Resources: ltad resource papers

Canadian Sport for Life Poster

This fold out brochure describes the stages of LTAD along with inspiring quotes from exceptional Canadian athletes depicting how their journey in sport has followed the stages of LTAD.

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Canadian Sport for Life Resource Paper

This document outlines the 10 key factors influencing LTAD and the stages of LTAD as they apply to athletes and sport in Canada. Serving as an introduction to LTAD, CS4L discusses the impact of LTAD on parents, coaches, clubs, sport science and the education system. CS4L is the first Canadian LTAD document published.

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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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No Accidental Champions 2nd Edition

Building on No Accidental Champions 1st Ed., this document addresses additional or unique factors that need to be considered by athletes, coaches, parents, administrators and health professionals in the delivery of sport and physical activity specifically for athletes with a disability.

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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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The Role of Monitoring Growth in LTAD

This document is intended to help coaches develop and deliver training, competition and recovery programs that are specific to the developmental level of the individual(s) they are coaching.

The Role of Monitoring Growth in Long-Term Athlete Development
Appendix 4: Tables for plotting annual and quarterly growth

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