We may be more on the tools & equipment side of the industry, but we have a team full of coaches & practitioners. And we talk to coaches in the real world daily. This is a topic that must be talked about more.
Sport skill level does not change an athlete’s chronological or training age.
Just because a youth athlete is very skilled and "advanced" at their sport does not mean they need "advanced" performance training.
This is one of the biggest mistakes in youth performance.
An elementary or middle school-aged athlete may be ahead of their peers in sport skill & natural talent, but physically, they still need to master the foundational basics of training.
In many cases, the best thing for a talented young athlete is not a more complex program. It is a better foundation.
Progression should match the athlete’s body, chronological and/or training age, training history, movement quality and ability to recover... not just their talent level.
Even at the highest levels of sport, the basics done extremely well are delivering results. Imagine what they can do for a kid.