The National Strength and Conditioning Association provides a reference (Male-Percentile-Rank-by-Age-Master) as to what is possible to achieve as a male under football measurements between the age groups of 12-19. All information can be challenged under argument but it is always nice to understand what is achievable without specialized training. Athletes will always come in different shapes, sizes, and strength levels. High levels of performance does not require paying for specialize training. It just requires time and effort to allow for the athlete to develop the required muscles for achievement. What can be observed in social media are normally the current results of the allotted time to nurture the athlete. Give your athlete the chance to grow under the Ranger Nation Youth Football Program.
It is about Long-Term Athletic Development
In today’s society, many issues face young athletes. Sport participation can be a countermeasure to a sedentary lifestyle which is clearly prevalent and dangerous. Individuals with limited sports and movement skills often stop participating. In turn, this neglect often leads to a decreased interest in any type of physical activity. The result is a failure to learn or develop physical literacy, or proper athletic movement in a sequential and progressive manner. A sedentary lifestyle then follows. Sedentary living causes such health problems as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases that evolve from a lifelong problem starting in childhood.
Balance, stability, and fundamental movements should be mastered before progressing. The individual should demonstrate age appropriate competency of these components before attempting to demonstrate more complex object control skills because gross motor skills should be developed before fine motor skills.
The following list of program components contains a series of movement component categories that correspond and expand the physical literacy and movement foundation:
- Balance and stability
- Fundamental/dynamic movement
- Object control
- Speed and agility (multidirectional)
- Fun drills
The following provides a series of sequential movements and serve as yearly benchmarks for the individual to accomplish in a reasonable amount of time (i.e., when there is an age change or at the end of the year). The structure of the youth baseball program is divided into age groups for training and competition. To correspond with the sports program’s age-related organization the following movements are introduced:
- Ages 3 and 4: Teach balance/stability, fundamental/dynamic movement, object control
- Ages 5 and 6: Teach and review the above skills, add plyometrics, speed and agility
- Ages 7 and 8: Teach and review the above skills, add strength, endurance, power
- Ages 9 through 11: Teach and review the above skills
by Larry Meadors PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC*E, USAW-2 (NSCA.com)
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