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Long Term Player Development . “ Planning for the sport excellence and well-being of Canadians.”. Paul Carson. Albert Einstein. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results .
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Long Term Player Development “Planning for the sport excellence and well-being of Canadians.” Paul Carson
Albert Einstein The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
For things to change people have to start acting differently.
Change boils down to getting people to start behaving in a new way.
Lou Holtz, Notre Dame Football The difference between where you are today and where you will be 5 years from now will be the books you read and the people you meet. “A Championship Season”
Hockey Canada’s Vision "Lead, Develop, and Promote Positive Hockey Experiences."
Sport Canada’s Vision Thehealthandwell-beingof the nation and the medals won at major Games are simple by-products of an effective sport system. Canadian Sport for Life
LTPD - Player Pathway Comp & Comp Rec Active For Life Elite HP Physical Literacy Active Start / FUNdamentals / Learn to Train • 216,000 players Norris 2000
A solid athletic foundation can lead to . . . • An active and healthy lifestyle • Opportunities in sport • New sport opportunities • Can you think of some examples?
Impossible is Nothing: Yelena Isinbayeva • Courtesy :Adidas
Yelena’s comment . . . “Gymnastics helped me a lot because I have power and some speed. I don’t know how technically right to do some skills, but I am ready.” • 19 world records • 1st woman to clear 5 meters
Shortcomings of the Youth Sport System • Over-competing & under training • Adult programs imposed on children • Preparation geared to short-term outcomes • Knowledgeable coaches at the elite levels • Competition interferes with athlete development • Program integration and alignments • Early specialization is demanded • Male programs for imposed on females
Importance of the LTPD Model • ensures physical literacy • optimizes competition structure • integrates sport at all levels • optimizes training, competition, and recovery • promotes life long physical activity
Late Specialization Sports Men’s Olympic Team Goal 32 years Defense 29 years Forwards 27 years Women’s Olympic Team Goal 28 years Defense 28 years Forwards 27 years
The Ultimate Golf Lesson Courtesy The Golf Channel
Skill Development Skill Acquisition Time Norris, 2000
Academic Development Skill Acquisition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grade Level Gladwell, 2009
Windows of Optimal Trainability • Developmental Age • 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20+ PHV PHV Suppleness Stamina Skills 1 Skills 2 Strength Physical, Mental – Cognitive, Emotional Development Adapted from Tanner, 1978 & Kahn, 1999
The Gifted Athlete Gifted athletes don’t skip steps – they just move through some development steps much quicker than others.
Remember Lou Holtz? Literature supports LTAD . . .
Predictors of success • 10,000 hour rule • Deliberate and specific practice • The desire to excel • Repetition, repetition, repetition
Sport Specific • 8 Stage Model • 5 environmental settings • Active for Life foundation • Program and resource alignment
Train to Compete Train to Train Learn to Train Learn to Play Discovery Long-Term Player Development Excel Train to Win Fundamentals 1&2 Active for Life Initiation Novice Atom Peewee Bantam Midget 5 9 11 15 18 20/22 21/22+ 7 13 - 24 - - 24 -
Soccer Prodigy Courtesy: Adidas
Final thought . . . A positive experience in sport is key to retaining athletes long after they leave the competitive stream.
Long Term Player Development “Planning for the sport excellence and well-being of Canadians.” Paul Carson