Youth Athletic Readiness Training

Today's young athletes are not as prepared for the demands of sport as they once were. Young players with poor movement patterns and biomechanics make them significantly more susceptible to injury. To be successful, athletes must be dynamically fit. They must possess balance, agility, strength, power and speed.

One on One's Youth Athletic Readiness Training program not only prepares the young athlete to compete, but perhaps more importantly, gives them their best opportunity to do so without getting injured.

The four programs offered in our Youth Athletic Readiness Training series are designed to address the specific needs of the developing athlete. Athleticism is defined as "having the ability to react to stimuli in a balanced fashion with strength, power and speed." Although not mandatory, these programs are most effective when done in the sequential order listed below.

U.S.A. (Usable Strength for Athletes)

Our U.S.A. program is designed to enhance athletic performance by focusing on coordinated strength. A large emphasis is placed on activating the "core" musculature and joint stabilizers in order to ensure proper technique. Once correct form is demonstrated, we progress by increasing the volume and intensity of our training.

F.I.S.T. (Functionally Integrated Strength Training)

F.I.S.T. is designed to enhance athletic performance by overloading the prime movers of the body with stimulus to encourage hypertrophy (i.e. increased muscle size). Traditional resistance training techniques are incorporated into innovative functional training modalities yielding an athlete more muscle mass with increased functional mobility.

E.S.P. (Explosive Strength and Power)

Power, more specifically, power endurance is an integral component of athletic performance. This program trains the athlete to move dynamically in a controlled fashion. Using simple pieces of equipment (i.e. medicine balls, stability balls, elastic tubing, etc.), participants are drilled on a series of safe, efficient, power-oriented exercises. Ideally, the foundation essential to participate most successfully in E.S.P. is created with One on One's U.S.A. and F.I.S.T.

S.A.Q. Attack (Speed, Agility, Quickness)

Being able to reduce and produce force quickly with a stable core and solid control of the neuromuscular system is the goal of One on One's S.A.Q. Attack program. The athlete that possesses the greatest ability to maintain balance as they react to stimuli will be best positioned to accelerate with speed and agility. This program prepares the participant to move athletically on the field and/or court.

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Youth Athletic Readiness Training 2010 is scheduled to begin the week of June 7, 2010 and conclude August 12, 2010 (just in time for the scholastic fall sports season). Youth between the ages of 13-17 are invited to participate in the 10-week comprehensive program (includes 12 sessions of semi-private training and 8 sessions of small group training) or they can choose to simply join  the 4-week Speed, Agility, Quickness program (SAQ Attack).

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