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youth athletes
Life Lessons From the Weight Room
What you learn in the weight room applies everywhere else.
Shane Trotter
It's Time to Reform America's Bad Habit Factories
Our education system is perpetuating our health crisis. These are the strategies to turn the tide.
Shane Trotter
Don't Race: The Cost of Early Athletic Specialization
Ask yourself whether the cost of pushing children down the path of expected elite performance is worth it. Because all the statistics say it isn’t.
Andrew Read
Tommy John and Baseball: America's Favorite Elbow Surgery
It is critical that youth pitchers, parents, and coaches educate themselves well on the consequences of electing the Tommy John surgery.
Dan Mahoney
Junior Athlete Strength and Conditioning: Your Role As a Coach
As a coach working with youth, there are a few things that you need to get straight.
Trent Saunders
Youth Athletes on the Bench: It's Not Always a Bad Thing
The next time your child is on the bench, don't freak out. Instead, embrace what it will teach them.
Jeanne Goodes
Preventing Repetitive Stress Injuries In Youth Athletes
Don't head into sports season with your youth unprepared to deal with the prevention of stress injuries.
Jeanne Goodes
Breaking Up With Your Child's Coach: It's Not You, It's Me
Discover how to identify if it's time to find a different coach for your child and what steps to take.
Jeanne Goodes
5 Ways to Develop the Fighting Spirit in Youth Athletes
Get youth athletes headed in the right direction and keep despair at bay.
David Varnes
Strong Is as Strong Does: Your Ideal Weightlifting Weight
The physics of size and strength can help you determine your most competitive weight class.
Bob Takano
4 Exercises to Prevent Knee and Back Pain in Youth Athletes
Young athletes don't always realize the impact their training will have on their future. Here's how to protect them.
David Varnes
Understanding the Off-season for Youth Athletes
The off-season does not mean an athlete should not train. So if it doesn’t mean taking time off, what does it mean?
Jeanne Goodes
Coaching Young Athletes Through Sensitive Periods
The term “sensitive period” refers to a certain age or period in a child’s life in which they are more receptive to some types of learning than others.
David Varnes
A 5-Step Approach to Training During Adolescent Growth Spurts
Adolescent athletes don't have to warm the bench just because they're going through a growth spurt.
Jeanne Goodes
The Worst Thing You Can Say to a Child Athlete
The words you say to kids make an impact, and this one phrase can put shackles on them that are hard to remove.
David Varnes
Doping: A Growing Problem for Youth Athletes?
According to studies, three to four percent of high school pupils have tried some form of performance enhancing drug (PED).
Jeanne Goodes
Age, Endurance, and Explosive Power Improve Repeated Sprint Ability
A new study asks what athletic qualities can help sprint ability.
Doug Dupont
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