NLIS 8
October 13, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
NOTE TO EDITORS: Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
model presentation
A Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model
presentation will take place on Friday, October 14, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., at Salon
F, Holiday Inn, St. John�s.
The Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model, developed by Sport Canada,
outlines the best way to help children be active and healthy for life. It
indicates the ideal ages at which children should be taught certain skills. It
will be compared against what is currently happening in Newfoundland and
Labrador, so that needs for improvement can be identified and then acted upon.
Leading the presentation will be Richard Way, Principal of Citius Performance
Group and Project Manager of the Canadian LTAD Project, and Dr. Colin Higgs,
Professor of Physical Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. They
will present the model and explain how it will promote physical activity for
life, how children and athletes will benefit and how people from parents to
coaches can get involved.
For additional information, please contact Clayton Welsh at the Recreation and
Sport Division of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation; he can be
contacted at 729-5923 or by emailing
cwelsh@nf.aibn.com
Media contact: Melony O�Neill, Communications, (709) 729-0557, (709) 728-7762
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