Coaching Young Athletes

Coaching Young Athletes Digital Resources

How To Introduce Javelin to Young Athletes (plus bonus cheat sheet) by Coaching Young Athletes

This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “How To Introduce Javelin To Young Athletes”. It contains a full description of an introductory javelin session that can be used with individuals or large groups of young athletes in the 9-16 years age group. The E-Book also includes an exclusive one-page bonus cheat sheet, summarising the lesson plan for quick reference. This resource is for athletics coaches, school teachers, parents and anyone else who wants to teach javelin to beginners.

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How To Teach Discus To Young Athletes E-Book (plus bonus cheat) by Coaching Young Athletes

This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “How To Teach Discus To Young Athletes”. It contains a full description of an introductory discus session that can be used with individuals or large groups of young athletes in the 5-12 years age group. The E-Book also includes an exclusive one-page bonus cheat sheet, summarising the lesson plan for quick reference. This resource is for athletics coaches, school teachers, parents and anyone else who wants to teach discus to beginners.

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How To Teach Shot Put To Young Athletes E-Book (plus bonus cheat sheet) by Coaching Young Athletes

This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “How To Teach Shot Put To Young Athletes”. It contains a full description of an introductory shot put session that can be used with individuals or large groups of young athletes in the 5-12 years age group. The E-Book also includes an exclusive one-page bonus cheat sheet, summarising the lesson plan for quick reference. This resource is for athletics coaches, school teachers, parents and anyone else who wants to teach shot put beginners.

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How To Teach Young Athletes To Long Jump (plus bonus cheat sheet) by Coaching Young Athletes

This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “How To Teach Young Athletes To Long Jump”. It contains a full description of an introductory long jump session that can be used with large groups of young athletes in the 5-12 years age group. The E-Book also includes an exclusive one-page bonus cheat sheet, summarising the lesson plan for quick reference.’

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A Fun Sprints Lesson Plan For Kids E-Book (plus bonus cheat sheet) by Coaching Young Athletes

This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “A Fun Sprints Lesson Plan For Kids”. It contains a full description of a thirty-minute sprints session that can be used with large groups of young athletes. The E-Book also includes an exclusive one-page bonus cheat sheet, summarising the lesson plan for quick reference.

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Best New Athletics Ideas That Will Make Your Lesson A Winner E-Book by Coaching Young Athletes

Build your athletics teaching repertoire with proven activities that kids will love! This downloadable PDF E-Book is a full reproduction of the Coaching Young Athletes blog article: “Best New Athletics Ideas That Will Make Your Lesson A Winner”. It also contains two bonus activities not included in the original article. (One of the bonus activities contains 5 variations, so you really get 6 bonus activities!)

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Triple Jump Phase Landings Quick Reference Guide by Coaching Young Athletes

This guide lists the “ideal” landing points for each phase to achieve a target distance. Simply look up the target distance to find the recommended landing points. Put target markers next to these landing points to provide young athletes a visual cue. Assists with learning effective technique and rhythm.

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Recommended Books

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These books have all had a significant influence on my coaching.

7 Keys to Being a Great Coach by Allistair McCaw

This book made me more aware of who I was as a coach. It helped me form a clearer picture of the coach that I wanted to be and inspired me to take some actions in an effort to get there. Highly recommended.

See my review of the book HERE.

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Conditioning Young Athletes by Tudor Bompa, PhD & Michael Carrera

This book is without doubt one of my favourite “Coaching Young Athletes” books and has probably inspired and influenced my coaching philosophies more than any other.

See my review of the book HERE.

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Conscious Coaching by Brett Bartholomew

Finally we have a book written by a coach that addresses how to connect with athletes and “the science of building buy-in”. The power of connecting with people is what Brett Bartholomew’s extraordinary book Conscious Coaching is all about.

This book will lead you to reflect about yourself, your coaching and your athletes.

See my review of the book HERE.

You can buy the book from Amazon by clicking HERE.

Don’t Die With the Music In You by Wayne Bennett

Every coach needs a few role models. Here is one – Australian Rugby League super coach Wayne Bennett. This book contains stories, observations, anecdotes & quotes that will provide inspiration for every coach.

You can buy this book from Booktopia by clicking HERE.

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Fundamentals of Track and Field (2nd Ed) by Gerry Carr

A brilliant book for coaches of young athletes and phys ed teachers. Covers each of the track & field events and is full of technique descriptions, safety suggestions, drills, teaching ideas, diagrams, coaching tips, common errors and corrections, and assessment ideas.

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Legacy – What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr

This book heavily influenced my thoughts about empowering young athletes.

See my review of this book HERE.

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Recommended Online Courses & Resources

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Complete Youth Training by Athletes Acceleration

I really enjoyed this course, presented by Sports Performance expert Mike Boyle. The course is aimed at giving coaches and parents a deeper understanding of the what, when, why and how of youth sports performance.

For more information and to purchase this course, click HERE.

Complete Jumps Training by Athletes Acceleration

I loved this course. The amount of activities demonstrated is wonderful, but I was just as impressed with the focus on proper mechanics, sensible progression and injury prevention. This product is not a track & field-specific resource but it is a valuable addition to any track & field coach’s toolkit. It is also highly relevant to any other coach whose sport requires an athlete to jump and land or exert explosive force against the ground. It is an excellent product and I highly recommend it.

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