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Sports Coaching Physical Education Sports Studies Sports Science Fitness Training Sports Management Sports Medicine Skills and Drills Gifts LTAD Skills For Life Sports Officiating Sports CategoryAerobicsAnglingAthleticsBadmintonBaseballBasketballBowlingBoxingCanoeingCricketDanceDivingFencingFootballGolfGymnasticsHockeyIce HockeyIce SkatingLacrosseMartial ArtsNetballOrienteeringRoundersRugbySailingSkiingSoftballSquashSwimmingTable TennisTennisVolleyballWater SportsWeight Training Need to Quick Order? WIN WIN WIN Reading Room Learn from the Experts Join our Team Have your Say Submit your Product Trade Customers Advanced Search Affiliates Title:  LTAD Resource Set Code:  SET14 Author:  Ian Stafford, Istvan Balyi and sports coach UK Price:  £29.99  Quantity:  Overview: In today's society issues such as child-hood obesity and the concern for national well being are emphasising the importance of regular sport and exercise among young performers. Indeed, everybody, whether a sport coach, teacher, parent or player has a responsibility in ensuring the long-term athlete development of young athletes. This title is based on the Long-term Athlete development (LTAD) model, developed by Dr Istvan Balyi, focuses on maximising player development to encourage a life long commitment to sports and exercise. It is designed to help prepare players to reach elite development while focusing on the importance of having fun in sport. LTAD provides the athlete with activities to suit each development stage and lays foundations for the future. This book will take you through all the practical applications of the LTAD model, help you identify and develop talented athletes and integrate this new approach into your coaching practice. This handy leaflet provides an outline of the LTAD model, looks at why LTAD is important and who it is aimed at. The leaflet is written in a easy-to-understand style and has been designed to answer any questions you may have on LTAD. The leaflet can also fold out to make a A3 wall poster to educate athletes on the fundamentals of LTAD. Essential reading for any athlete, coach, parent, teacher, official or administrator. On this DVD, Istvan Balyi gives his world-renowned lecture on the Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD) concept. Ideally suited for presentation to sports studies and sports science students, and a useful resource for coaches, athletes and parents alike, this DVD offers a comprehensive introduction to LTAD, the revolutionary approach that is designed to help athletes reach elite levels and encourage a lifelong participation in sport for everyone. Contents: Coaching for Long-term Athlete Development (book) Preparing for a Life in Sport (leaflet) Istvan Balyi presents Long-term Athlete Development: A Guide for Coaches, Lecturers and Students (DVD) About the Author: Istvan Balyi is a world-renowned expert on planning, periodisation and Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD). Istvan has worked in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, the Middle East, Singapore and several European countries, advising on the design and development of appropriate coaching programmes from the early years of participation right through to the highest elite level across a wide range of winter and summer sports. In recent years, he has been very active and successful in working alongside numerous UK governing bodies of sport, together with the England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Sport Councils, and is currently acting as an adviser and consultant for sports coach UK. Ian Stafford is Programme Director for the new BA degree course in Sport at the University of Durham. He has taught physical education and lectured in teacher training and student sport at Bristol University and several other well-respected universities and colleges nationwide. Ian has a Masters in Sport and Physical Education, focusing on developmental psychology. Coaching for Long-term Athlete Development How to apply LTAD to your coaching practices Buy the book on its own... Long-term Athlete Development - Preparing for A Life in Sport An Introduction to Long-term Athlete Development Handy leaflet on LTAD Istvan Balyi Presents Long-term Athlete Development: A Guide for Coaches, Lecturers and Students (DVD) World-renowned LTAD expert, Istvan Balyi presents a comprehensive overview of the LTAD concept Only want the DVD?

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