The concept of LTAD has grown out of a recognition of the many gaps in athlete talent identification and development in the current Canadian sport system, a system that has been built in haphazard layers over time, that has a strong reliance on volunteer initiative and intuition combined with elements of sport science and coaching education, and that, by design, has had to focus more on short-term needs rather than on the longterm health of sport and lifestyle programming. However, with the agreement by the major sport funding partners in Canada to better align and integrate their financial and human resources into a comprehensive Canadian Sport Policy, the opportunity to create clear building blocks for sport development has arrived, with LTAD being one of the key structural elements in a new Canadian sport system. LTAD is the product of many years of research and analysis into athlete development models throughout the world. The Canadian version uses the core concept of "a training, competition, and recovery program based upon developmental age (the maturation of an individual) rather than chronological age" but takes into consideration the unique nature of the Canadian sport system and culture. Many national sport organizations are now involved in the further customization of this model to meet their athlete development needs and are taking this opportunity to re-examine the myriad of support services provided to support such development. 1. Introduction 2. Why do we need LTPD? 3. The 10 key factors influencing LTPD 4. Stages of LTPD for Whitewater Slalom 4.1 Active Start 4.2 FUNdamentals 4.3 Training to Train 4.4 Learning to Compete 4.5 Training to Compete 4.6 Training to Win 4.7 Active for Life 5. Practical Implications of LTAD 6. Implementation 7. Conclusion 8. Glossary of Terms 9. Bibliography
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