| Welcome to the inaugural edition of Canadian Sport for Life e-news, sharing ideas of the Canadian Sport for Life movement - the successes, the challenges and the way forward. Canadian Sport for Life is a movement to change the role of sport in Canadian society from a pursuit by few to an important part of everyone's life by promoting each child's healthy and logical development in a sport or physical activity by using the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework. |
Just as you can't learn to read and write without learning the alphabet, you can't become an accomplished dancer, basketball player, or tennis pro without having learned basic physical literacy. Physical Literacy refers to childhood learning of fundamental movement and sport skills that are transferable to other sports and activities during a lifetime. The key is to acquire it during childhood, when your body is most adaptable and ready to 'learn' a variety of basic movement and sport skills. > more |
 How to PHV. A technical overview for coaches interested in charting athlete's growth. One of the key elements in applying LTAD principles to physical activities and sports programs is the recognition that a dancer or athlete's chronological or 'calendar' age does not necessarily reflect their actual physical or developmental age. Complete guide coming soon! > more
Has your sport released their LTAD model? Just released:
Water Ski & Wakeboard Canada > more |
Welcome to PlaySport. This educational website has all kinds of great activities designed to teach kids games by playing games! PlaySport allows you to search for activities based on the equipment you have, the skills you want to teach, the complexity of the game or the space you have available. > more |
CS4L Speakers Network. People passionate about changing sport by implementing LTAD in Canada can come present to your group.
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