IYCA International Summit 1) Earn Valuable CEU’s: Just for coming to the 2-day main event, you will receive a full 12 CEU credits from the IYCA. That’s enough to renew whatever level certification you’re on with us. In addition to that, we are in the process of becoming accredited through NSCA, NASM, ISSA and more. A world-class education PLUS critical continuing education credits that you can apply to multiple fitness organizations. I can’t think of a better ‘bang for your buck’ than that!! –> Reserve Your Seat At the IYCA Summit Today! .. More »
IYCA Summit – FAQ’s
>IYCA Summit Whether you were at last year’s IYCA Summit or not, you’re bound to have some questions about our 2010 event. Why should you attend? Will you obtain CEU’s? Why is it less expensive than last year? Will you become certified through the IYCA for attend? I’ve got all your answers here! 1) Why should I attend the IYCA International Summit in 2010? Honestly, I could spend all day answering this one. Let me list some bullet points for you – The Speakers & Education: Carlo Alvarez is a former Major League Baseball Coach and.. More »
Claim Your Seat at the 2010 IYCA International Summit
IYCA International Summit How can you begin to know what it feels like to attend the Super Bowl unless you’ve actually been there? The World Cup of Soccer? A concert or ballet that inspires you to create a bigger life for yourself and moves you beyond what words could express Sometimes, you just have to experience it for yourself. Yes, the IYCA International Summit will give you the very best, most cutting edge and world-class training information imaginable. Yes, the IYCA International Summit will give you the most current, success-proven and guaranteed business.. More »
Training Young Athletes: Exposed!
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Youth Speed Training 101
Youth Speed Training Priciples The "101" doesn’t mean easy or beginner – It means "critical". The stuff that is truly important. The stuff that enables you to create the fastest athletes in the game through correct youth speed training methods. The stuff that matters above all else. And here’s what it is… Youth Speed Training Video
Kettlebell Training for Youth Athletes
[wpfblike] Youth Athletes With Kettlebells by Pamela MacElree of www.KettlebellAthletics.com There really are hundreds of ways to train youth athletes, all the way from traditional weight lifting to strongman training, and everywhere in between.Some programs focus strictly on gaining mass, some focus entirely on sport specific practice, some can’t get enough speed and agility, and others have no real basis at all.Implementing kettlebell training into a youth training program has a variety of complimentary benefits to existing programs.
Young Athletes: Flexibility versus Mobility
[wpfblike] Young Athletes Priorities by Mike Robertson What is the difference between Flexibility and Mobility? I’ve always used the Bill Hartman definitions; they go something like this: Mobility – Range of motion under specific circumstances (specific) Flexibility – Range of motion about a joint (non-specific) So mobility is specific to a certain movement – i.e. you need a certain amount of hip mobility to squat, lunge, etc. In contrast, flexibility is non-specific – i.e. you lay someone on their back and stretch their hamstrings. This gives you an idea of their flexibility, but.. More »
Childhood Obesity: The Threat To Youth Fitness
[wpfblike] Childhood Obesity Liz D: I’ve posted a question on a local moms forum asking what parents think are the root causes of Childhood Obesity/inactivity. Certainly the typical ideas came forth: too much fast food, lack of exercise, not getting kids engaged in good habits early. One idea did strike me and I’ve heard other moms tell me this. Heck, I even live this circumstance now: One serious threat to youth activity is the lack of safety in our neighborhoods. We have so much access to information that we know when a sex offender moves.. More »
Young Athletes: The Key to Agility Is Positioning
[wpfblike] Young Athletes Agility Tony Reynolds says… Personally, I have never thought of flexibility or mobility as a factor that plays a huge role in an athlete being able to assume an athletic stance. I do not see where there is enough flexion/extension in any joint throughout the chain where this is really an issue. If you are getting that low you are never going to be overly quick out of the position. For me, it has always been a matter of reeducation. Young athletes simply have no idea how to align their bodies to create.. More »
Youth Fitness Coaches Integrity
[wpfblike] Youth Fitness Coaches by Dr. Toby Brooks, PhD, ATC, CSCS, YCS-II, PES “Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do.” -Don Galer It is a difficult time for anyone, particularly entrepreneurial newcomers, to be in business given the corporate climate in our nation and our world. With one time “blue chip,” can’t miss stocks selling for pennies on the dollar, 401k’s evaporating before our very eyes, and staggering job losses the world over, it is tempting to consider means by which to trim excesses and help the bottom line.
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Training Olympic Lifting in Younger Populations
Training Olympic Lifting by Wil Fleming – www.beforcefit.com How soon should you start training Olympic lifting technique in young athletes? My answer? As soon as the athlete walks in your door. As soon as a young athlete starts training at my facility we are either doing the Olympic lifts or preparing them to eventually perform the lifts. I do not advocate loading up a bar and telling younger athletes to start cleaning and snatching immediately, but I do advocate training the technique and qualities that produce great Olympic lifts later in training. Athletes at any age must learn.. More »
Young Athletes: Individual and Team Training – Mutually Exclusive?
[wpfblike] Young Athletes Coaching I have seen a fair amount of discussion on the merits of individual long term training vs. team long term training. I will submit a later entry to compare short term vs. long term training. My question is: Why do any of these things have to be mutually exclusive? All I want to do here is share some approaches I or associates have used in the past with my young athletes: Whole team long term training: The positives: There is a long term relationship where the team can get used to.. More »
Training Young Athletes – Big Mistake
Training Young Athletes I admit to being annoyed on my call with Brad. Not by him, but by the advice he was given, It’s not a bad thing to say “I don’t know.” You can’t know everything. But yet again, I find more examples of people who think they do. Training Young athletes need specific protocols And if you don’t know what those ‘specifics’ are, why not just say so? How to train young baseball players is the topic of this video but you better believe that it applies to ALL young athletes… More »
Young Athletes: Are they an Oak or a Squash?
[wpfblike] Young Athletes Development “It takes God a hundred years to make an oak, but it only takes Him two months to make a squash.” –President James Garfield In our results-now, win at all costs, sports-crazed society, many athletes, coaches, parents, and professionals seem to have lost sight of the goal of sport and physical activity for growing young athletes. What is currently widely marketed as “athletic development” by individuals across the country is, in many instances, quick-fix training designed to show immediate results. While results are great, young athletes and their parents and coaches must be.. More »
3 Keys to Successful Speed Camps
[wpfblike] Speed Camps Revenue Before I get into the 3 Keys to successful speed camps, I wanted to tell you that after much deliberation we’ve decided to give you access the online version of the closed door Workshop that Pat Rigsby and I did on running Profitable Speed Camps & Clinics when you order the Youth Speed Specialist Certification before tomorrow at 3pm. This was previously only available to people who attended the webinar this past Monday, but we’ve decided that this information is too powerful to exclude those that couldn’t attend the webinar. So you.. More »
Youth Speed Certification – Your Questions Answered
[wpfblike] Youth Speed Certification While thousands of people worldwide have already taken advantage of the “$100 Off” discount I’ve offered you on my new Speed & Agility Specialist Certification, hundreds more have been emailing in some specific questions about the course itself. So, I decided it would be a good idea to get you some answers. 1.) Is the Youth Speed & Agility Specialist Certification Right For Me? Great question and easy answer… If you work with young athletes or youth fitness participants in anyway, than 100% YES!! Strength & Conditioning.. More »
Fitness Programs For Kids: Top 3 Keys To Speed Training
[wpfblike] Fitness Programs For Kids International superstar Speed Coach Lee Taft and I agree on almost everything related to training athletes. Together, we have found through our combined 40 years of experience that these are the 3 most important factors to a successful speed training program – Speed Key #1 – Create a Developmental System Training for speed has to be developmental in nature. With younger athletes (6 – 9 years old) training for speed is a matter of allowing kids to explore various aspects of movement from a self-learning perspective. As a Coach or Trainer, your objective.. More »
When Do You Train Young Athletes?
[wpfblike] Train Young Athletes Correctly From a study published in the Swimming Science Bulletin. Authored by Brent S. Rushall & John Marsden: "All sports require high degree of skill for superior performance. The major emphasis of a (youth athletic) training program should be skill excellence. For skills to be developed, learning should occur in non-fatigued states… It is advisable to schedule auxiliary training sessions either after a (sport) session or at some time that allows complete recovery from its execution so that no residual fatigue is carried over". I’ve never mentioned this in literature, but have.. More »