LTAD 101 Active Start & FUNdamentals

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

2. The University of Victoria National Coaching Institute 45 hours

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

4. SevenStagesof Long-TermAthlete Development FUNdamental Active Start Learning to Train Training to Train Training to Compete Training to Win Active for Life

6. Active Start StageChronological/ Development AgeMales and Females: 0-6 Fundamental Movements Gymnastics Swimming Running (Wheeling)

7. Active Start

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

9. Man’s three unique sensory abilities are: • To see, in such a way as to read the contrived, invented, symbolic, visual language • To hear, in such a way as to read the contrived, invented, symbolic, vocal language • 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.

10. Six Functions • Competence in Mobility (walking) • Competence in Language (talking) • Competence in Manual Ability (writing) • Visual Competence (reading and visual understanding) • Auditory Competence (hearing and understanding) • Tactile Competence (feeling and understanding)

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

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

17. FUNdamental StageChronological/ Development AgeMales 6-9 and Females: 6-8 Fundamental Movements Skills

19. FUNdamentals

22. Lee Carter (Canada)

23. GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION • FUN-DAMENTALS MAP

30. Physical, Mental / Cognitive and Emotional Development

36. 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