Head Coach
Name: Barrie Jennings
Coached: 4000+ Kids and teens
Time spent coaching: 14+ years
I have long been a fan of sport so it's no coincidence I'm on this current path to help our youth regain a physical culture, and to encourage them to enjoy both organised sport and unstructured play. I first became aware of movement problems in our youth when observing at rugby skill sessions that a lot of kids couldn't perform basic movements such as running, hopping, and squatting. I noticed that this problem was also the same in other sports and that there seemed to be a lot of our youth who required orthotics and had a higher incidence of growth related injuries than I can remember when I was growing up.
This led me to research methods to improve the movement patterns and general athletic ability of our children. The IYCA, Bob Bigelow, and others have helped to shape the programs that I help to implement at YouthFit.
I have embarked on a continuous path of learning and upskilling to ensure that our youth are getting the most up to date yet more importantly the most FUNctional education that will develop not only a more complete athlete but create better children through physical actvity.
I am proud to say that I am a Certified Youth Fitness Specialist (IYCA), NZ Coaching Level 4, Waikato Rugby Coaches Academy, Athletics NZ Sprints & Relays Coach and theres a lot of other certificates to say I've passed various courses but I believe the test of a Coach's success is whether their athletes return to the sport next season and I've been fortunate to have a 100% record.
I have coached over 4000 young athletes in a variety of sports and have been lucky enough to have spent time with plenty of fantastic coaches who have helped me immensely.
