Why is Sports Performance Training Important for my Youth Athlete?

Organized youth sports were originally developed to encourage healthy lifestyles and the acquisition of strong character traits. Today, youth sports are being overshadowed by advancement in competition, the priority of winning and making money. What’s worse, youth sports injuries are on the rise, making what was once a valuable social, physical, and mental development tool the exact opposite of what it was intended to be. Youth today simply cannot sustain this rigorous pace without proper training and the possibility of facing serious consequences to their health.

The current and widely accepted practice of introducing sports as early as possible and then relying on that activity for conditioning can be disastrous. Sports do not effectively enhance athletic inefficiencies. In fact, they expose them! This is why sports performance training is crucial to the development of young athletes. We carefully work with your athlete to customize a program that will set them up to exceed their potential.

What Are The Core Principles of Sports Performance Training?

We believe in a long-term commitment to an athlete’s development and improvement. We do not attempt to “peak” an athlete’s performance abilities at a young age and caution against this philosophy.  We consider the athlete’s age, maturation and stage of development before designing a custom program with appropriate strategies, setting the individual up for improved success potential.

Our approach towards performance training is multifaceted and customized based on the individual. We consider age, maturation, and stage of development in addition to a host of other factors. We don’t believe in a cookie-cutter training approach, nor do we believe individuals learn the same way. With the increasing pressure on kids and parents alike to enter the competitive sports arena earlier and earlier, sports performance training becomes increasingly more vital to a child’s development. Like all good things in life, there are no short cuts. Which is why our strategies evaluate your long-term goals and guide your athlete through the proper development strategies. We want to equip your athlete with skills that will unleash their potential in whatever sport they may choose to pursue. An investment in high-quality sports performance training sets your athlete up for success they may have otherwise not achieved. Or worse, never had the opportunity to achieve due to injuries, fatigue or overall lack of proper development. Our goal is to bring back the strategic development of athletes so they may thrive socially, physically and mentally.