The worlds leading youth fitness organization, the International Youth Conditioning Association, is running a promotion on its Youth Nutrition Specialist Certification. The promotion is currently underway and ends Friday, October 12th at Midnight EST.

Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) October 10, 2012

The IYCA, the worlds leading youth fitness organization, is offering the nutrition certification after years of experience working with coaches and trainers who have expressed a desire to push their young athletes to the next level in areas beyond mere youth sports training.

A lot of youth fitness trainers and coaches come to us because they dont know how to take the next step when it comes to young athlete development, says Pat Rigsby, co-owner and CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association.

What many youth sports coaches and trainers fail to understand is that athletes might not have people monitoring what they eat, Rigsby continues. Kids need to be taught proper nutrition, because in our society its very easy to be tempted to eat poorly.

Rigsby, a former college baseball coach, notes that trainers express reservations about branching into other areas of young athlete development beyond exercise and sports. Trainers shouldnt be content to just make exercise programs for kids, Rigsby says. Kids fitness is about developing the entire athlete.

One of the major concerns trainers have voiced is that there is not enough time during youth sports training sessions to address nutritional concerns. However, Rigsby notes that a good trainer will carve out time to address concerns that affect youth sports performance.

In fact, children often look to their coaches for any information that would help them with sports performance, including diet.

One final concern that plagues youth sports coaches is that they simply do not have the expertise to advice children on proper nutrition.

This is a valid concern, Rigsby admits. However, that is the entire purpose for the IYCAs Youth Nutrition Specialist Certification. We want to teach trainers and coaches how to instill proper eating in their young athletes.

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