Training for "kids" 10-14
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Milla87
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16th Apr '06, 9:12pm
16th Apr '06, 9:12pm
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Hi there!
Norwegian female cyclist in need of tips on how to motivate and activate young kids in the sport of cycling!
Mostly they are around 10-14 years old. What to do and why? It can't be too boring, since it's a goal to keep them in the game as long as possible, and not too hard physically.
Any suggestions?
some bg-info:
I'm an active cyclist myself(elite level), and have been since I was 12, I am now 19.
Training for "kids" 10-14
17th Apr '06, 7:35am
do normal training like you would normally but change the activities into games ie races and tasks like say you have to cycle (distance) pick up a stone then run half of the way back then cycle the rest
Training for "kids" 10-14
18th Apr '06, 12:56pm
Okay. Thanks for the tip!
I am certainly going to make them do some interval-training and such, but not all the time. Sprints 1 on 1 and some games where one of them are to ride an individual TT and the rest has to catch up with him as a group with Team TT is a great excercise, but does anyone got any great suggestions of other things?
Training for "kids" 10-14
18th Apr '06, 1:30pm
At that age, they are in a window of trainability. This is the ideal time to be working on the ABC motor skils (Agility, Balance and Co-ordination). Training specifically for a single sport should not be a sole focus although still needs to be a focus at this age. if kids this age bypass the fundamental movements necessary to be a well rounded multi-functional athlete, then they will struggle will skill development at a later stage.
You also need to look at maturation rates of males and female kids and the rate at which peak height velocity occurs.Take this into consideration along with which physical attributes would be best worked on at a given time in the maturation cycle.
I would strongly recommend reading and understanding the LTAD (long term athlete development) model based on Istvan Bayli. I believe that British cycling have a model to work from. Look on the coachwise website and there should be a LTAD book written by Ian Stafford which explains this model.
Also look at www.iyca.org and the Developing Essentials: The Foundation of Youth conditioning text. Goes into great detail about all physical components of development. Also SAQinternational (www.saqinternational.com) have some great movement books for juniors and youths. Although this training is not bike based, it is important to teach kids that age to move well.
I look after several international cyclists who struggle to do land based training and move badly. They have only trained on bikes. Some of these guys need to get very strong to compete but their ability to do this is restrained by the fact they cannot move well and have to educate them to do so.