Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
Contributed by Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) to the True Sport Movement.
The True Sport Movement believes sport can improve the lives of Canadians of all ages. These documents, developed by Canadian Sport for Life and the Canadian Sports Centres, emphasize sport as an important ingredient of healthy development for young people. They also present programs and ideas for sustaining Canadians’ love of sport over the long term: from children’s first involvement with sport to high-level adult competition to healthy, active living in later life.
Click here to visit the Canadian Sport for Life website.
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Maximizing the Sport Experience for our Children (4.39 MB)
This article looks at the questions parents should be asking coaches, clubs, and themselves to ensure their child is not only being taught age appropriate technical skills, but also learning and gaining positive values in the process.
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Linking Sport for Life with Management by Values (2.13 MB)
By connecting the True Sport principles to the LTAD stages, readers will come away with practical information and practices they can immediately apply in their sport organizations.
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A Sport Parent's Guide
A supplementary document that introduces the stages of the CS4L model and provides guidance for parent's of active children.
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Information for Parents
A one-pager with advice and information for parents.
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Developing Physical Literacy
A guide for parents of children ages 1 to 12 explaining Physical Literacy, the key concept behind the CS4L model for both competitive excellence and long-term wellness in activity and sport.
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Competition is a Good Servant, but a Poor Master
This document addresses the issues associated with the current structure of competition.
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The Female Athlete Perspective
Guidelines for athlete development (training, competition and recovery) with special reference to growth, maturation and development for females involved in late-specialization sports.
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Mental Fitness for LTAD
Mental fitness is just as necessary for success in sport as physical fitness or technical comprehension.
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Sleep, Recovery, and Human Performance
Sleep has a direct effect on metabolic processes such as energy balance, appetite and weight control.
See also....
Talking True Sport
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Mount Pearl: A True Sport Community in Action
Mount Pearl True Sport Symposium
Many communities across Canada have been able to bring True Sport to life in a very meaningful way but few have been able to do so with as much dedication and enthusiasm as the people of Mount Pearl.
