LTAD Resources resources for the volleyball community Links to resources that may be useful to coaches, parents, and players.  We will be adding more material in the near future.  If you have other links that would be useful then send them to us. For other resources for coaches, athletes and parents - look here.   LTAD Coaching Symposium - September 20, 2008 I will be posting all of the presentations and other material from the Symposium here.  Bear with me for a few days as I will be away on business.  Within a week of the Symposium I plan to have everything you are looking for, so check back here.   LTAD Coaching Symposium Agenda...   LTAD Coaching Symposium Program     Symposium Presentations and Other Documents These are the presentations and other documents or links that the speakers referenced.   Merv Mosher Stream B -  Training to Train - Structuring Play   Mike Slean Stream B - Training to Train - Physical Training   Arif Nathoo Stream B - Skills Acquisition - Attack and Block Level 1 Notes   Arif Nathoo Stream B - Skills Acquisition - Mental Preparation   Luke Snider Stream C - Learning to Compete - Skills Acquisition   Chris Williamson & Chris Dunn Stream A - Learning to Train - Physical Literacy Unfortunately this one is full of photos and is too large to upload.  Email Chris is you would like a copy (see our Contact Us page).   Keith Wasylik Stream A - Learning to Train - Developing Volleyball Play   Keith Wasylik Stream A - Learning to Train - LTAD Practice Plan   Merv Mosher Before You Sign Document requested during our panel discussion.  Questions to ask and issues to examine before you accept an athletic scholarship to an American university.      Panel discussion - reference to Sarah Pavan's experience At University of Nebraska A comment was made in passing, but here is a link to more background   LTAD - General Canada - Istvan Balyi LTAD 101 - Introduction to LTAD Istvan Balyi is one of the principal architects of LTAD.  This is a comprehensive set of 117 slides explaining the motivating factors behind LTAD, and an intro to the framework.   From the Saskatchewan Synchro site.   Canada Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Web Site LTAD is the seven-stage Canadian model for athlete development, from playground to podium.  Also see the downloads area.    Canada Canadian Model for Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Overview of the seven-stage Canadian model for Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is an overview of Canada's new training, competition, and recovery program.   Canada Canadian LTAD Resource Paper 66-page resource paper providing a more detailed descritpion of the LTAD framework.   Canada - Basketball Yukon 10 Key LTAD Concepts Principles, from Basketball Yukon. LTAD Implementations Canada - Quebec Swimming Quebec Swimming Producing Staggering Results!  Why? Sport Manitoba examination of  the impact of Quebec Swinmmings implementation of LTAD.   England- England Golf Developing Talent and Potential England Golf's plan to implement LTAD as 'the spine of the England Golf vision to 2020'.   South Africa Long Term Athlete Development: Talent Identification Systems of talent identification.   England - Sport England Making an Impact - Sustaining Participation Sport England presentation by Sport Canada's Istvan Balyi on the LTAD implementations within the sports bodies in the UK.  118 pages.    Canada - Rowing Canada Long Term Athlete Development for Rowing Rowing Canada's LTAD plans. Canada - Football Canada Football Canada: Long-Term Athlete Development Football Canada's plans to implement LTAD. Canada - Triathlon Canada Triathlon Canada: Long-Term Athlete Development Triathlon Canada's application of LTAD to their sport. Periodization Models Canada Recovery and Regeneration The importance of recovery in the LTAD stages.  Recovery techniques.   Canada - Waterpolo Canada Single Periodization Model Excel spreadsheet for building a training plan with single periodization.  Courtesy of Waterpolo Canada.   Canada - Waterpolo Canada Double Periodization Model Excel spreadsheet for building a training plan with double periodization.  Courtesy of Waterpolo Canada.   Canada - Waterpolo Canada Triple Periodization Model Excel spreadsheet for building a training plan with triple periodization.  Courtesy of Waterpolo Canada.   Training vs. Competition Canada Competition is a Good Servant But a Poor Master Addresses the issue of competition in LTAD.   Physical Literacy Canada Brock University Physical Literacy Concept Paper: Ages 0-12 Years Background on physical literacy, its connection to the development of skills, and effective practices. Australia Kelvin Giles, Movement Dynamics Developing Physical Competence - The Cornerstone of LTAD More technical paper geard to coaches and trainers on developing physical comepetence.   Sport Canada Developing Physical Literacy: A Guide for Parents of Children Ages 0 to 12 Guide to developing physical literacy in the first three stages of LTAD.   Sport Northern Ireland Improving Physical Literacy A review of current practice and literature, and recommendations for further action to improve physical literacy. England Physical Literacy Website Origins of the physical literacy concept.