Respect Your Journey Podcast

Are We Overcomplicating Youth Development?

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Are kids today actually softer, or are they just a product of the environment we've created?

In this episode of Respect Your Journey, we sit down with John Morales, speed and performance coach at Invivo Strength, to talk youth development, genetics vs. training, training age vs. real age, the role of technology, and how coaches and parents can better support young athletes.

Kids didn't create the environment they're growing up in. If adults make everything safer, easier and more protective, can we really blame the kids for how they respond? John breaks down what it really takes to develop the next generation of athletes.

We cover:

- How genetics and environment both shape an athlete

- Training age vs. biological age, and when kids should start lifting

- Why more technology doesn't always mean better athletes

- Whether we're overcomplicating youth development

- What coaches and parents can do to meet kids where they are

What do you think: are kids softer today, or are we raising them differently? Let us know in the comments.

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Overview

In this episode

Speed and performance coach John Morales of Invivo Strength asks whether kids today are actually softer or a product of the environment adults created, and breaks down genetics vs. training, training age vs. real age, the role of technology, and how coaches and parents can better support young athletes.

Lessons

Key takeaways

  • Kids didn't create their environment: if adults make everything safer, easier and more protective, we can't only blame kids for how they respond.
  • Genetics and environment both matter: both shape an athlete.
  • Training age is not real age: when kids should start lifting depends on training age and biological age.
  • More tech is not always better: more technology doesn't always mean better athletes.
  • Meet kids where they are: coaches and parents should adapt to today's athletes instead of overcomplicating development.

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