Junior & Youth Physical Literacy and Long Term Development
The philosophy of our Junior & Youth Physical Development model is one which permits individualization, is athlete-centered, and promotes the development of the child over performance outcomes. Whilst we may sacrifice short-term performance success we work to maximize the opportunity to foster a sense of wellbeing and provide gains for the long-term. This philosophy will help the child to appreciate the benefits of training and importantly develop an intrinsic motivation for participating in training, which is associated with physical and mental well-being and associated with positive behaviors and traits which they will carry into adult life.
At Strength in Sport, we understand the difficulty facing young athletes; all too often technical excellence and skill mastery are disregarded for short term success, affecting long term athletic development. It is the muscular, skeletal, and cognitive development of young athletes that is of paramount importance and central to our Junior & Youth Physical Development philosophy.
Long Term Development Benefits
- Motor skill learning – ABC’s (agility, balance and co-ordination)
- Skeletal development (body posture, bone strength)
- Neuromuscular development (nervous system, tendon, ligament and muscular strength)
- Cardiovascular system enhancement (lung capacity and respiratory function)
- Psycho-social well-being (confidence, positive mental health, self-efficacy and resilience)
- Improved overall health function (positive lifestyle choices, physical and mental health awareness)
Strength in Sport works hard to provide safe and structured environments for the development of young aspiring athletes irrespective of age, gender and sporting ability. We aim to deliver a an all-round training stimulus that will provide individuals with the progressive foundations of functional movement to develop physical attributes such as Strength, Speed, Power, Agility, Mobility, Endurance and Metabolic Conditioning. attributes for sport and life. You can rest assured in the knowledge that the coaches who work with your child are fully industry trained, qualified and certified, DBS vetted, and have undertaken relevant courses in Child Welfare/ Safeguarding and are medically First Aid trained.