Youth Strength and Conditioning Association.
Accelerate the health, wellness and movement quality of young people by becoming a Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach.
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.
Accelerate the health, wellness and movement quality of young people by becoming a Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Shop CoursesStart your journey right at the beginning and dive into the basics as a Youth S&C Assistant. Learn how to work with young people from the ages of 6-18 years old with the ‘Triple E’ coaching methodology.
Learn MoreTake your skills and knowledge to the next step and learn more about movement assessments, strength and power training, coaching, and communicating with children and young people and become a qualified Youth S&C Coach.
Learn MoreBuild on your coaching knowledge and credential and gain a much deeper level of understanding in all areas including coaching, planning, managing, monitorings, communicatings, and movement management as a Youth S&C Specialist.
Learn MoreFrom beginner to specialist our Youth Strength and Conditioning Pathway combines all 3 of our Youth Strength and Conditioning Courses (Youth S&C Assistant, Youth S&C Coach, and Youth S&C Specialist). This advanced pathway will teach you the basics of working with children and young adults within an S&C capacity before advancing your skills all the way through to specialist with in-depth training modules.
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The YSCA educational pathway has been developed by elite youth coaches working together with scientists, medical specialists and physical education practitioners all in line with our mission to improve the movement quality of young people across the UK and beyond.
YSCA chairman Ben Haining has been involved in Youth S&C for well over a decade, as well as being the first independent school full time S&C coach in the UK.
Internationally regarded as a leader in athletic development and youth wellness Kelvin’s curriculum has influenced far and wide.
Brendan has over 12 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.
Jared Deacon is the head of academy strength and conditioning at Edinburgh Rugby Club and has over 15 years coaching experience.
Ron is our representive and director in the USA. Ron’s background is college football and he has worked with young athletes for 20 years.
Nick Ward, former lead Strength & Conditioning coach to England Golf. Nick is a leader in the field. His work has influenced many of the faculty to date.
Ryan comes from a background working in circket and tennis predominantly with young athletes during that time. His current role is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for St Pauls School in London.
As an 15 year veteran S&C coach Dave has delivered to young people for over a decade and is a specialist in weightlifting and strength training for young athletes.
Get in touch with us today to talk through the completion options and where you are best placed to start!
“I am so pleased about the launch of this new pathway within the specialist area of YOUTH Strength and Conditioning. Children and young people need to be trained very carefully and according to their stage of physical development, whilst taking into account their individual training goals and aspirations. It also needs to be fun and enjoyable. Strength & Conditioning Education have done an excellent job in putting together a series of Awards and Qualifications to ensure Sports Coaches, Fitness Trainers and PE Teachers alike have the confidence and skills to implement the correct S&C coaching into their programmes for children and young people. I will certainly be implementing the Youth Strength and Conditioning courses into what we offer at Let Me Play”.
As a parent of two teenage boys, Sarah has had to deal with her fair share of sporting injuries. This inspired her to train as a sports therapist. She will shortly complete a diploma in sports therapy with the Society of Sports Therapists. Sarah has also completed a sports trauma management course with Lubas Medical Training. “As a mother of a tennis scholar who sustained a broken femur, I know from personal experience how essential strength and conditioning was in helping my son to recover from his accident; to re-establish his muscle strength and movement skill”.
‘Looking to the future, reducing the burden of disease on individuals, families and society is going to be critical. Markers such as the epidemic of obesity affecting young people and adults shows there is much work to do. Helping children across society to develop physically and psychologically into becoming healthy adults has to be one of the most important public health challenges we face. On a personal level I know how much my early involvement in rugby, squash and running added to my own health and happiness. I am delighted to support the YSCA in providing an excellent coaching framework and pathway to help develop and cascade the expertise of Youth Strength and Conditioning coaches and fitness specialists across the UK.’
I am really excited to involve myself and my colleagues in the YSCA coaching pathway helping with the continued development of physical and mental attributes of the young players we coach. I wholeheartedly believe we, as coaches have a responsibility to coach with an interconnected, interdisciplinary and transformational approach to youth sports. Getting involved in this pathway will help you approach sports coaching with this in mind, putting children first. Equipping them with the ability to not only maintain their health into adulthood as well reducing their risk to injury but also help work towards their goals, whatever level they perform at. The process of professional development throughout the course of our working lives is something I am extremely committed to, the chance to be involved in this process with Ben and Brendan was easy to say ‘yes’ to.’
“I passionately believe in the importance of physical competency and strength and conditioning in developing young people’s athleticism and helping them realise their potential. I am delighted to endorse the YSCA Strength and Conditioning Coaching pathway and would recommend it to all coaches working at all levels with young people. The nurtured athletic development of our young athletes is vital so as to enable their talent to develop and for them to become robust enough to meet the demands of their programmes’
‘I am really excited to involve myself and my colleagues in the YSCA coaching pathway helping with the continued development of physical and mental attributes of the young players we coach. I wholeheartedly believe we, as coaches have a responsibility to coach with an interconnected, interdisciplinary and transformational approach to youth sports. Getting involved in this pathway will help you approach sports coaching with this in mind, putting children first. Equipping them with the ability to not only maintain their health into adulthood as well reducing their risk to injury but also help work towards their goals, whatever level they perform at. The process of professional development throughout the course of our working lives is something I am extremely committed to, the chance to be involved in this process with Ben and Brendan was easy to say ‘yes’ to.’
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