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Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)...
Updated: 04/26/2010
Be sure to check back here regularly for
updates.
 
RingNation - Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and
Canadian Sport For Life (CS4L)
You may have heard rumors about the LTAD (or CS4L
as it is now being referred to) that is going to change our game as we know it.
Are we getting rid of tiering? Is the name of our game changing? What's
happening with the age divisions? Will we be playing with a pink ring with
feathers on it (this is a joke)? This page is designed to clear up some rumors
and keep you up to date with the latest and greatest changes.
Be sure to check out
the other LTAD pages for
more info.
Check out the new LTAD
3-Fold Brochure from Ringette Canada!
 | LTAD is a training, competition, and recovery
framework for individuals at all stages of life. |
| LTAD offers equal opportunity for
participation and recreation.
| LTAD is athlete centered, coach driven,
officials, administrators, parents, sport medicine & sport sciences and
sponsors supported.
| LTAD focuses on the general framework of
athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation, and
development.
| LTAD is a framework for full sport system
alignment in Canada, integrating health and education with sport and
physical activity. |
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Guiding Principals
for Ringette in Canada
| - Fun, participation, learning.
| - Inclusive, respect for varying skill levels.
| - Respect the sport and all involved.
| - Include on-ice and off-ice activities.
| - Safety. |
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Why Your Child
Plays Sports
Children have their own reasons for participating
in sports and physical activities but coaches and parents are not always in
harmony with their motives.
Children commonly play sports:
| To have fun.
| To Experience thrills.
| To be with friends or make new friends.
| To do something they are good at.
| To feel good about themselves.
| To feel accepted.
| To improve and learn new skills. |
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Before you sign up or involve your child in a
sport or activity, take time to talk to your child about his or her interests.
Children are far more likely to continue in the activity if they are
satisfying their own motives and have the support of their parents. They are
also more likely to want to achieve excellence in competition for the same
reasons.
Why Parent's
Encourage Sports
Parents often have their own reasons for seeing
their children in sports, and problems arise when their motives conflict with
those of their son or daughter. The result can be a very negative sporting
experience for the child. Some of the most common problems arise when parents:
| Place too much emphasis on winning.
| Push their children to specialize in one sport
too early.
| Live their own dreams through their children. |
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The ideal situation occurs when your
child finds intrinsic rewards in participating in the activity – otherwise
known as FUN!
Links and
Information
LTAD from Ringette Canada:
| The LTAD presentation from the Ringette Canada
Travelling
RoadShow that was presented
at the BCRA AGM in 2008.
| Keep up to date with LTAD development's and
progress on the RingNation
Blog.
| Discussion paper about LTAD
Change Leadership that was
distributed at the Ringette Canada AGM in June.
| Check out the LTAD
Tournament Ad - to be included in all
tournament programs in all of Canada!
| Ringette Canada's LTAD
Brochure that is begin handed out across the country. |
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LTAD from Sport Canada:
Interesting links about
LTAD and Sport:
The above information is from bcringette.com
What does the age division name change mean
for next season?
Changing the names and the age division to fit the LTAD model will be made
official at the 2009 Ringette Canada AGM this coming June.
This means moving from Bunny, Novice, Petite, Tween, Junior, etc... to U7,
U9, U10, U12, U14 etc...
This has brought up many questions as to the impact this will have on local
associations and how they go about things.
In a nutshell – not much will be changing from a registration perspective.
We have not eliminated any of the age divisions. We have simply switched to
a more user friendly name.
We have also allowed for overlap in age at the younger and the older level.
This was done to encourage the athletes to participate in the age division
that is appropriate for their level of development.
The bigger changes will come in terms of programming and competition events
(ie tournaments)
At the younger age divisions, be prepared to see more practice opportunities
and more skill development. Tournaments will transition to festival type
events where the focus will be on skill development rather than winning.
The impact will not be as a result of the changing of the names... but
rather as a result of changing the way we do things to be in line with
optimal athlete development.
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