Coaching & Teaching
An “On Field” Guide for Strength: The Foundation of Athletic Confidence in Kids
The ultimate reward for a youth coach is the sweaty smile we see when our young athletes experience success. This could come in the form of conquering a previously-difficult challenge; it could be a hard-fought win. Ultimately, it could come from a genuine enjoyment...
10 Simple Ways to Make Drills More Challenging for Young Athletes
Faster, Further, Heavier.... When an activity becomes easy or routine for a young athlete, coaches immediately default to one of the above interventions to make the activity more challenging. After all, each makes the activity harder. The body and brain respond to...
Easy Learning: 6 Steps to Teaching Movement Skills to Grade Schoolers
A growing number of children are entering sports and fitness programs lacking basic, fundamental movement skills. Once a task for physical education and play, youth sports and fitness coaches must now add the introduction of basic movement skills to their coaching...
Do Kids Need “Speed” Training Before Puberty?
Speed is the currency of success in most sports, even during the early years before sport skill is developed. This has led parents and coaches of young athletes to embark on a constant quest for gimmicks, gadgets, and gurus that could prove a shortcut for creating...
4 Reasons You Can’t Train Kids Like “Small Adults”
If you work with kids in any capacity, it’s goes without saying that their thoughts, motivations, and actions are very different than those of an adult. In the realm of sports and physical training however, many overlook or are unaware of just how...
4 Ways to Integrate Physical Literacy Training into Sports Practice
Concepts of “physical literacy” are now becoming par for the course when it comes to creating activity programs for kids. International bodies for fitness and sport are embracing this “new” terminology as the foundational construct from which kids can learn to...
How to: 60 Minute Fitness Program for Grade School Kids
Learn the science and art behind fitness programs for grade school children!
Who’s to Blame for Our Technology Addicted, Sugar Consuming, Inactive Kids?
Kids these days! It's so frustrating to see my kids just sit around being inactive, staring at their phones, eating sugar, and slowly becoming more and more obese. Someone needs to do something! I mean, someone else needs to do something. I’m an adult. I have to do...
When a Loudmouth Meditates With Monks: My Two Days of Silence in Thailand
*A NOTE FROM SPIDERFIT CO-FOUNDER, BRETT KLIKA: While the post below does not include drills, activities, or research regarding youth physical activity, it's my hope that the perspective shared from my recent experience helps you as a parent, coach, or educator bring...
Creating Young Hercules: How Young Can Kids Safely Lift Weights?
Is there an age that is “perfect” to introduce weight training to your child? Discover the essential questions you must ask yourself prior to your child’s involvement in a resistance training program.
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