Resilience training for teens

Do you notice that your child feels insecure, struggles with boundaries, or responds differently than they would like? In our training for teens aged 11 to 17, we work on self-confidence, emotions, boundaries, and responding appropriately — at school, online, on the street, and with others.

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Resilience training for teens at Double Defense in Hilversum

“...and if he does not listen and touches me again, I now know what I am allowed to do — and he is not going to like it!”

A young woman, 12 years old

Resilience in the teenage years

A lot changes during the teenage years. Teens are finding their own place, want to belong, and increasingly face expectations from friends, school, social media, and relationships. This can create tension, especially when boundaries, self-confidence, or emotions come under pressure.

Our resilience training in Hilversum helps your child deal with this. Not by becoming harder or tougher, but by experiencing that they can make choices, communicate clearly, and stand up for themselves.

Mental, emotional, verbal, and physical resilience

When expectations and tension rise, thoughts, emotions, words, and behaviour all come into play. That is why we work on four sides of resilience in the training.

Mental resilience

Recognising what is happening, staying calmer when tension rises, and making choices that suit the situation.

Emotional resilience

Understanding emotions better, putting them into words, and discovering what helps when someone feels angry, scared, sad, or insecure.

Verbal resilience

Communicating clearly, saying no, and stating what is and is not wanted — also when others exert pressure.

Physical resilience

Practical skills to create distance and protect yourself when words are not enough. We build intensity carefully.

How can the training help?

Every teen is different, and that is completely okay. Still, many teens at this age encounter similar situations where our resilience training can help.

Bullying, teasing, or exclusion

When your child deals with bullying, comments from others, or the feeling that they do not belong.

Difficulty setting boundaries

When your child finds it difficult to say no, is afraid of rejection, or repeatedly goes beyond their own boundaries.

Insecurity, tension, or strong emotions

When your child freezes easily, gets angry, feels anxious, or struggles to understand and explain what is going on.

Wanting to become stronger preventively

Even when nothing is happening right now, the training can help your child further develop self-confidence, boundaries, and practical skills.

Do you recognise one or more of the situations above in your child? Our resilience training can help your child handle them more effectively.

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How the training works

We work with situations teens recognise from everyday life. Through movement, exercises, conversation, and repetition, they discover what can help when something feels tense, uncomfortable, or boundary-crossing.

The training is active and practical, with respect for everyone’s boundaries. Teens practise with peers, make mistakes, try again, and are given room to grow at their own pace. Through physical exercises and role-play, they experience what posture, voice, distance, and acting under pressure can do. Confidence grows not only through understanding, but above all through experience.

What does a lesson look like?

The training is active and practical. We combine movement, exercises, conversation, and repetition, so teens can experience, practise, and discover what works for them.

Movement and practice

Through movement and practical exercises, teens experience what posture, distance, voice use, and self-confidence can do.

Recognisable situations

We practise situations that may occur at school, online, in a friend group, in relationships, or on the street.

Learning together

Teens practise with one another, learn to take boundaries into account, and give each other space to make mistakes and try again.

Krav Maga principles

Physical self-defense and Krav Maga principles can be part of the lesson, carefully built up and suited to age and level.

Why parents choose Double Defense

Your child does not have to know exactly what they want to learn yet. In the group, they discover what helps them act with more strength and confidence.

A group where your child can be themselves

Teens train with peers in an atmosphere where respect comes first. There is room to practise, ask questions, and make mistakes.

Not only talking, but practising

Through movement, practical exercises, and recognisable situations, your child discovers what they can do when something becomes tense. That keeps the training active and applicable.

Attention to your child’s goal

Every teen has their own story and goal. We consider what your child wants to learn and how they can work towards it at a suitable pace.

Book a free intro lesson

Interested? Request an intro lesson. This lets you experience the atmosphere, pace, and trainers before taking the next step.

After the first lesson, we discuss what you have seen together and whether continuing is appropriate. Every teen completes at least two intro lessons before enrolment is possible.

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