The best protocol for injury prevention, ACL reduction, and concussion avoidance is to develop cardiovascularly fit, structurally resilient, neurologically efficient young athletes/movers. Start them young... Expose them often... Have fun... #LTAD

Take note of the difference in training programs of these girls starting in grades 4/5 to now in grades 7/8. The younger ages primarily focused on a phys-ed/gymnastics/play based program and then transitioned to a more organized strength and conditioning program. This transition

It's amazing to me how absolutely crazy 🤪 strength coach twitter/X goes over seeing children doing mini-adult strength training routines. They actually think this is what athletic development is.

Today is another day to remind youth parents and coaches: 1. Early sports specialization is a road to nowhere. 2. Many spend entirely too much ⏲️ and 💰 on playing the same sports. 3. Not nearly enough ⏲️ and 💰 on athletic development. 4. Sports participation alone does not

Ok, so I've been doing this stuff for 45+ yrs. Jeremy Frisch has cracked the code for modern day play, fun, athleticism in youth. This may not be #YouthSports but I promise those kids are athletic & will succeed in their sport of choice later on #SenseiHJ #LTAD #PE #ProjectACES

5 Reasons Why Crawling Makes Everything Better. 1. Integrates both brain hemispheres. 2. Integrates upper body and lower body together for better movement. 3. Activates your core. 4. Strengthens feet, hips, hands and shoulders. 5. Improves balance and your vestibular system.

If you have the proper flooring to allow for soft sliding, this type of crawling(creeping) is a gamechanger. Talk about integrating the entire body from toenails to fingernails. There's plenty of Upper body pushing and pulling, hip mobility, pushing with the big toe, and friction

Jeremy Frisch Every child on this planet should have a padded mat of some sorts and a gymnastics bar in their house, make them climb a tree a few times a week and you’ve the perfect “programming” for a young kid…even if they play for an elite travel team.

The day the kids asked to work on sliding headfirst...so we got a little creative and added some athleticism to it. Funny, 4 years later, all these kids still play baseball. #LTAD

Children playing & development with youth athletes is a grey area. Posting unorganized videos of 17 year old sprinters doing depth jumps randomly is hardly analogous to kids jumping off the swings on the play ground. Don’t be fooled with agendas to bend principles in training.

In athletic development, not many pre-puberty achievements matter. Global movement competency foundation and injury history do matter, though. Play multiple sports, experience a wide variety of stimuli, and don't get hurt. Specific adaptations come later.

The reality is that postural deformities and poor body mechanics are epidemic. Our precious youngsters are growing steadily more inert, malformed, and clumsy. Fortunate are those who survive the education gauntlet with minimal damage and defects. It is not for a lack of

The whole point is to challenge the young athlete right on the edge of their abilities. How do you build neuromuscular coordination and structural resiliency if they do it perfectly every time? It's through practice and repetition does the athlete expand their bandwidth of

My kids (6, 4) are great movers, athletic, strong. But this isn't because we've signed them up for many sports. We make it a habit to get outside to do things like: Ninja courses Playgrounds Bike rides Wrestle Chase Most of the time, it's whatever they come up with. However,

Nice little backward bear crawl variation with our middle school group. Big fan of backward crawling and climbing for the development of the upper body. Kids enjoyed the challenge and variety. Added some jumps off of the plyo box to a small base landing, also challenging and

Save the boring weighted carries, pallof presses and planks for adults...under 12U should be sprinting, jumping, throwing crawling, climbing and rolling. Stop adultifying kids training programs, they get enough of that in youth sports. It doesn't show expertise by making kids do

Inspired by Jeremy Frisch, I have learned one of the best youth athletic development games is tag. Neighbors love it too. #FlagTag