Ward,+Patrick

Ward, Patrick

Ward, Patrick. "Practice Is Important For Young Athletes." //Practice Is Important For Young Athletes. But Make Time To Train Also!//. 22 Dec. 2009. Web. 14 Sep. 2010. [].


 * "Young athletes practice long and hard to try and improve their sports skills." pg. 1
 * "Coaches and parents will typically encourage long practices as, //“practice makes perfect.” " pg. 1//
 * //"//Often, the emphasis on practicing a specific skill or task is done so at the risk of not focusing on other things that may additionally help the athlete improve their athleticism and abilities." pg. 1
 * "For example, incorporating appropriate strength and power training into the practice (which should be addressed during the offseason as well as the inseason)." pg. 1
 * "At typical practice usually looks like this:
 * "A relatively non-specific warm up (jog two laps around the field)." pg. 1
 * "A bunch of basic sports drills." pg. 1
 * "Finally some sort of scrimmage or drill that simulates game-like circumstances." pg. 1
 * "One of the most important things that can be emphasized in youth sports practice is dropping the non-specific warm up (the 2-lap plop around the field) and starting to use a more movement based warm up (consisting of various exercises and mobility tasks) to not only enhance the overall movement capacity and awareness of the young athletes, but to serve as a segue into some basic plyometric drills to help teach them how to appropriately absorb and apply force." pg. 1
 * "Ninety minutes is the typical amount of time allotted for youth sports practices, and with proper planning the coach should be able to devote the first 30-minutes to a sufficient warm up consisting of basic movement preparation exercises and followed by a safe and progressive plyometric and agility training program." pg. 1
 * "If possible, attempt to contact a qualified strength and conditioning specialist to consult with your team or work with your team on the development of a safe and effective training program." pg. 1
 * "Remember, coaching youth athletes is about setting them up for success in the future." pg. 1
 * "Most coaches do not have training in this stuff, which is why it is critical that they find a qualified strength and conditioning professional to assist them in teaching this stuff to the young athletes (since it is so important to their development)." pg. 1