LTAD 101 Active Start & FUNdamentals Istvan Balyi National Sport Centre Vancouver – Victoria Sport Canada and sports coach UK LTAD Advisor

The University of Victoria National Coaching Institute 45 hours

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein « La définition de la folie, c’est refaire toujours la même chose en s’attendant à un résultat différent. » Albert Einstein

Seven Stages of Long-Term Athlete Development Active Start FUNdamental Active for Life Training to Win Training to Train Training to Compete Learning to Train

Active Start Stage Chronological/ Development Age Males and Females: 0-6 FundamentalMovements Gymnastics Swimming Running (Wheeling)

Active Start

Doman, G, Doman, D and Hagy, B : “How to Teach Your Baby to be Physically Superb”(1997) Man’s three unique motor functions are: 1.To walk, run and jump in an upright position 2.To speak, in an contrived, invented, symbolic, vocal language 3.T write, in a contrived, invented, symbolic, visual language

Man’s three unique sensory abilities are: 1.To see, in such a way as to read the contrived, invented, symbolic, visual language 2.To hear, in such a way as to read the contrived, invented, symbolic, vocal language 3.To feel, in such a way as to be able to identify an object by feel alone and without confirmation of seeing, smelling or tasting it.

Six Functions 1.Competence in Mobility (walking) 2.Competence in Language (talking) 3.Competence in Manual Ability (writing) 4.Visual Competence (reading and visual understanding) 5.Auditory Competence (hearing and understanding) 6.Tactile Competence (feeling and understanding)

PATHWAY OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT IDEAS Fundamental Movement Ideas For Early Years Fundamental Movement Ideas For Foundation Years Stage 1FUN 4 BABY 8 weeks - walking Stage 5CORE SKILLS years Stage 2ADULT & CHILD Walking – 2½ years Stage 4FOUNDATION SKILLS 4 -6 years Stage 3INDEPENDENT CHILD 2½ - 4 years

Chinese Physical Literacy Children on holiday from school, Haozhou, Eastern China “You have to lay the foundations first, & then come to the building and finally the skyscraper can be done”. Huang Yubin, Gymnastics Coach

FUNdamental Stage Chronological/ Development Age Males 6-9 and Females: 6-8 FundamentalMovementsSkills

FUNdamentals

Lee Carter (Canada)

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FUN-DAMENTALS MAP

Physical, Mental / Cognitive and Emotional Development

Summary FUN Overall development of the child Foundation movement skills FUNdamental movement skills ABC’s of athleticism Run, jump, throws Parents education Trainability –First speed window (6-8 girls, 7-9 boys) –FUNdamental movement skills –Flexibility