Strength Coach Podcast- Episode 319- Youth Athletic Development with Nicole Rodriguez


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Highlights of Episode 319

Naamly “Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach” Segment

Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication

Nicole Rodriguez, physical development coach currently supporting youth academies and organizations in Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia.
Former MBSC and EXOS Performance Coach

We spoke about:

  • They WHY? behind her move back to working with young athletes
  • The stages of the young athlete’s development
    • Foundation
    • Development 
    • Performance
  • Peak Height Velocity- what is it and how can we measure it
  • Key Physical Development Qualities
  • The reality of working with kids who Specialize Early
  • Windows of Trainability
  • much more

Resources from Nicole

Sensitive Periods to Train General Motor Abilities in Children and Adolescents: Do They Exist? A Critical Appraisal (referenced in the Windows discussion)

Her 3 part article on Athletic Development

Part 1_Athletic Development

Part 2_The Foundational Stage of Development

Part 3- Developmental Stage


The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

We spoke about:

  • Methods of measuring client strength
  • Recovery
  • Lifting on game day

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The KISS Marketing “Business Secrets for Gym Owners” Segment with Vince Gabriele

Vince discusses If I was starting a gym from scratch this is what I’d do…

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The Certified Functional Strength Coach Segment

Brendon Rearick finishes the series “Why new coaches should “Stick to the Recipe, Part 3”.

Coach Boyle’s article Stick to the Recipe

Check out Brendon’s article on this topic

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About “Be Like the Best”

During the last 14 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info


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