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Teaching the Basics of Movement—The Key to Youth Fitness
In this article, youth training expert Brian Grasso discusses how teaching the basics of movement are the key to youth fitness. In the initial phases of training with a young athlete (technically...
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Flexibility in Youth Athletes: What You Need to Know
Flexibility is an important component in overall fitness. However it is only a small part of true fitness. There are many misconceptions about flexibility and many less than reliable measurement tools....
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Exercises to Develop Coordination
One of the keys to success in any sport is coordination. While some children are naturally more coordinated than others, there are several things that can be done to help a young athlete continue to...
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Exercise Programs for Growing Bodies
Preparing your child for youth sports means ensuring that their growing body is ready for the demands of the activity they will be undertaking. Just like any exercise program, there is a right and...
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Benefits of Global Training
The goals of any trainer or coach working with a young athlete should include increasing proficiency of motor ability, developing functional versatility and lastly, inhibiting the potential negative...
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Tips to Build Endurance
Endurance training for young athletes is often a misunderstood topic. On one hand, there are strength coaches who tend to disregard developmentally sound elements of endurance training in lieu of...
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Exploring the Advantages of Body Weight Training
Weight training for kids is often a controversial subject area. Many people believe that it is too taxing on a child’s growing body. In this article, Executive Editor TK Stohlman and sports trainer...
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Is Your Athlete Suffering from Over Training?
Today’s child athlete is pushed and pulled in many directions. While being involved in extra curricular activities helps build a well rounded child and athlete, it can also lead to serious over...
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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Early in my career as a power skating coach, I observed that power skating programs are often conditioning programs rather than technique programs. While conditioning is an integral part of hockey...
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15 Vision Skills to Improve
Great sports performance requires at least 15 vision-related skills to improve visual awareness, reaction time, anticipation and timing. Visual skills can be improved through sports vision training....
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