Under -18s

50% of children drop out of sport completely at the age of 16.

Don't let your child be one of them.

Young athletes are often forced to over compete at a young age and asked to specialise in their sport before they reach adolescence.

Parents find it difficult to say no the various requests from schools, clubs and regions that all want their child to compete. Parents want the best for their child, but are often overwhelmed with too much pressure from conflicting sources. 

That's why I wrote my book "Training young athletes". 

Excelsior offers support to teachers and parents with solid programmes aimed at developing the young athlete at the right time FOR THEM. Children's fitness is different from adults. They can't get fit for sport playing the Wii.

Don’t wait until it is too late, contact us for a free initial consultation and help your child achieve a happy, healthy and successful sporting experience.

Teachers and Coaches know the theory of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD), but are pressurised for time and may not know how to train the individual components that comprise sporting performance.

We are currently running small group training sessions in Exeter that include:

• Musculoskeletal screening – to help prevent injuries BEFORE they happen
• Planning advice - from a neutral perspective to help parents plan the month and year of their child’s development.
• Physical training programmes that are YOUTH specific i.e. “simple to complex”, “slow to fast”, “static to dynamic”, “unloaded to loaded”.
• Coach and Teacher workshops to help you transform theory into practice.

These take place every week at Exeter University and designed to be affordable and suitable for developing athletes from all sports.

It is important to understand that the process is Long Term, and that Athletic Development requires a multi faceted approach utilising many different types of activities.

More information can be found in our FREE resource pack.

If you want more information, but can't make our training sessions, then why not buy my book? It will help guide you through the process of athletic development in practical steps. It includes strength and conditioning programmes for children.