If you have never done a youth triathlon before, here are links to suggested training schedules that are fun and easy to adapt. They are by no means a REQUIRED method of training. They were designed by the TriManiacs Triathlon Club in Atlanta to prepare kids for the Six Flags White Water Youth Triathlon and by a group called Youth Try Fitness in North Carolina:
http://www.tri4gold.org/media/YouthTrainingSchedule.pdf
These are a little more advanced:
For 7-8 year olds: http://www.youthtryfitness.com/Running_Triathlon%20Training/Kids_tri_schedule_7_8.htm
For 9 -10 year olds: http://www.youthtryfitness.com/Running_Triathlon%20Training/kids_tri_schedule_9_10.htm
For 11 - 15 year olds: http://www.youthtryfitness.com/Running_Triathlon%20Training/kids_tri_schedule_11_15.htm
Here are some suggestions for training young people for triathlons from the USAT:
http://www.usatriathlon.org/AthleteFocus/Youth/YouthMembers.aspx
