Youth Strength and Conditioning Association
Moving Young People
Is Everybody’s Responsibility
Welcome to YouthSCA. We provide a coach development pathway for anyone looking to improve the health, wellness & physical literacy of young people which we consider to be everyone’s responsibility.
Become a
Youth Strength Coach!
Accelerate the health, wellness and movement quality of young people by becoming a Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Take Your Career
To The Next Level
At Youth Strength and Conditioning Association, we understand that working with children and young adults within a strength and conditioning capacity requires a different skillset than a regular S&C coach.
The YSCA
Assistant
You’ll learn the basics of long-term athletic development—how to build strong movement foundations, understand physical literacy, and deliver warm-ups and movement games that actually engage and excite young people.
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Coach
You’ll get to grips with the key considerations that shape youth development, like growth, maturation, and how to manage training loads. You’ll learn how to monitor progress, plan effective programs, and build on movement, strength, conditioning, and recovery using structured progressions.
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Specialist
You’ll explore advanced concepts around long-term development, physical profiling, movement standards, progression systems, and designing performance-focused training plans across strength, power, speed, and recovery.
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Pathway
From beginner to specialist our CIMSPA Endorsed and NSCA approved pathway combines all 3 of our Youth Strength and Conditioning Courses (Youth S&C Assistant, Youth S&C Coach, and Youth S&C Specialist). Worth 5 CIMSPA CPD Points and 1.2 NSCA CEU’s Cat C.
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Meet The Team
Ryan Blake
Lead Coach Ryan Blake comes from a background working in cricket and tennis predominantly with young athletes during that time. His current role is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for St Pauls School in London.
Ben Haining
Youth Ambassador Ben Haining has been involved in Youth strength and conditioning for well over a decade, as well as being the first independent school full time S&C coach in the UK.
Brendan Chaplin
Ambassador Brendan has over 13 years experience working with young people in a strength and conditioning capacity through national and regional roles with British Tennis, England Golf and many other teams and governing bodies.
Download Your Free Brochure
Find out more about each of the Youth Strength and Conditioning courses, what’s included, what you will learn and a full breakdown of modules!
From Our Blog
A new challenge? That’s just the way we like it!
Dear all, With over 15 years as a strength and conditioning coach (S&C Coach) working… Read More
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New Gyms, Reflective Practice & Programming- November Update
Dear all, I hope you are well? Life has been tiring and exciting in the… Read More
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The YSCA Why?
The Youth Strength and Conditioning Association was founded in 2016 to address some major challenges… Read More
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A Principled Approach To Youth Strength & Conditioning
Introduction: My aim in this article is to share some key coaching principles that I… Read More
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Beyond Motivation: Showing Up When You Don’t Feel Like It!
The alarm sounds at 5:00 AM for your morning training session. Outside, it’s raining. Your… Read More
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The Critical Period Myth: Why There’s No Single ‘Window’ for Athletic Development In Youth
One of the most persistent myths in youth sports is the idea that children must… Read More
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Specialist Tutor Profile: Ryan Blake
In this specialist tutor profile series we caught up with lead YSCA Coach and Assesor… Read More
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Introduction Blog Post
Dear All, It is a real privilege to be able to welcome you to the… Read More
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