A child who trains at a club is also still growing. So before we make a plan, we measure where they are in their growth, which side is lagging behind and how much load they can handle right now.
Every session is one-to-one, at the centre in New Belgrade, and scheduled around club training.
We measure body composition, posture and the curves of the spine, how the feet bear weight, the response of individual muscles and the jump. In a child these values change within a single season, so a plan that was right in September may no longer be right in February.
During a growth spurt the bone lengthens before the muscle and tendon have caught up with it. That is why a child can cope with the same training very differently in March and in October.
Measuring height, body composition and muscle response shows which stage of growth the child is in. The training load is then set by those results, since age on its own says little about it.
A child who always kicks, throws or jumps off the same side gradually builds up a difference between left and right, and it is not something the eye can see.
TMG shows which muscle is lagging behind its pair on the other side, and Optojump shows how much the take-off differs between the left and right leg. Training then works on that difference directly.
A child who already trains three to five times a week at the club does not need another session of the same kind on top of it.
Because we know what the measurements showed, our session fills the gaps that club training leaves, without piling more fatigue on top.
After three months we repeat the same tests, under the same conditions and on the same devices.
You see exactly how much has changed, and the programme is adjusted to what the numbers show.
None of these signs on its own means that something is wrong. It means it is a good moment to measure, so that nobody has to guess.
After a sudden gain in height, coordination, jumping and posture often change. Measurement shows exactly what has changed.
When a child trains just as much but the results do not follow, measurement shows whether the limit lies in strength, in explosiveness or in a load that is too high.
Knee, heel or back pain is common in a growing child and always calls for a visit to the doctor first. After that, measurement shows how the training load should be dosed.
The return is gradual and guided by the measurements, with the aim of keeping the same injury from happening again.
It lasts 60 minutes and uses five measuring devices. None of the measurements is invasive, and the only part that takes effort is a series of jumps.
We go through the results with you and explain what each number means for a child who plays that sport.
The plan is built on the measurements and on how many times a week the child already trains at the club.
Same tests, same conditions. Progress shows in the numbers, and the programme is adjusted to what the measurements show.
We work with children who already train at a club, most often from the age of ten. Below that age the load is managed differently, and we decide on it after a conversation and the measurements.
Yes, children can lift weights. The load is set by the measured condition and the stage of growth, since age alone does not decide it. For much of the programme the child works with body weight, and external load is added gradually under a coach’s supervision.
Our session does not add more of the same load on top of club training. It covers what club training leaves out, and the plan is built around how many times a week the child already trains.
No. None of the measurements is invasive, your child stays dressed and is in the room with a coach the whole time. The only part that takes effort is a series of jumps.
What exactly the test measuresIf the pain persists, wakes your child at night or makes them limp, the first step is a doctor. Once the doctor has given their opinion, testing shows how the training load should be dosed and what the child can do.
It is pain at the bony bump just below the kneecap, during a period of growth, made worse by jumping, landing and sprinting. The centre does not treat it, and once a doctor has assessed it we manage the training load with the aim of letting the child keep training with fewer symptoms.
The first step is the same for every child. After one appointment you know the starting point, what is holding your child back and what the plan looks like for the next three months.
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