Resources: Long-Term Development Model for Track and Field

Resources: Long-Term Development Model for Track and Field

Dick Moss, Editor, Physical Education Update.com

Are you the track and field coach for your school? Do you wish you knew the training activities that are most appropriate for your different grade levels?

If so, take a look at the Long-Term Development Model from Athletics Canada. This reproducible pdf booklet describes - in broad strokes - the type of activities that are most appropriate for athletes through nine stages of development.

It's available free of charge from the Athletics Ontario website. Go to the link below and then click on "Long Term Athlete Development" on the left navigation bar.

Long-Term Development Model - Track & Field

Table of Contents
Here's the booklet's table of contents:

  • Introduction
  • Why we need a Long Term Athlete Development Model
  • The Long Term Athlete Development Framework Trainability
  • Applying the Long Term Athlete Development Model
  • The 9 Stages of Long Term Athlete Development
    Stage 1: Active Start Stage
    Stage 2 Fundamental Stage (Fundamentals 1)
    Stage 3: Learning to Train Stage (Fundamentals 2)
    Stage 4: Training to Train Stage ("Building the Engine")
    Stage 5: Learning to Compete ("Challenge of Competition")
    Stage 6: Training to Compete ("Heat of the Battle")
    Stage 7: Learning to Win ("Consistent Performance")
    Stage 8: Winning for a Living ("Performing when it Counts")
    Stage 9: Active for Life ("Dealing with Adversity")
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix: Athletics Canada Charts Optimal Trainability
  • Long-Term Athlete Development-Periodization
  • Acknowledgements


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