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Proper power lift techniques are crucial for athletes under 16, ensuring safety and effectiveness. Sound techniques help improve posture, strengthen joints, and prevent both short-term and long-term injuries. Power training is vital for today’s multi-sport demands, benefiting athletes like Matt Le Tissier, Michael Essien, and Didier Drogba. This guide outlines correct squat techniques, emphasizing the importance of an athletic stance, proper body alignment, and explosive movement. By mastering these skills, young athletes can improve their performance and work towards becoming champions.
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Power Lifts Techniques Under 14’s, 15’s and 16’s
Why is technique so important? • Technique is essential, with sound technique it is safe and beneficial for young athletes to perform Power lifts. • Proper Techniques can correct posture of growing athletes. • Gradual strengthening of joints can prevent injuries in the long term and short term.
Why Power Training? Power training is extremely relevant to the physical demands of today's game, which involves not just footballers (Matt Le Tissier), but athletes; Strong, Quick, Powerful Athletes (Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Sam Huggins). Working hard at every element of your game is essential, constantly aiming to improve in all areas is the focus of champions.
Squat Technique Stance • Starting Technical Points: • Adopt Athletic Stance • Feet Flat, Shoulders width apart • Knees, prevent from going over toes but slightly bent in stance posture • Curve in lower back, hips back • Chest out, Shoulder blades together • Chin up(select focus point)
Squat Technique • 1st Movement hips back, Sit!!! • Knees must not move Forward • Upper body posture must remain the same as starting Stance. Chest out, Shoulders blades together. • Bum must go past Knee joint • Explode upwards as quick as possible Focusing on the triple extension (ankles, Knees and hips)