FITS Building Your Athletic Foundation Tool

20 Minutes DAILY To Build an Athletic Foundation

3 LEVELS FOR ALL LEVELS:

Level I: Follow Along

Learn Laws, Principles and Cues

Learn Laws, Principles and Cues

Understand:

  • Centration
  • Key Foundation Movement Standards
  • Hip Control and Associated Elements
  • Law of Lines and Common Movement Problems

Level II: Choose Your Own Adventure

Explore Movement Variations and Deepen Your Athletic Foundation

Explore Movement Variations and Deepen Your Athletic Foundation

Learn More Advanced Movements And Build On Existing Standards

Discover The Turkish Get-up, Swings and Carries

GO TO LEVEL II

Level III: Customize to LEVEL UP

Fun Challenges Even For The BEST Athletes

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Deepen your understanding of Movement Principles through Movement Challenges – You’ll Be AMAZED by what is possible to consistent effort. You’ll become a NINJA!

GOTO LEVEL III

Coming Soon

BEFORE YOU START – Learn the Essentials. It only takes 15 Minutes.

DOWNLOADS FOR “TOOL KIT”

You should have already be given these with your Welcome Package, but just in case you can always download them here.

The Essentials Summary – Laws, Principles, Cues

Level I ADT – Printable

Level II ADT – Printable

THE STANDARDS3  

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System Stability & Centration – What is THAT?

This Concept Drives All Athletic Development

“CENTRATION” = System Stability

  1. CENTER. Centration is the ideal joint position of a joint system that helps us be stable and mobile to be powerful and safe.
  2. WHOLE BODY. Appreciate there are 5 key joint systems that Always influence each other like a web. If one joint system loses centration it stresses out the other joint systems.
  3. INJURIES = NON-CENTRED. Injuries occur when we lose stability in response to a load beyond our tissue tolerance.
  4. ACTIVATION. Our Activation Cues help us to centrate key joint systems. They are powerful reminders that start all of our workouts.
  5. PROFILE. We must develop our System Stability to handle the demands of sport by developing The Support Elements.

The Law of Lines and Common Movement Problems

A Simple Tool For System Stability

For all movements we maintain full body centration by maintaining Line Alignment

  1. Straight Leg Line – Avoid Dynamic Valgus – “The Athletic Sin”
  2. Level Pelvis Line – Avoid Dipping
  3. Upright Zipper Line – Avoid Tilting
  4. Parallel Spine Lines – Maintain Stability

Base Positions and Key Frames

Developing Mobility and Flexibility

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

Key Movements Patterns – Basic and Speed

The Building Blocks of All Movements

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

STANDARDS3

The Road Map To Elite Athleticism

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

The Process – How We Build Better Athletes

The Start … To World Champion

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

THE PRINCIPLES

Putting Everything Together

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

Using the “TOOL KIT”

Making Sure You Have Everything You Need.

Foundation Movements (Squats, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Rotation) are developed by developing The Support Elements:

  1. Centration (System Stability) – 5 Key Joint Systems that are in ideal position
  2. Multidimensional Range
  3. End Range Strength –
  4. Strength – that’s movement from one position to another position
  5. Capacity – You have to be able to do it repeatedly.

After you’ve watched all the VIDEOS. Take the quiz. (15 Points)

This is for your OWN GOOD

Level I – Follow Along Movement Development (20 Min.)

It’s Like A Warm-up. But DON’T Call it a Warm-up. It’s MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT – Details Matter. 

INSTRUCTIONS. Simply click on a Movement Development Routine (Follow Along Video Coming Soon.). The main goal with these movement development routines is to become familiar with the laws, principles and base positions.

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

  • Single Leg Squat Option – Decline or Concentric or Hover
  • Horizontal Hop to Single Leg Squat
  • Zig Zag Hop to Single Leg Squat

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

  • Single Leg Squat Option – Decline or Concentric or Hover
  • Horizontal Hop to Single Leg Squat
  • Zig Zag Hop to Single Leg Squat

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

Centration Activation 45 seconds work to 15 seconds rest x 2 sets (6 Minutes)

Mobility 45s to 15s rest x 2 Sets (6 Minutes)

Squat Development 10 Reps x 2 Sets (6 – 8 Minutes)

Level I – Follow Along Workout Modules

After performing a Movement Development Routine add a / several Workout Module(s) to make it a workout. These Training Routines introduce Key Speed / Power concepts. Be sure to know the key Speed and Power Cues before starting. Note these are basic routines to be done between training sessions, at practice, or prior / after to sport development training.

Landing Module

  • Jump and Stick
  • Drop and Stick (Two Feet)
  • 180 Jump and Stick (Two Feet)
  • Broad Jump and Stick (Two Feet)
  • Drop to Split Stance
  • Broad Jump and Single Leg Stick
  • Lateral Hop and Stick
  • Broad Hop and Stick
  • Cross Over Hop and Stick
  • Reactive Lateral Hop and Stick (CL)
  • Single Leg Hop and Stick
  • Step into Impulse and Single Leg Stick
  • Triple Hop and Stick
  • 180 Hop and Stick

Shoulder Development Module

Olympic Lifting Development Module

Dowel / Olympic Bar Required

Impulse Development Module

Upright Sprinting Development Module

Change in Direction (COD) Development Module

Level I – Follow Along Recovery And Regeneration Routines

To Progress to Level II You MUST:

(This is a self check process. So you’re only cheating yourself if you go ahead before being ready)

  • Know the Centration Cues

  • Know the Key Foundation Movements and Their Standards

  • The Elements of Hip Control

  • Passed the QUIZ

Let’s LEVEL UP