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Relation to the Strength & Conditioning Industry?: Other

Name of School, Team or Business: Birdville ISD

Job Title: Teacher/Coach

Current Job Description: Football/Head Track & Cross Country/Strength and Conditioning

Past Job Experience: Burkburnett ISD
Virginia Military Institute - Instructor/Phyiscal Education Dept.
- Head Coach, VMI Powerlifting
Birdville ISD

Education: Baker University
- BS - Kinnesiology
Wayland Baptist University
- MEd - Educational Leadership
- NSCA - CSCS
- USAW - 1 - Sports Performance & Club Coach
- USATF - 1
- USATF - 2 Youth Specialization
- USTFCCCA - TFTC - Technical Track and Field Certification Course

Job Status: I am seeking a new job

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Training Youth Athletes (Pre - Puberty)

Can anyone point me in the right direction regarding any current research on resistance training for athletes who have not yet gone through puberty (middle school age)?? I have heard conflicting views and would like to be able to research the pros and cons myself. Thanks in advance!!!

Posted on August 10, 2011 at 6:22pm — 9 Comments

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At 2:20pm on August 5, 2011, Randall Walton said…: I'd like to go to the Level 2 Throws and Sprints Courses. How did the Level 2 Youth Specialization course differ from the Level 1 course? How long was the course?

At 2:13am on June 22, 2011, John Janecek said…: Thanks!

Anytime your in the area your welcome over, bring those olifting shoes!! Moved up today ans will unpack the next couple days, probably head over fri or next mon to settle in at the weightroom.

At 12:10pm on June 19, 2011, John Janecek said…: Truck is coming tomorrow (Tue june 21st) and we are loading up and moving to Longview, contracts are signed and we found a place to live.

Keep in touch, my PE/Coach job is open at Harwood if your interested! They REALLY need a 'strength coach" type guy in there!

John