Training Brief -- BFS Position Paper -- Strength Training for Young Athletes

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With the new BFS Online Learning Center we are providing an unprecedented amount of information to help every coach teach proper weight room techniques and procedures. Demonstrations of all BFS Core Lifts are available through the onsite video library with many auxiliary lifts being added over time. Download training aides to print and distribute to your athletes. Access the BFS Archives for inspirational stories of teams and coaches that have reached their full potential. Out of student athlete safety forms? Simply download the pdf from the OLC and print all you need. Need information on the benefits of new lifts or training methods? Check the BFS Position Papers on many exercises and programs. Certified before 12-30-08 and did not recieve a recertification package? Call 1-800-628-9737 or Email info@bfsmail.com for your limited time recertifiication login code and for information and instructions on remaining certified. Maintaining your BFS Certification is simple and provides you with tools to help you succeed. To help you protect your investment of both time and money, BFS has granted a grace period until September 30th, 2009 in which to renew your certification at the $99.95 yearly rate. To protect the credibility of the BFS Certification after this time period, all coaches with expired certifications will need to attend a complete, hands on certification and retake the online exam at the full cost of $299. Click Here to Learn About Be An 11 Seminars	In the BFS Magazine we regularly publish position papers that are aimed at helping coaches understand the reasoning behind much of the BFS Program. In the July / August issue we tackled the subject of young athletes using weight training. We are sure you find this article well thought through and we hope it will help you answer questions that concerned parents and administrators may have regarding weight training of adolescents and even pre-adolescents: From "BFS Position Paper: Strength Training for Young Athletes" One of the major concerns about weight training for young athletes is about its potential to damage the epiphysial (growth) plates, resulting in a failure to achieve normal height. Addressing this subject in many of his publications and lectures was the late Mel Siff, Ph.D., an exercise scientist whose doctoral thesis examines the biomechanics of soft tissues. It has never been shown scientifically or clinically that the periodic imposition of large forces by weight training on the growing body causes damage to the epiphysial plates," says Siff in his book Facts and Fallacies of Fitness. "It is extremely misleading to focus on the alleged risks of weight training on children when biomechanical research shows that simple daily activities such as running, jumping, striking or catching can impose far greater forces on the musculoskeletal system than very heavy weight training." Read the Full Article in the BFS Archives or if you would like a printer friendly pdf document for creating handouts or emailing to colleagues please visit the BFS Downloads Page.
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