Messages I get, "Wendi, my kid can't gain weight. How can I help him add size? He is always sore and getting sick. He is struggling to maintain his weight. What can we do?"
Well, have your kid track their intake for 3-5 days and you will know exactly what is going on. Most kids skip breakfast, do not eat balanced meals and do not add any protein and carbs before or after training.
Let's talk numbers on what an ideal BW is for high school football athletes.
The avg 16 YO football athlete is:
๐5'9" to 6'1" (175 โ 185 cm)
๐160 to 200 lbs (73 โ 91 kg)
Rough estimate per position:
๐QB/DB: 5'10" โ 6'1", 160 โ 190 lbs
๐RB/WR: 5'9" โ 6'0", 160 โ 185 lbs
๐LB/TE: 5'11" โ 6'2", 180 โ 210 lbs
๐OL/DL: 6'0" โ 6'3", 200 โ 260+ lbs
The amount of calories, protein and carbs required to fuel growth, maturation and training demands at the high school level is often grossly underestimated. ๐
Proud to welcome Alex Dean as the next Head Football Coach of Lisbon!
Coach Dean brings a deep football knowledge, and a passion for developing athletes. His commitment to excellence and player growth makes him the perfect leader to carry our program forward!
Train During the School Day
This is the game-changer.
Why?
โข No before-school burnout
โข No post-practice conflict
โข Built-in consistency
If school is in session, training happens.
Every kid benefitsโnot just athletes.
Rev. Lunge & Split Squat have been a main lower body movement for us the last 5 years.
The benefits are many:
โข Less spinal load
โข Better limb-to-limb balance
โข Improves balance & control
โข Easy to load & progress
โข High transfer to sprinting & COD
Unilateral โ Accessory
If you are an athletic director, make sure you have a budget for your coaches to attend clinics. Pay for their hotel and transportation, and give them a per diem for meals. Coaching clinics are professional development that will help your coaches impact the kids in your school.
With a new head coach comes a new practice schedule for the Fall. @NDSUfootball opening up practice at 1:30 this afternoon as opposed to the morning starts in previous years. We asked Coach Polasek about his camp structure:
Girls Soccer Parent Lift is in the books! ๐ช
Had a blast watching the girls take their parents through a training session! Always fun to showcase the hard work of our athletes day in & day out.
The goal of adolescent strength training isnโt to โbulk upโ.
The goals are 5-fold.
1) Improve Relative Strength
2) Improve Neural Adaptations
3) Improve Work Capacity
4) Improve Confidence
5) Positively Associate with Training
Start kids early.
Play the long game.
If you are a HS in Iowa & you are not set up like this, you are behind.
Especially in schools where multi-sport athletes are the heartbeat of their athletic programs.
Unity brings clarity to the mission.
Without unity there is dysfunction.
All Stangs. All Sports. All In. ๐ช๐ปโก๏ธ
As we progress into 2024, here's a quick look back at our most improved boys and girls from the previous seven months of training. Keep working hard Knights!
Full results here>https://t.co/jWp0HorkxD