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Intermediate Youth Athletic Development

A 25-minute youth athletic development session focused on coordination, power, strength, and speed.

Warm-Up

Raise body temperature, activate key muscles, and prepare for jumping and sprinting. RAMP protocol: Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Prepare.

Jumping Jack
Jumping Jack30 sec
High Knee
High Knee20 sec
Inchworm
Inchworm6x
Lateral Shuffle
Lateral Shuffle20 sec
2 rounds · 10 sec rest

Main Session

Power, strength, and trunk stability in an athletic circuit.

Skater Jump
Skater Jump25 sec
Squat Jump
Squat Jump6x
Push Up
Push Up10x
Split Squat
Split Squat8x each side
Mini Band Lateral Walk
Mini Band Lateral Walk20 sec
Plank
Plank30 sec
3 rounds · 15 sec rest

Speed Finisher & Cool-Down

Short sprints for speed, then easy breathing to recover.

Walk
Walk10 sec
Sprint
Sprint10 sec
6 rounds · 30 sec rest
Multi-Planar Power From the Ground Up

Multi-Planar Power From the Ground Up

Skater Jumps and Split Squats target single-leg stability and glute medius strength—the exact force-production asymmetries that separate athletic movers from average ones. Squat Jumps recruit fast-twitch Type II fibers through explosive triple extension, while Mini Band Lateral Walks pre-activate hip abductors that anchor every cutting and sprinting movement.

What Young Athletes Actually Need Most

What Young Athletes Actually Need Most

Youth athletic development isn't about sport-specific drills—it's about building a broad motor skill foundation before movement patterns calcify. Coordination deficits at this stage compound into injury risk later, so Inchworms and High Knees train dynamic hamstring flexibility and hip flexor rhythm under load, two qualities that directly determine sprint mechanics and landing control.

RAMP Protocol Meets Neural Readiness

RAMP Protocol Meets Neural Readiness

The Warm-Up follows RAMP sequencing—Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Potentiate—so the nervous system is primed before the Squat Jumps and Sprints demand maximal output. As athletes adapt, increase Sprint repetitions or add a 2-second pause at the bottom of each Split Squat to progressively overload without adding session length.

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