Long Term Athlete Development

Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Programmes

Young athletes are often forced to over compete at a young age and asked to specialise in their sport before they reach adolescence.

Parents find it difficult to say no the various requests from schools, clubs and regions that all want their child to compete. Parents want the best for their child, but are often overwhelmed with too much pressure from conflicting sources.

It is over 10 years since the UK first became familiar with the LTAD principle; unfortunately it is still theory in many sports and is not put into practice.

The result is that 50% of children drop out of sport completely at the age of 16.

Excelsior offers support to teachers and parents with solid programmes aimed at developing the young athlete at the right time FOR THEM.

Don’t wait until it is too late, contact us for a free initial consultation and help your child achieve a happy, healthy and successful sporting experience.

Teachers and Coaches know the theory of LTAD, but are pressurised for time and may not know how to train the individual components that comprise sporting performance.

We offer:

• Musculoskeletal screening – to help prevent injuries BEFORE they happen
• Planning advice - from a neutral perspective to help parents plan the month and year of their child’s development.
• Physical training programmes that are YOUTH specific i.e. “simple to complex”, “slow to fast”, “static to dynamic”, “unloaded to loaded”.
• Coach and Teacher workshops to help you transform theory into practice.

It is important to understand that the process is Long Term, and that Athletic Development requires a multi faceted approach utilising many different types of activities.

More information can be found in our FREE resource pack.