Des Ryan: Athletic development of Academy players
Training Ground Guru Podcast
The Importance of Youth Athletic Development
There is no evidence to support the old wives tale that gym work can hamper growth. The world health organization says we should do it and not highlight any negative effects, only positive. It's all part of youth athletic development, of an important part. And where I am now in Ireland, we're supporting many schools. There's a lot of athletic development going on there. Clubs who are like volunteer clubs, they want this athletic development. So there's a change, thankfully. They feel like they're doing a more mature program. You have to manage their expectations. Then the young people want to get both or inch, as they say in London. Well, then how well now much
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