Introduction
Many children today lack the opportunity or confidence to engage in youth sports, resulting in a loss of fundamental athletic skills and missed opportunities for personal growth. Recognizing this issue, Phase Training was developed by a team of experienced professionals with over 30 years of combined expertise in sports, strength and conditioning, and mental health. The program aims to instill structure, direction, and confidence in participants, utilizing a holistic approach to physical and mental well-being.
Program Overview
Phase Training is a program designed to introduce, instruct, and test participants on fundamental athletic regimens essential for all sports and personal health. The program focuses on muscle awareness and development, proper training techniques, goal setting, and the importance of cooperation.
Program Components
1. Initial Assessment: Participants undergo an initial assessment including weight, measurements, and tests related to physical agility to establish a baseline for progress tracking.
2. Muscle Awareness and Development: Participants learn about major muscle groups, their functionality, and how to incorporate this knowledge into their daily physical well-being.
3. Circuit-Style Training: The middle of the program consists of circuit-style training, incorporating stretch and agility routines. This format keeps participants engaged and focused while providing a comprehensive workout.
4. Personal Goal Setting: Participants are encouraged to set personal goals and are tested for improvement throughout the program.
5. Cooperation: Emphasis is placed on the importance of cooperation and teamwork in achieving personal and group goals.
6. Mental Health Integration: Phase Training addresses mental health goals such as mood stability, attention problems, impulse control, and defiance through structured physical activity. Daily functioning skills such as social skill building, anger management, and self-esteem are also addressed.
Program Goals
Conclusion
Phase Training offers a structured and comprehensive approach to physical and mental well-being for youth. By focusing on fundamental athletic skills, personal development, and mental health integration, the program aims to empower participants with the confidence and skills needed for success both on and off the field.
Since 2002, Phase Training has been run successfully inside both residential foster care and juvenile halls within LA County, CA. Here in 2024, with the need growing within our communities, Phase Training will soon be offered in both LA County, CA and Montgomery County, TX.
Phase Training is a personal athletic program where youth learn testing techniques, muscle awareness, a stretch & agility routine and a training circuit they can do at home. All athletes are tested before and after showing improvements they made on their own! Phase Training II is more sport specific as athletes realize their talents.
We provide scholarships for youth to participate in all of On Deck's programs, events, clinics and unique opportunities. All current foster and adopted youth are always automatically scholar shipped. On Deck also provides financial aid for community opportunities like AYSO, Little League, Club Volleyball, Track teams, etc. How do you expect A+ grades with D- materials?
Today many youth have an advantage of getting professional lessons in their chosen sport or activity. Do to being rather expensive, unfortunately there are more who don't. To help level the playing field and give our youth the same advantages, On Deck has provided hundreds of pro lessons over the years free to our identified youth. Please help us continue this and make that a reality for more.
Unfortunately, too many times, youth in the foster system and youth in general, have things of importance taken away from them. One thing that we found is that if we could provide an experience, no one could ever take that away! Over the years our Advisory Board has provided opportunities to our youth that money could not buy. They have been front row at Angel and Dodger games, seen Ron Capps race his Napa Auto Parts Funny Car, met players at UCLA and USC and the list goes on. They still talk about those experiences till this day. We are excited to partner with the Greater Houston communities and offer experiences to youth only found in Texas! Please help us continue this for youth in your community!
Napa Auto Parts Funny Car World Champion, Ron Capps, takes a few minutes during race day when he didn't have too for an important message.
Years ago, On Deck Foundation's founder, Brett Pierce had seen enough. Unfortunately not much has changed since but is as true today as it was back then. He is in between tears and wanting to throw a right hook.