With evidence supporting the use of various methods to develop the physicality across a large range of youth ages we must still remember that children are just that…. Children. Exercise prescription at different stages of their chronological and biological ages has to be considered and managed throughout. The points above are things we like to […]
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If there’s one bucket that we often see empty in athletic development in our demographic it will be at the speed end of the spectrum. To ensure we are optimising the role of the hamstrings in sports performance, a multi faceted approach must be taken where possible to avoid acute injuries. Most attack it from
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Hamstring injuries are the kryptonite of many a field sport athlete. But why do hamstring strains happen? And more importantly, how can we reduce the likelihood of them happening? In this blog you will learn: Why you need long and strong hamstrings (and how to get them) Why hamstring injuries can be the fault of
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If you’re working with a contingent of youth athletes you can most definitely utilise effective and appropriate variations of plyometric training. Most sports require participants to produce force, hence the requirement to improve strength. We must also remember that most sports require said athlete to not only produce large forces but to do it at
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With a blog dedicated to the youth female athlete last week, we thought we’d back it up with a simple infographic outlining some key considerations during a potentially challenging time in any young athletes long term development journey. Building a solid foundation of movement, stability, and control within varied athletic positions and tasks is absolutely
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Prior to puberty, young girls are physiologically the same as both where strength and conditioning is concerned. As soon as puberty kicks in however, there are specific implications that coaches and parents of youth female athletes need to be aware of. In this blog you will learn: What changes occur during puberty that warrants considerations
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Sleep is probably one of the least talked about recovery strategies. If you think about it, it requires minimal effort to employ yet it can really be such a useful tool to use in aiding recovery and therefore supplementing performance. It’s a topic that we discuss on our youth development program and the young athletes
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As a parent, one of the little wins in life will be when your child transitions from polyphasic sleep (aka waking you up multiple times), to a more monophasic (waking you up just the once) sleep pattern. This is one of many examples as to how sleep is a different beast for youth and adolescent
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For the current crew of 11-18yr olds that we work with the question raised above by them or their parents is a distant memory. For the prospective parents/children that are choosing to work with us, this question often comes up, and we get it completely. Hopefully the infographic goes some way to explaining it. Whilst
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Any type of movement training, whether it is learning a sporting skill, general athletic development or strength and conditioning, improves children’s ‘movement map.’ A map can show you what you need to do to get from point A to point B. The greater a young child’s exposure to movement, the clearer this ‘movement map’ becomes.
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