Teen Semi-Private Personal Training

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Speed and jumping is strength, expressed quickly

An athlete accelerates by putting force into the ground. They jump by doing the same thing faster. Both are the same quality underneath, and an athlete who cannot produce force has nothing to express quickly, which is why drills alone stop working after the first few months, and why the athletes who keep improving are the ones who got stronger in between.

That is what this session is for. Athletes come here for one of three reasons, and all three are the same work with a different emphasis.

• Strength for speed. More force into the ground, more ground covered per step.
• Strength for jumping. A vertical is a power output. Build the strength, then teach it to arrive quickly.
• Strength for its own sake. Stronger, more durable, and more confident under a bar. Plenty of athletes want exactly this and nothing else, and it is a good enough reason on its own.

Why three athletes and not ten

You cannot coach a barbell across a crowded room. A squat or a hinge is corrected rep by rep or it is not corrected at all, and an athlete learning to load their hips properly needs a coach close enough to see their back position and say something before the next rep, not after the set.

Three is the number where that is still possible and the cost per athlete is still well below one-on-one. That cap is the product.

If you are wondering whether teenagers should be lifting

It is the question we get most, and it is a fair one. Coached resistance training is one of the better-supported things a young athlete can do: it builds strength, it improves the qualities every sport draws on, and it makes bodies more resistant to the loads their sport already puts on them.

What causes problems is not the barbell. It is loading a movement nobody taught, chasing a number in front of friends, and doing it with nobody watching. All three are exactly what a coached session of three prevents. We start with what an athlete can control, add load when the movement earns it, and we are not in a hurry.

You do not need a training partner

Book an open slot and we will fill the remaining places. Who trains together is our call, we look at what each athlete is working on and how much coaching each one needs, so the session works for everybody in it.

Bringing your own two? Teammates, siblings, friends, book them in together and the session is yours. The price per athlete is the same either way.

For parents

• Every athlete under 18 needs a parent or guardian to sign the waiver before the first session. It takes a minute on a phone and the link arrives with your confirmation email.
• The studio is a private residence equipped for training, not a commercial gym. Parents are always welcome to stay, and you will get the address and arrival instructions once the first session is booked.
• You buy the sessions and they sit on your account until they are used. If you would rather your athlete booked their own times, you can switch on teen self-scheduling and you are emailed every time they book, move or cancel.
• Coaching runs Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The times available inside those days are shown when you book.

Pay what you can, and how booking works

Every pack has a suggested price and a minimum, and you choose any amount at or above the minimum. Nobody is ever asked to explain the number they picked.

Buy your sessions, then book the times online. Sessions stay on your account until they are used, and the pack you buy matches the session length you book — a 60-minute pack books 60-minute sessions.

This is not a replacement for outdoor groups

Our outdoor groups are where speed and agility get trained: sprinting, changing direction, landing. This is where the strength underneath them gets built. They are different work and plenty of athletes do both, which is usually the right answer for someone serious about a sport.

If your athlete needs undivided attention instead, coming back from an injury, or chasing one specific number, one-on-one is the better buy.