Training Kids for sports – Part 3: The Four Secrets to Successful Performance
By Jeff King, MA, CSCS In part 2 of my series on training kids for sports, I discussed the importance of injury prevention, and specific solutions such as increasing work capacity, improving stability through movement, and addressing muscle imbalances. In this final...
Training Kids for sports – Part 2: Injury Prevention
By Jeff King, MA, CSCS In my previous article, “Training Kids for Sports – Part 1: The Importance of Free PlayI” I discussed the importance of working on the fundamentals of human movement with young athletes. I stressed the benefit of improving fundamental movement...
The Missing Link to Movement Mastery: Part 6 – Visual Awareness
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Introduction As I discussed in my introductory post, the missing link to true movement mastery is learning the 9 perceptual-motor skills as early as possible. As fitness professionals, teachers, therapists, or parents, we have a unique...
Training Kids for sports – Part 1: The Importance of Free Play!
By Jeff King, MA, CSCS My name is Jeff King and I am the Director of Athletics at Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego. Over the past nine years, I have had the great opportunity to work with young athletes. Thousands of hours training kids have created many positive...
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