long term development model

Question 1

Long-Term Development

what is it?
end goal?

Answer 1

• Multi-stage pathway that guides an individual’s sport and physical activity experience from infancy to adulthood
• Provides a basis for developmentally appropriate programs that increase participation and optimize performance
• End goal = being active for life

Question 2

LTD Framework - Guiding Principles
1) Quality is…
2) Optimal programming is…
3) Inclusion is…
4) Collaboration makes the system…

• Most important stages for developing physical literacy:
• A
• F
• L
• A

Answer 2

LTD Framework - Guiding Principles
1) Quality is key
2) Optimal programming is critical
3) Inclusion is non-negotiable
4) Collaboration makes the system better

• Most important stages for developing physical literacy:
• Active Start
• FUNdamentals
• Learn to Train
• Active for Life

Question 3

Awareness Pre-Stage
* Promotes an understanding of opportunities to get…
* Highlights opportunities for persons of all abilities to…
* Participants and leaders are informed of the range of activities…

Answer 3

Awareness Pre-Stage

• Promotes an understanding of opportunities to get involved in sport and physical activity
• Highlights opportunities for persons of all abilities to participate in sport and go
  as far as their ability and motivation will take them
• Participants and leaders are informed of the range of activities available and
  how they can take part

Question 4

Active start
1.5 years old
3 years old
6 years old

Answer 4

Question 5

Active Start: Key Outcomes

• Development of…
• Not sedentary for more than…
• Meet the 24-hour movement…
• Some organized…
• Exploration of…
• Variety of movement….
• Daily physical activity with an emphasis on ____

Answer 5

Active Start: Key Outcomes
* Development of basic human movements, such as sitting, balancing, crawling, standing, and walking

• Not sedentary for more than 60 minutes at a time except when sleeping
• Meet the 24-hour movement guidelines for young children of being active for 180 minutes/day.
• Some organized physical activity
• Exploration of risk and limits in safe environments
• Variety of movement environments including water, ice, and snow
• Daily physical activity with an emphasis on ____

Question 6

Active Start: Program Considerations
* Create a safe and exploratory environment
* Challenge children….
* Play anticipation games to help develop…
* Play memory games that include a sequence of actions to help with….

Answer 6

Active Start: Program Considerations
* Create a safe and exploratory environment

• Challenge children to try new things
• Play anticipation games to help develop self-regulation
• Play memory games that include a sequence of actions to help with working memory

Question 7

FUNdamentals: Fundamental Movement Skills

• Body control skills
• Locomotor skills
• Object manipulation skills
• Agility
• Coordination
• Speed

Answer 7

FUNdamentals: Fundamental Movement Skills
* Body control skills
* Control position of arms & legs
* Control posture
* Control body orientation (balance, coordination)

• Locomotor skills
• Moving in different environments
• Object manipulation skills
• Different ways to send and receive objects with hands, feet, or with an implement (stick,
  racquet, bat)

Agility
* Learn to stop, start, and change directions quickly
* Balance
* Balance on different body parts when stationary, and ability to balance on both stable and
unstable surfaces
* Coordination
* Control all body parts regardless of body orientation
* Speed
* Learn to move hands and arms, and legs and feet at high speed and using all available
body strength to get the whole body moving

Question 8

Learn to Train
* Age:
* Start to take part in formal…
* Engage in more organized…
* Continue to encourage…
* Learn fundamental sport skills in…
* Develop strength through…
* Develop endurance…

Answer 8

Learn to Train
* Age:
* Girls: 8-11
* Boys: 9-12
* Start to take part in formal sport and physical activities
* Engage in more organized learning, training, and competition
* Continue to encourage unstructured play
* Learn fundamental sport skills in variety of sports and physical activities, including movement to music
* Develop strength through exercises with own body weight and medicine balls
* Develop endurance through games and fun activities

Question 9

Learn to Train: Program Considerations
* Create a safe….
* Learn proper….
* Provide overview…

Answer 9

Learn to Train: Program Considerations
* Create a safe space to try a variety of different activities
* Learn proper sport-skill techniques for safety and success
* Provide overview of the rules and safety considerations

Question 10

Train to Train: Key Program Considerations
Age Range:

Focus Areas:
Sport-specific…
Major fitness…
Integrated mental, cognitive, and emotional….
Ethical Development: Promote….
Competition:

Answer 10

Train to Train: Key Program Considerations

Age Range: Girls (11-15), Boys (12-16).
Focus Areas:
Sport-specific skill development.
Major fitness growth through aerobic and strength training.
Integrated mental, cognitive, and emotional development to build life skills.
Ethical Development: Promote respect for opponents, fair play, and commitment to doping-free sports.
Competition: Emphasize meaningful and constructive competition experiences

Question 11

Train to Compete (*
* Age:

• Sport, event, position-specific training:
• Physical…
• Technical…
• …. conditions
• Specialized….
• fitness training…. times per week

Answer 11

Train to Compete (*
* Age:
* Girls: 15-21
* Boys: 16-23
* Sport, event, position-specific training:
* Physical conditioning
* Technical tactical preparation
* Technical and playing skills under competitive conditions

• Specialized coaching & training environment
• Sport specific technical, tactical and fitness training 9-12 times per week

Question 12

Train to Win
* Age:

• Maintenance or improvement of….
• Further development of…
• Modeling all possible aspects of….
• …. performance (i.e., Olympic & Paralympic games)
  *fitness training …. times per week

Answer 12

Train to Win
* Age:
* Girls: +/- 18
* Boys: +/- 19
* Maintenance or improvement of physical capacities
* Further development of technical, tactical, and playing skills
* Modeling all possible aspects of training and performance
* High performance (i.e., Olympic & Paralympic games)
* Sport specific technical, tactical, and fitness training 9-15 times per week

Question 13

Active for Life
age
* Working to meet…

• 3 streams of active for life (may be in one, or several):
• Competitive for…
• Fit for life…
• Sport and physical activity….
• **There is a better opportunity to be Active for Life if …..

Answer 13

Active for Life
* Enter at any age!
* Working to meet the physical activity guidelines
* 3 streams of active for life (may be in one, or several):
* Competitive for life - e.g., house league, master’s racing
* Fit for life - i.e., staying active but not competing
* Sport and physical activity leaders - i.e., contributing in other ways such as coaching,
officiating, etc.
* There is a better opportunity to be Active for Life if physical literacy is
developed before the Train to Train stage