Ben Anderson (@breakthroughsc) Educating & Empowering Young Athletes, Programming for Youth Athletes, & Creating Buy-in at the Youth Level

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on the opinion of former NBL basketball player turned strength coach, and owner/founder of Breakthrough Strength and Conditioning, Ben Anderson.

Ben has a tremendous story, ultimately leading him down the path of becoming a basketball strength and skills coach to hundreds, upon thousands of youth athletes in Utah. Ben truly embodies the mission statement of Breakthrough S&C to educate and empower each individual, but most importantly impact the lives of SO MANY young athletes in his community.

What you should expect to hear:

•  Ben's journey from the NBL to becoming "The Basketball-Strength Guy"
• What attracted him to the weight room and his opinion on why so many basketball players seem to shy away from the weight room in their own development.
• The biggest glaring issue in basketball at the youth level from a sports performance standpoint.
• Ben's big rocks and overarching philosophy for training young athletes.
• What "development" looks like at the youth level.
• Ben's training non-negotiable for young athletes.
• Biggest challenge for creating buy-in with younger athletes and tips for coaches dealing with any challenges early on in their career.
• Biggest mistakes seen when working with young athletes.

MUCH MUCH MORE!

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