the calling card for every single professional and/or volunteer working with young athletes: M = Movement Must Dominate Every aspects of your work with young athletes must come under the pretense of ‘movement’. Free-motion-based strength, torso, ROM, mobility, flexibility, speed, agility and cardiovascular training absolutely must be key to everything. O = Open to Communication Variances Coaching and communication are two of.. More »