FAST YOUTH ATHLETE

1. Hi Dr. Don. Good to have you hear to do this interview. Could you tell us what made you interested in the youth fitness industry? What is your background? I have always had an interest in athletic performance. Obviously this has a “trickle down” effect to the level of youth fitness. The current trend to eliminate physical education in the school curriculums has placed an even bigger need for fitness among today’s youth. 2. Let’s jump right into the hot topics. What is your approach to plyometric training with younger athletes? What do you feel absolutely must be included to create a better youth athlete? My approach to plyometrics for younger athletes is that they are a part of the “Triad of Fitness” that needs to be addressed when working with youth. Namely, the three parts of the Triad are Strength, Speed and Agility. Plyometrics should be a natural part of youth development and they will involve themselves in these types of activities until an adult tells them to sit down and

1) Hi Jay. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this interview. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you were introduced to strength training? I am a Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach, as well as a Nutritionist. I have coaching since 1996-we're I started off as a Volunteer Assistant Track and Field Coach at Montclair State University. I began coaching after suffering a career-ending spinal injury, which occurred while I was competing as a Long Jumper at the University of Arkansas. 2) A lot of people know you as 50 Cent’s trainer and believe that he is able to stay in shape because he constantly has you around. I believe it still is the will of the person. What are your thoughts? It is fear and lack of self-confidence that usually keeps an individual from achieving any sort of success. We as coaches have to work with that fear, and turn it into belief. Once, there's self-belief-anything is possible. 3) I know that like my self yo

All Natural Food Producer Creates Whole Food Bars & Partners With Fast Youth Athlete Inc. Parr Foods, LLC. Located in Boone, NC expands into the youth athlete market to make a national push to battle youth obesity January 15, 2010 -- Jay Parr started making energy bars after graduating from Le Cordon Bleu, School of Culinary Arts in 2004. With his experience in the kitchen and his love of the outdoors, the creation of the Boone Barr was inevitable. In 2008, he went back to school to study entrepreneurship and sustainable development at Appalachian State University. With enough encouragement from friends and family (especially my parents and Uncle Mark), I finally decided to give selling them a try. After a short conversation with a local coffee shop owner, the Boone Barr was put in its first retail location. Since then, we have grown from a rental home kitchen to a small production facility with several great employees. The rest is history. Parr Foods, L.L.C. is a sustainable loca

We read a statistic that said 70% of youth athletes do not play sports or participate in activity after the age of 13. Why are we losing so many kids? There has to be something wrong with the way we are coaching or organizing youth sports. Most organizations will tell you that are not playing to win, but to have fun. But if you have ever been involved with youth sports you know that many coaches are all about winning. Either the parents or coaches are trying to recreate their athletic careers through their participation in youth sports. This is bad news for a young kid that is just interested in having fun. We like to win just like the next coach but we believe that early on when kids are just learning the fundamentals it should be about having fun. Our whole goal is to make sure that every kid leaves with a love for physical activity eventhough they decide to not participate in organized sports when they get older. Maybe, we would not have as many obese kids if we taught them that act