I got asked this last week
In todays climate probably a perfectly good question
Seems that a lot of people fall into 2 camps
You’ve got the coffee drinking barbell fixes all lot
Or the don’t want to touch in case something goes wrong brigade
As always you’ve got to take bits of everything you learn, and apply to the player in front of you
I think plyometric especially seems to put the fear of god into people
There is a lot of scare mongering out there about how strong you need to be before you can do it etc
But have a think about this
When kids play hop scotch in the playground is anyone asking them how strong they are?
Are they only allowed a skipping rope in they have back squatted 1.25x their body weight?
Of course not
And they are plyometric activities
They are on a spectrum, and pick the ones that you need to use
That’s where the skill in the training comes into it
Simple skipping and hoping can be a start
Then you can work on landing mechanics, fall off a small box or bench and land in the power position
Then gets the arms involved
There is a lot you can do with any youngster
Make it fun, add in a game, so they have to use acceleration and deceleration, turning, stopping, jumping
Back it all up by screening and helping improve movement
It will all feed into each other
And before you know it you can have kids with great movement patterns, who can jump and land with great technique, and are in a position where they are ready to be loaded
Get fundamentals right and all fits into place
And if you need more help then the inner circle has a video series of the process we use for initial plyometrics
Have a look here http://cricketstrength.com/cricket-strength-inner-circle-membership/
Think differently
Dewsy
