Transforming the Body Through Performance Training
New staff members were added to lead Emerald Youth’s performance training in 2018: Britton Leitch and Walter Swint.
“Performance training at Emerald Youth has the best interest of the athlete at heart,” said Leitch. “Athletes learn fundamental movement skills and develop a foundation of fitness. From there, they learn exercise progressions that fit their age and skill level with advancement coming only after mastery.”
Performance training not only helps youth develop life skills and improve health and fitness, it also reduces the rate of injury.
“A typical performance training session includes a combination of mobility, resistance, speed, agility and conditioning exercises that are skill and age appropriate,” said Swint.
Leitch and Swint pray that each child who participates will learn to be good stewards of the gift God has given them in their physical bodies and that they will glorify Him with their actions and athletic abilities.
Read more about how we’re continuing to engage with young people across Knoxville in our annual report.