Our Faculty
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.

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.
Read Ryans Blog
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.
Question about any of our Youth courses?
Get in touch with us today to talk through the completion options and where you are best placed to start!
Talk to usDownload 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
Read More
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
Read More

Time To Act
It was interesting this month to read the recent May 2018 ‘Raising the Bar’ publication…. Read More
Read More

Introduction Blog Post
Dear All, It is a real privilege to be able to welcome you to the… Read More
Read More

Specialist Tutor Profile: Ryan Blake
In this specialist tutor profile series we caught up with lead YSCA Coach and Assesor… Read More
Read More

The YSCA Why?
The Youth Strength and Conditioning Association was founded in 2016 to address some major challenges… Read More
Read More

Time To Make A Contribution Folks!
Dear all, I hope you are all well? I also hope that you are enjoying… Read More
Read More

A Principled Approach To Youth Strength & Conditioning
Introduction: My aim in this article is to share some key coaching principles that I… Read More
Read More