WINTER YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM
It’s amazing what once a week for 8-10 weeks can do to improve how youth move. They are like little sponges taking in the information and spitting out results. To see a bit of what our program entails, take a look at the video in the right side bar → or scroll down to read about our program philosophy.
We are now into our third phase of the Youth Program. There are two options:
1. If you had a child in the after school program at Rolph Road, we will be offering this program again and possibly a session for older children. If you are interested in this and have a child at Rolph, please let the folks responsible for setting the schedule know about your interest. Registration for this program will follow the schedule Rolph Road sets out. If you have children at another school you think this would work well in, please have the organizers of your after school programs get in touch with us.
2. The Totum Youth Training Program has three distinct phases:
A. Summer Camp - week long within a gym and/or outside but held daily to emphasize rapid development of speed, coordination, power, strength and flexibility. This session can be thought of as a ‘training camp’.
B. Fall Program - within a gymnasium held weekly. Training technique and games focused, this program can be thought of as a compliment to the sport or playground activities children participate in.
C. Winter Program - within the Totum Performance studio. These sessions will be small group (4-5) participants and will concentrate on speed and agility as the programs above do, but with the addition of new equipment for balance work, TRX training and resistance training. The smaller group size will provide a more focused learning experience for participants.
Our tentative schedule for the Winter Program will be Monday-Thursday between 6-8 pm*, starting January 30th and running for 10 weeks until mid April. Registration for current or past participants will open December 5th. New participant registration will close January 28th. Cost for this program will be $250 plus HST.
The bottom line is, this program is working and when kids move for fun, it makes a huge positive difference in their lives and should not be neglected. Those kids who are athletes become better at their sports, and those who are participating develop skills that will genuinely benefit them for the rest of their lives. So whether it’s with Totum or in your back yard, the important thing is to get your kids moving.
We are looking forward to the winter program and seeing the kids smiling faces.
The Totum Youth Training Program has these prime initiatives:
1. To develop each child’s movement potential to the best of their abilities
2. To develop within a child a lifelong enjoyment of physical activity
3. To provide a fun environment for children to develop basic but necessary movement skills
4. To aid our society by developing a more active population, thereby reducing the dependency on a ‘treatment, not prevention’ health care system
What is it?
The Totum Youth Training Program helps children develop basic movement skills that will allow them be more comfortable and confident when they participate in physical activity and sports. This will help them to enjoy activity more, and hopefully keep them engaged through the remainder of their lives. We all know how important this is.
For athletes, developing fundamental movement skills is essential for them to achieve their potential in a chosen sport. For example, if a young athlete cannot perform a basic squat properly, they will not be as effective in sports that require lower body strength and speed.
How do we do this?
The weekly sessions will start with an assessment of movement patterns in each child. This will let us know what their strengths are and what areas we need to focus on.
During the training portion we will focus on speed, agility, balance, hand-eye coordination, strength, mobility/flexibility, along with cardiovascular and muscular endurance. Children will be grouped into smaller sections that are age and ability appropriate. We also plan to include a nutrition education component to this training. We want to develop good eating habits in our groups in a fun, relaxed environment.
