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A Tool for Designing Stronger Youth Training

Programs

Speed and acceleration development. Mobility and flexibility protocols. Power training

modalities. Creative programming. Employing resistance bands. Properly using kettlebells.

The power and art of coaching.

Adhering to the long-term athletic development principles of the IYCA can seem daunting in

practice, when parents want results and kids have to perform. These IYCA experts think

otherwise.

This manual was put together to provide the IYCA coach with knowledge and insight into

intelligent and effective long-term athletic development programming in the real world .

A distinguished panel of youth conditioning experts has compiled this manual to help

improve your youth conditioning programs. In it, you will find a wealth of information,

specific tips, and done-for-you material you can use immediately in your own practice. The

decades of combined of coaching experience with athletes of all types—from the youngest

Discovery athletes to top-performing high school track stars—will pay dividends for anyone

looking to improve upon their youth coaching and programming abilities.

Contents

Using Ropes and Tires in Athletic Development Programming..............................................4

Top Alternatives for Olympic Lifts When Training Young Athletes .........................................6

Resistance Bands and Olympic Lifting .................................................................................11

Developing Speed Appropriately in Athletes: The Short-to-Long Approach.........................14

Flexibility vs. Mobility: When to Use Each with Young Athletes ...........................................23

Giving Athletes What They Need—And Coaches What They Want ....................................26

Dissecting to Improve Your Programming ............................................................................32

Making Strength Training Fun for Young Athletes Using Resistance Bands .......................36

The Power of a Coach ..........................................................................................................39

Kettlebell Training: It’s All About Progressions .....................................................................41

Training for Power with Young Athletes................................................................................43

The Missing Link in Your Programming................................................................................46

Outcome-Based Coaching in a Nutshell...............................................................................49

Programming for Pre-adolescents ........................................................................................51

Stretching Young Athletes with Bands .................................................................................53

Using Ropes and Tires in Athletic Development

Programming

IYCA expert and Athletic Revolution consultant Dave Gleason reminds us to use creative

programming and shares his favorite games using ropes and tires.

I want to start off with a reminder to spark some creativity:

As long as your programming has developmental justification that points back to the

required elements of the IYCA system, everything is in bounds!

This includes two dynamic and fun pieces of equipment: tires and battle ropes. In Athletic

Revolution, many of our franchise partners are co-branded or are also a Fitness Revolution

Franchisee as well. As such, many of our trainers and coaches have experience with large

tractor tires and battle ropes. With safety mechanisms in place, very effective and fun

activities can be implemented in your youth conditioning programs for 6-9 (Discovery) and

10-13 (Exploration) sessions.

Of course, your older athletes can benefit as well from the conditioning and full-body

strength demands imposed by ropes and tires, but their programming can be much more

straightforward and require less creativity to pull off effectively.

Here are a few examples of youth conditioning programs to get your creative juices flowing:

1. Team tire flip. Even with a 500-pound tire, if you orientate your young athletes well and

put yourself in a position to effective spot this activity, this is a very safe team building and

physical exercise. Systemic strength, object manipulation, and cooperation are all aspects

of this fun drill.

Have your athletes form a semicircle around the backside of the tire. Cue them to keep their

toes close to the tire and keep their eyes up as they place their hands underneath the tire.

Instruct them with something similar to the following: “On a count of three, we all lift and

drive the tire forward.” Make sure you congratulate them after pulling off the lift and get

them excited to cooperate again in other activities.

2. Team tire drag (pull). This systemic strength pulling activity is an adventurous variation

of tug-of-war.

Place a battle rope through the middle of a large tire so there are two equal lengths of rope

to pull on. Place your athletes evenly on each length of rope. On your command, your

athletes will pull and drag the tire to a designated area or length.

You can add variation and problem solving by experimenting with how many athletes you

can take off pulling duties to sit on the tire with the remaining athletes still able to move the

tire. Then experiment with different kids on the tire vs. pulling. You’ll find that not only does

the competition spark some extra effort, but the athletes learn to come together in the end

by switching teams constantly.

3. Angry Monkeys. This super fun exercise is a battle-rope-wave drill masked by a silly

name and animation during the movement. Straight from the brain of Autism Fitness Expert

Eric Chessen, this exercise is set up nearly the same depending on the age and size of the

athletes. Your 6-9 year old athletes will do well with a single rope wave. A mature 12 or 13

year old will handle a rope end in each hand with no problem. A 40-foot, 1.5-inch diameter

rope works very well for this exercise.

Instruct your athletes to act like angry monkeys with the rope end in their hands while

making a wave in the rope. Let them make “angry monkey” noises. 10-20 seconds of work

is optimal depending on the age of the athletes in your group.

4. Battle rope relay. Object manipulation, cooperation, spatial awareness, systemic

strength, and kinesthetic differentiation are included in the benefits of this game.

Lay out a battle rope in a straight line on the ground. Form two lines of athletes, one line at

each end of the rope. The first athlete in each line grabs hold of the end of the rope like a

relay baton. On your command, the athletes race to opposites ends and hand the rope off to

the next person in line.

This is a perpetual race because there is no winner. Give your athletes 2-3 runs each and

then give the group a rest.

Whenever you can think outside the box and inject some additional fun and adventure into

your programs for young athletes, you should do so! Keep thinking of new ways to

challenge your athletes with exercises and activities that are both fun and creative.

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