Fixing Youth Sports with Lee Taft

May 4, 2022

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Lee Taft, "The Speed Guy", Lee Taft Athletic Consulting

We spoke about:

What is the AAU and how is it ruining youth sports
How do we fix it?
By age 13, around 70% of kids will quit organized sports. Why?
Where does Strength training fit in?
The 5-most powerful words you can say to your child when watching them play youth sports
How Mental Health is affected by the current model of youth sports
His talk at Perform Better Summits- "How to Mold Specific Game Speed From General Speed Patterns"

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The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

We spoke about:

Expanding on his Tweet about the Hang Clean vs. The Power Clean
- How height can affect the lift
- Focusing more on the fast portion of the lift
- Coaching cue- “jump and sit”
- Coaching cue- "pull high, catch high"
- Why he loves the catch for contact-sport athletes
- Alternatives for non-contact athletes

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