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Athletic Development
7 STAGES OF
ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT
By Wesley Sykes
Managing Editor
T
..he Long-Term Athlete ..Development (LTAD)
model ..describes what children, youth, and adults
need to be doing at the right time to develop in
sport or activity. According to Istvan Balyi, Richard
Way, and Colin Higgs, authors of the book " LongTerm
Athlete Development: A Guide to Developing
a Philosophy of Sport for Life, " both kids and adults
will be able to get active, stay active, and reach the
greatest peaks of sports performance when following
this model. Long-term commitment to physical literacy
and sports skill development is vital to optimizing
athletic potential.
One key concept in the LTAD model is " windows of
opportunity " . There is a window of opportunity/point in
time that exists in which individuals should train certain
skills to maximize their potential enhancement. When that
point in time passes, your ability to reach full potential
decreases. For example, before puberty, there is what's
called a speed training window (quickness, agility, change
of direction) where athletes should train for speed. After
puberty, we have a strength training window.
By learning about LTAD, athletic administrators and
coaches will gain the knowledge and tools to enhance
participation and improve the performance and growth
of athletes. This commitment requires time. There are no
shortcuts to success.
Below is a synopsis of the seven stages of the LTAD
model, according to Balyi, Way, and Higgs.
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