Youth Athletic Development
In his role as a strength and conditioning coach, Craig shoulders dual responsibilities of enhancing athletic performance and mitigating injury risks. Our overarching objective is to seamlessly integrate agility training with character development and conditioning exercises with fostering teamwork.
If you're interested in nurturing your youth's athletic development with our holistic approach, feel free to reach out to us for more information.
Benefits
Speed and agility training programs are essential for athletes of any age and sport. This training style helps athletes increase their overall athletic performance by focusing on improving speed, acceleration, flexibility, balance, and agility. Athletes are able to carry all of these attributes over to the field or court.
Youth speed and agility training increases functional core strength, dynamic flexibility, control, and balance. All of these different functions work together and make athletes overall more athletic. In just about every sport, athleticism is needed in order to excel, and speed and agility training helps athletes enhance their performance for longevity in sports programs.
Photo taken during Intentional Living Summer Camp partnership with Kansas City, KS Public Schools
Areas of Focus
INCREASE SPEED AND ENDURANCE
Agility training drills help athletes improve their ability to move quickly. Being able to run fast and move on a dime provides you with an advantage over your opponents. This is especially true in sports like football, basketball, soccer, and track, where speed is a huge factor in player performance.
INCREASE TOTAL BODY STRENGTH
When athletes are not used to running or making fast-twitch movements, they are putting themselves at risk for injuries. With speed and agility training, your body becomes balanced, more flexible, and more used to the movements which your sport requires. This ultimately allows you to not only perform your best but help reduce the risk of injuries happening as well.
BUILD MENTAL TOUGHNESS
An athlete with a strong presence has the ability to harness all of their mental energy on what is required at that moment. Believing in themselves means they have strong self-confidence, are prepared for any situation, and have the drive to achieve their goals. Self-belief can be strengthened through positive praise and taking time to focus on what the athlete does well (and not just what needs improvement).