Strength and Conditioning, Long Term Athletic Development, Physical Education Youth Football Coach,
Clinton High,
Bridgton Academy,
Worcester State Univ.
@CoachBeede 14-16 year old needs eat sleep and breath the weightroom. Getting bigger faster and stronger. In two years of solid training you can literally look and move like a different person. Imagine showing up to a showcase being 5ft10 160lbs vs 5ft 11 190lbs
Feed the Cats Podcast ⤵️
@JeremyFrisch
If you have young kids and you want to know how to raise them to become physically fit and athletic, you will want to hear this!
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Imagine playing in the MASSACHUSETTS state tournament and your first round game is actually in New Hampshire. Only the MIAA could pull this off. 😂😂😂 @TomFlanaganUSA
Age appropriate training is a real thing. If elite athlete's use it must be good for everyone right? Ask the elites what they were doing at age 8. Probably not that!
#LTAD
One of the worst things DB’s do at camps; thinking they have to play press man every rep. Holding/grabbing/wrestling at the LOS… play off man, play catch man, play open, crossover step, play off and use a leverage step…play press and really off-hand jam, quick jam, show skill
Unless this is lacking context, did the Xaverian football coach really, on the record, hit schools without endless resources and limitless boundaries in terms of getting players with a “get better?” Lol. Sports are better with villains. Can’t hate it.
“Two systems. One mission.
Build better athletes through play, movement, speed, coordination, competition, and real athletic development.
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT GAMES × SPEED DEMONS
Modern LTAD principles + high-energy speed and movement training for youth athletes.”
“Best value we’ve ever offered for youth athletic development.
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT GAMES + SPEED DEMONS now available.”
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Imagine a program for kids where they have some serious fun and build athletic movement skills at the same time without even realizing it.
It's called Speed Demons and this is what it looks like...
#LTAD
Despite what you see online by so-called speed gurus who train kids like adults, young athletes do not need sprint technique training.
Early on, speed isn’t about mechanics—
it’s about building movement capacity.
Kids need variety, diversity, and novelty of movement, not repetition of ideal form.
This develops:
Coordination
Timing
Rhythm
Spatial awareness
Adaptability
Many sports and game-based activities require children to run using unorthodox, variable patterns.
Over-coaching technique narrows solutions.
Expanding the environment builds capability.
Skip the drills.
Use:
Games
Races
Hills
Resistance
Reactive work
Kids’ bodies are constantly changing, growing, and reorganizing.
There is no single “perfect” sprint pattern.
Expose them to more. Not less.
Technique isn’t forced—
it emerges.
Build the athlete first. Refine later. #LTAD