Training Young School Athletes

Training Young school athletes NB: children develop differently NB: Plyometrics is important for high movement and power with fast twitch muscle fibres Importance of quality training performing a max power workout, 3-5 sets of 3-5 repetitions for each exercise would be effective. Power training must be high quality, as the aim is to recruit fast twitch fibres. Rotational Power Training combination of speed, power and strength, it is constantly prevalent in most sports This article considers such skills as turning, turning to sprint, turning and throwing, and turning to hit/ kick a ball or opponent, from both stationary and moving positions.

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Training Young school athletes

NB: children develop differently

NB: Plyometrics is important for high movement and power with fast twitch muscle fibres

Importance of quality training

performing a max power workout, 3-5 sets of 3-5 repetitions for each exercise would be effective.

Power training must be high quality, as the aim is to recruit fast twitch fibres.

Rotational Power Training

combination of speed, power and strength, it is constantly prevalent in most sports

This article considers such skills as turning, turning to sprint, turning and throwing, and turning to hit/kick a ball or opponent, from both stationary and moving positions.

Training Programme

18/07/13

Warm up: run around fieldDrills: stretching, striding, and general mobilityDrills; High knee skipsStraight leg runButt KicksArm actionsShuffleSide skips

Main Session

Plyometrics:

Hurdles: Session1. Fast ( explosive)- elastic strength

- Low hurdle jumps, low drop jumps2. Concentric Strength

- Standing long jump, - high hurdle jumps

3. Eccentric Strength- Higher drop jumps- Begin with low hurdle jumps- Then bounding and hopping- Continue with steps or box- Finish with slow run