Youth

Supplementing Practice Time with Plyometrics in Youth Soccer Players

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Unfortunately, many youth sports organizations do not have structured strength and conditioning programs, nor do they typically have access to  appropriate facilities for this type of training. Therefore, most strength and conditioning related training will often be incorporated into practices on the playing field. Though this comes at the expense of focused attention on technical …

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Effectiveness of Concurrent Training in Youth Athletes

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Training team sport athletes can be a challenging task. The physical demands of these types of sports require the development of various physical qualities across the entire performance spectrum. Athletes need to possess a sufficient level of aerobic fitness to ensure they are conditioned enough to last the duration of a competition without undue fatigue. …

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All else being equal, does the stronger athlete win?

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If you were to assess a team of young athletes in a 5 and 20 meter sprint, countermovement vertical jump, and squat jump, you will likely determine that the strongest athletes performed best. This is precisely what Comfort et al. (2013) found when they tested a team of 17 year old soccer players in these …

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Do pre-adolescent athletes benefit from plyometrics?

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Coaching youth sports teams presents many challenges for the coaching staff. Oftentimes, coaches may only be able to practice with their players as little as 1-2 times per week. The coaching staff must decide how they will budget their time with the kids to best educate them on the skills and fundamentals of the game …

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Squat Simplicity

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Today’s post serves as a good reminder of how such simple approaches to training can improve physical performance in adolescent athletes. A recent study published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine demonstrated that body weight squats performed at least 5 times per week over an 8 week period can result in significant improvements …

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