Given the growing interest surrounding youth strength and conditioning, the NSCA recently engaged a group of leading experts to author a position statement on long-term athletic development. The document proposes ten key pillars of successful long-term athletic development that practitioners should adhere to in order to enhance performance, promote health and well-being, and minimize the risk of sport- or physical activity-related injury.
October 15, 2023by Ramon Cossio, MS, CSCS, Beth Bearden, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FMS, Miguel Casarez, Jr., MS, CSCS, Paul Lopez, MED, CSCS, RSCC, Luke Propst, MS, CSCS, PN1, and David Rodriguez, MS, CSCS, USAW-1
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Strength and conditioning professionals who incorporate a properly designed and supervised training program can help their young athletes train, compete, and reduce the likelihood of injury.
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the different opinions regarding the validity of early sport specialization as opposed to diversification, specifically the effect these two methods have on injuries, motor development, skill acquisition, and social and psychological aspects.