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Title: Istvan Balyi Presents Long-term Athlete Development: A Guide for Coaches, Lecturers and Students (DVD)
Code: DV00024
Author: Istvan Balyi
Year: 2006
Length: 1 hour
Price: £19.99 
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Overview:

The revolutionary Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD) approach is designed to help athletes reach elite levels and encourage a healthy lifelong participation in sport. The beauty of this approach is that, because it promotes interesting and varied physical activity from a young age, it not only develops athletes but also helps everyone enjoy a healthier lifestyle and stay fit throughout their lives.

The six stages of Long-term Athlete Development:

Stage 1: FUNdamentals
Stage 2: Learning to Train
Stage 3: Training to Train
Stage 4: Training to Compete
Stage 5: Training to Win Stage
Stage 6: Retaining

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.

It is an ideal resource for workshop presentations.

Contents:
  • Why Long-term Athlete Development?
  • Gaps in the Sport System
  • What is LTAD?
  • The Seven Key Principles
  • Conclusions


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.
Long-term Athlete Development - Preparing for A Life in Sport
An Introduction to Long-term Athlete Development

Check out our handy introductory leaflet/poster
Coaching for Long-term Athlete Development
How to apply LTAD to your coaching practices

For a complete yet handy-sized reference guide, also check out this LTAD guide book
LTAD Resource Set
Buy all 3 LTAD resources and save £s

Why not SAVE money and buy all 3 publications together


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