LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
Mission: Get more kids to: play, love and excel in hockey. 2
Age specific development Smaller area Smaller nets Lighter pucks Participation for all No penalties No scores kept 3
Modern way is: Long Term Athlete Development 4
What is LTAD? Long Term Athlete Development Integrates training, competition and recovery programming with relation to biological development and maturation Participant/athlete centered coaches, parents, officials, administration, sport medicine etc. supported Biological age dominates training rather than chronological age. Windows of trainability: "critical" or "sensitive periods of accelerated adaptation to training 5
Starting point: What do Sophie and Angela have in common? 6
They both love to play 7
What do kids want? Some days I want to be a hockey player Some days I want to be an astronaut I can be anything Never say never 8
What do kids want? 9
Key Factors LTAD TEN YEAR RULE: It takes 10 years of extensive practice to excel in anything! 10 Year or 10,000 Hour Rule 10
Key Factors LTAD FUNdamentals A, B, C, Speed (Agility, Balance & Coördination) Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Air, Land, Water, Ice/Snow Fundamental Sports Skills (FSS) Throwing, striking, kicking 11 FMS + FSS = Physical Literacy
Key Factors LTAD Early vs. Late Specialization Spending less time on basic physical skills Increased injuries Peak at 16 Early burnout, early retirement 12
Reverse the Procedure Currently, we first try to make a player and then we want to make an athlete out of the player! BUT We have to make an athlete first and then make a player out of the athlete! 13
Remember Kids do it themselves in the natural way. When we start to teach them they forgot the natural way. So we have to put it back again. 14
8 stages of LTAD? Kids Active Start FUNdamental movement skills FUNdamental Developing ABC s Learning to Train Learning fundamental sports skills Active start 0-6 years FUNdamentals Girls 6 8 Boys 6-9 Learning to train Girls 8 11 Boys 9-12 Training to train Girls 11-15 Boys 12-16 Learning to compete Girls 15-18 Boys 16-19 Training to compete Junior and senior Training to win Girls 18+ Boys 19+ Hockey for live 15
8 stages of LTAD? Training to Train - Building the "engine" and consolidate sport skills Learn to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills Training to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills and performance Training to Win - Maximizing "engine, skills and performance Hockey for Life Active start 0-6 years FUNdamentals Girls 6 8 Boys 6-9 Learning to train Girls 8 11 Boys 9-12 Training to train Girls 11-15 Boys 12-16 Learning to compete Girls 15-18 Boys 16-19 Training to compete Junior and senior Training to win Girls 18+ Boys 19+ Hockey for live 16
7 / 8 stages of LTAD? In case of 7 STAGES of LTAD: No Learn to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills; While it is almost the same as: Training to Compete - Optimizing "engine" and refine sport skills and performance 17
Key Factors LTAD 5 S of Training and Performance Stamina (Endurance) Strength Speed Skill Suppleness (Flexibility) 18
Optimal window U8 Speed and flexibility On-ice focus on: Fundamental Movement Skills ABC s 19
Optimal window U8 20 Off-ice focus on: coordination, balance, flexibility and speed. Speed training can also be on the ice in the form of races, tagging games and crossice games.
Optimal window U10 Major focus is: Sports skills + technical skills development. Focus on: skating and puck control skills. With Flexibility Training 21
Optimal window U10 Skills with a greater degree of complexity should be combined with ABC s. (ABC s with puck control) 22
Training structure Skills - Hockey Skills & Habits Fundamental Skills Skating, puck handling, passing, shooting with lot of repetition Habits: facing the puck, stopping at the net, stick on the ice, etc. Body contact / body checking 23
Training structure U8 Play to Learn Skills Hockey Skills & Habits 85% Sense Small Area Games & Awareness 15% Systems Team Play 0% 24
Training structure U10 Learn to Play Skills Hockey Skills & Habits 75% Sense Hockey concepts & Awareness 15% Systems Team Play 10% 25
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Use the LTP-program Optimize the use of the ice Time efficient practices Use stations: 50 % competitive and fun One coach per station- Two is ideal Drills or games should be 10 MN Max Skill level based on progression of players Emphasize simple teaching points Limit group instruction- Learn by doing Positive encouragement 27
10 & Under Develop strength: Using the players own body weight; as well as medicine or swiss balls Continue to develop endurance: Through games and relays Develop flexibility: Through exercises 28 Develop speed: by focus on agility, quickness and change of direction Short duration, less than 5 seconds
Equality LTAD and LTP Play needed during a Practice Length of time involved the Sport 29
Remember FUN must be a key component of every practice 30
Question Learn to Play Or Play to Learn 31
More information: Presentation Learning to Play On the Hockey Centre Coaching Level I 32