1. Increasing Physical Literacy Among Strength and Conditioning Professionals
Rick Howard, M.Ed., CSCS, *D
Instructor, Rowan University (NJ) and West Chester University (PA)
Fitness and Sports Performance Director, Wilmington (DE) Country Club
NSCA Youth SIG Founder

2. Motion is Lotion
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there!

3. NSCA (Youth SIG) in Motion
Gather information on PL/LTAD
Share the information
Share additional information
Engage partnerships/collaborations to share even more information
Collaborate for effective next steps to gain widespread implementation
Begin with the end in mind!

4. JSCR Invited Review Lloyd et. al, JSCR, 29(5), 2015a, 2015b,
Long-Term Athletic Development- Part 1: A Pathway for All Youth
Long-Term Athletic Development, Part 2: Barriers to Success and Potential Solutions
Part 1 provides a critical review of existing models of practice for long-term athletic development and introduces a composite youth development model that includes the integration of talent, psychosocial and physical development across maturation.
Part 2 identifies limiting factors that may restrict the success of such models and offers potential solutions.
Physical activity levels appear to peak at approximately 6 years of age, after which there is a consistent decline into adolescence and adulthood
Daily physical activity early in life is a critical component of all long term athletic development models
Modern-day youth do not possess sufficient levels of muscular strength largely due to physical inactivity
Fundamental movement skill competency is associated with long-term engagement in physical activity
Long-term strategy should prioritize the development of muscle strength and motor skill proficiency during the primary school years

5. Underlying Principles of LTAD Lloyd et. al, JSCR, 2016
The 10 pillars provide coaches with workable strategies to promote long-term athletic development for all youth by:
Fostering a more unified and holistic approach to LTAD
Promoting the benefits of a lifetime of healthy physical activity, and
Preventing and/or minimizing injuries from sports participation for all boys and girls
Implementing motor skills and muscle strength training

6. The 10 Pillars
Accommodate for the highly individualized and non-linear nature of the growth and development of youth
Youth of all ages, abilities, and aspirations should engage in LTAD, from early childhood, that promote physical fitness & psychosocial wellbeing
All youth should be encouraged to enhance physical fitness from early childhood, with a primary focus on motor skill and muscular strength development.
LTAD pathways should encourage an early sport sampling approach for youth that promotes and enhances a broad range of motor skills.
Health and wellbeing of the child should always be the central tenet of long-term athletic development programs.
6. Youth should participate in targeted training that helps reduce the risk of injury to ensure their on-going participation in long-term athletic development programs. 7. Long-term athletic development programs should provide all youth with a range of training modes to enhance BOTH health- and skill-related components of fitness. 8. Practitioners should use relevant monitoring and assessment tools as part of a long-term physical development strategy. 9. Practitioners working with youth should progress and individualize training programs for successful long-term athletic development. 10. Qualified professionals and sound pedagogical approaches are fundamental to successful long-term athletic development.

7. Sharing Additional Information
NSCA Youth Certificate Online Course
Follows the 10 Pillars
Includes PL
Additional Website Information
For Coaches
For Athletes
For Parents
For Administrators
Youth-centric
FUN

8. Additional Information

9. Muscle Strength, Motor Skills, PL
A higher effort-based paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health: making the case for a greater emphasis on resistance training Steele et al, BMC Public Health entral.com/articles/ /s

10. Sharing Information

11. Current Partner Organizations

12. Partnerships/ Next Steps
Cross-sectoral Engagement
Dr. Cairney
Fitness/LTAD/PL as a Whole- child Construct (not an either/or health/skills fitness mindset)
Positive Mindset from Performance standpoint for youth (6-18) centered programming

13. Closing Thought LTAD Across the Lifespan
Focus on Performance Across the Lifespan
Show long-term impact of LTAD/PL throughout the life course
Stages should extend across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
Motor skill development (exploration) (0-6 and parental to lifespan)
Motor skill competence (developmental types of play) (6-lifespan)
Play,
Fitness
Sport
Intrinsic and Societal Play (12- lifespan)
My definition: Evidence-based approach to increasing physical literacy throughout the life course by emphasizing the interplay of muscle strength and motor skills in play, sports, physical activity, and physical education