For football players ages 10 to 13 and their parents
The season ends. Start with an honest review, then build a plan for next season.
Most kids either do nothing until summer practice or get thrown into whatever everyone else is doing. This book gives your family one plan, built for this age, that the athlete and the parent work through together.
Inside the book
What's inside
Start with the After Season Review
Before any training, look back at the season you just finished and sort it into three lists: Keep, Build and Fix. Athlete and parent do it separately first, so the plan starts from what your player really needs.
Pick a path and an intensity
Standard or Extended, then Beginner, On-Par or Advanced. Choose how much room the offseason really has, and the plan adjusts to that.
Winter builds strength, bodyweight only
No barbells at this age. The strength plan uses body weight, and the book says who should supervise anything beyond it.
What to ask any camp about safety
Concussion recognition and return to play, heat illness, sudden cardiac emergencies and equipment standards, before you sign up.
Summer skill work by position
Quarterback, receivers and backs, both lines, linebackers, the secondary, and kickers and punters.
A simple log for every block
One log for strength, one for speed and one for skill work, so you can see what actually got done, not just what was planned.
Before you buy
Is this book for you?
This is for you if
- Your player is 10 to 13 and wants to come back better next season
- You want to help but don't know what offseason training should look like at this age
- You want to know what a safe camp looks like before you pay for one
This is not for you if
- You're looking for a club or a coach. This book is the plan you follow at home.
- Your player is 14 or older. See the Ages 14 to 18 edition.
About the author
I've been the parent who didn't know what to ask
I'm Sam Duffey, founder of Prime Path Athletics. I'm a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 3. I coached youth football and basketball for 15 years and helped start a youth athletics program. I played junior college basketball at Navarro College and Cisco Junior College before I left school to enlist after September 11th.
My oldest son wanted to keep playing past high school. He didn't get to, and at the time I didn't know how to help him. That's a big part of why Prime Path Athletics exists.
My measure of a good season was never the record. It was whether kids kept coming back and parents trusted what I told them.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is it written for?
Both of you. The athlete and the parent each have a part, and the book tells you which parts belong to whom.
Does my 12-year-old need to lift weights?
Not for this plan. The strength work in this book is bodyweight only, and loaded lifting beyond the book should be supervised by a qualified coach.
The Offseason: Football
Ages 10 to 13
- 129 pages, 16 chapters, 32 weeks
- A week-by-week plan with logs to track it
- Written for the athlete and the parent
Not ready to buy?
Get The Prime Path, free
Plain answers for sports parents, camps worth knowing about, and new books when they come out. Free, and you can leave any time.
Also from PPA
