The AYC Movement Library 🧠🏃‍♂️

Athletic development isn’t random.

It follows a sequence.

At AYC, we build movement in layers — because every skill builds on the one before it.

Think of it like building a library.

Each movement is a book.

The bigger the library, the better the athlete.

Here’s the order:

⬇️ Build the Base

Crawl → Skip → Balance

Before speed comes rhythm.

Before power comes control.

These early movements build:

✔ coordination

✔ body awareness

✔ posture

✔ stability

Best developed: Ages 6–8

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⬇️ Organise Movement

Squat → Land → Hop

Now we teach the body how to:

✔ absorb force

✔ control positions

✔ build strength

✔ develop elasticity

Best developed: Ages 7–12

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⬇️ Apply Force

Run → Decelerate → Throw

This is where movement starts becoming athletic.

Now we teach:

✔ force production

✔ force application

✔ braking

✔ sequencing

Best developed: Ages 8–14

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⬇️ Connect the System

Rotate → React → Transfer

This is where sport starts to emerge.

Now the athlete learns to:

✔ connect movement

✔ react under pressure

✔ transfer athletic qualities into sport

Best developed: Ages 10–16

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The mistake many make?

Starting at the top.

Chasing speed before control.

Power before positions.

Sport before movement.

At AYC we build it properly:

Crawl → Skip → Balance → Squat → Land → Hop → Run → Decelerate → Throw → Rotate

That’s the athletic chain.

That’s the AYC Method.

Build the mover first.

Build the athlete second.

Build performance third.