Youth Physical Development Centre – S&C Provision TERM 2 2025/2026

S&C sessions delivered to young children between the ages of 8 and 18 years.

The Youth Physical Development (YPD) centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University was founded in 2014 by Professors Rhodri Lloyd and Jon Oliver, leading experts in youth strength and conditioning. The YPD centre was developed to provide evidence-based athletic development programmes to young athletes (aged 8-18 years). The aim of the YPD centre is to provide age-appropriate athletic development sessions to children and adolescents to develop their physical fitness, improve sports performance, reduce injury risk, and increase their self-confidence. All staff within the YPD centre are fully qualified youth specialists, with extensive backgrounds in working with youth. The athletic development programmes delivered in the centre are based on high quality research produced from the centre, resulting in the YPD centre being known as one of the leading providers of S&C for young athletes in the UK.

The location for the sessions is the National Indoor Athletics Centre.

The sessions will run for 10 weeks (there will be no sessions during half term). 

Please note that you are paying for the whole term. If your child cannot make one of the sessions, you are still paying upfront for the whole term. 

To ensure the health and safety of your child during the sessions, can you please complete the online form below. 

https://cardiffmet.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRri5qAmon4UeTc

YPD Centre Parent Information Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5Dk3LBNig

Please note that sessions require a minimum of 6 children to run. If this minimum is not hit, customers will be refunded, or offered a space on a different session.