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Waking Up Champions WSWC's Long Term Athlete Development This document is available in hard copy. Please contact Tim Van Winckle at WSWC to order a copy.

Canadian Sport For Life Long Term Athlete Development This consultation paper describes a 7-stage Canadian model of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), a training, competition, and recovery program based on developmental age - the maturation level of an individual - rather than chronological age. It is athlete centred, coach driven, and administration, sport science, and sponsor supported. Athletes who progress through LTAD experience training and competition in programs that consider their biological and training ages in creating periodized plans specific to their development needs.

Canadian Sport For Life A Sport Parent's Guide The goal of this booklet is to help you understand the needs of young athletes and what may be done to promote their best interests in staying active and healthy. In these pages you will read about Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), a model for development in physical activity and sport that not only provides a safe, enjoyable, and progressive pathway for children to pursue healthy physical activity, but also provides a pathway to excellence.

No Accidental Champions Canadian Sport For Life's Long Term Athlete Development for athletes with a disability Canada's homegrown LTAD model is described in detail in the LTAD Resource Paper, Canadian Sport for Life. The purpose of this supplementary document is to provide greater detail on how the LTAD process can be enhanced to meet the specific needs and goals of AWADs.

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The LTAD Implementation Support Team

The Implementation Support Team will be addressing upcoming implementation initiatives for Long Term Athlete Development. The following team members can answer your questions and will ensure that your provinces are rolling out LTAD initiatives and programs. Please feel free to contact them if you have any questions about the direction of LTAD Implementation.

British Columbia
Kim McKnight – Executive Director kim@wswbc.org
John McCammon – Classic 3 Event Director synergyts@hotmail.com

Alberta
Russ Dickson – LTAD Chair, Past President rl.dickson@shaw.ca
Paulete Gillespie – Director Wakeboard pauletteg@shaw.ca

Saskatchewan
Randy N ovlan – VP 3 Event Water Ski rnovlan@hotmail.com
David Wassill – Adaptive Towed Water Sports Committee davidwassill@hotmail.com

Manitoba
Robin Polley – Manitoba Provincial Coach unigestp@mts.net

Ontario
Stephen Collins – VP Traditional Water Ski s43off@aol.com
Neil Brown – Wakeboard Coach, Course Conductor nbrown@pridemarinegroup.com

Québec
Mélanie Savard – Secretary, Provincial Coach msavard77@hotmail.com
Jacques Provost – Rip N Ride program creator and provider jprovost@subaru.ca

Maritimes
Claudia Currie – Public Relations, Communications clcurrie@nrcan.gc.ca