Strength Training Principles in Youth Athletes

This call is an intermediate level call intended for PT/OT/PTA/OTA/ATC currently treating patients participating in recreational and organized athletics. This 1-hour presentation will focus on the use of strength and conditioning with adolescent athletes. Today’s youth are participating in sports at earlier ages and at higher levels of competition. As a result, players, parents, and coaches are often searching for ways to improve strength, power, and speed performance. Physical therapists can play a role in education, programming, and implementing strength and conditioning programs that are not detrimental to the youth athlete’s growth and development.