Louie Simmons' 101-page guide to general physical preparedness for athletes ages 7 to 10. The Soviet GPP method applied to youth athletic development.
The Rule of Three is the term Soviet coaches used for the GPP work that built the foundation of every athlete in their pipeline. Louie adapted it for American youth, building a coaching framework that emphasizes coordination, flexibility, endurance, and explosive ability before specialization begins.
This book is for coaches and parents of young athletes. It is not a strength program for kids. It is a framework for building the physical base that allows specialization in any sport to succeed later.
What's inside
- Training boys versus girls in the 7 to 10 age range
- The role of genetics and heredity in athletic development
- Flexibility, endurance, and basic physical fitness for young athletes
- Learning tactics and how children acquire athletic skill
- Speed, reaction time, and sprinting fundamentals
- How to introduce special strength training without loading the spine
- The Conjugate training system adapted for young athletes
- Testing protocols for evaluating young athletic potential
- 20 foundational exercises with full coaching cues
The three principles
Throughout the book, three points are stressed: the importance of a quality coach in an athlete's success, the prominent role of a written athletic training plan, and the requirement that the child stay happy, enthusiastic, and not overtrained.
The 20 exercises
Single leg hip and overhead raises, bodyweight jumping squats, bodyweight regular squats, jump rope, weighted jumping squats, front raises, medball squat and throw, angled high knees, side raises, side stretches, power jog, lunge, press up, single leg glute raise, medball sit up, single arm push up row, push up to plank, abdominal v sit, modified push up, and single tuck jumps. Each presented with proper coaching standards.
Specifications
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Pages: 101
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Format: PDF instant download
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Author: Louie Simmons
