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Athletic Development
There is a window of opportunity that exists in which individuals should
train certain skills to maximize their potential enhancement.
end of the stage, and further consolidate their basic sportspecific
skills and tactics. These athletes may play and do
their best to win, but they still need to spend more time on
skill training and physical development and less on trying
to win (process vs. outcome). This approach is critical to
developing top performers and maintaining activity in the
long term, so keep in mind the training-to-competition ratio.
TRAIN TO COMPETE
This stage is about optimizing the engine and teaching
athletes how to compete. They can either choose
to specialize in one sport and pursue a competitive
stream or continue participating at a recreational level
and thereby enter the Active for Life stage. In the
competitive stream, high-volume and high-intensity
training begin to occur year-round.
TRAIN TO WIN
Elite athletes with identified talent enter this stage to
pursue the most intense training suitable for international
winning performances. Athletes with disabilities and
able-bodied athletes alike require world-class training
methods, equipment, and facilities that meet their
personal demands and the demands of the sport.
ACTIVE FOR LIFE
Young athletes can enter this stage at essentially
any age following the acquisition of physical literacy. If
children have been correctly introduced to activity and
sport throughout the Active Start, FUNdamentals, and
Learn to Train stages, they will have the necessary motor
skills and confidence to remain active for life in virtually
any sport they choose. For high-performance athletes,
this stage represents the transition from a competitive
career to lifelong physical activity. They may decide to
continue playing the sport, thus being competitive for
life, or they may become involved in the sport as game
officials or coaches. They might also try new sports and
activities (e.g., a hockey player taking up golf or a tennis
player starting to cycle), thus being fit for life. n
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