Athlete / Athlete Development
Long Term Development (LTD)
Volleyball Canada reengineered its Long Term Development framework in 2021. LTD influences the Development Matrix, which influences our programs, which influences our competitions, which influences our NCCP materials and training, which finally, influences your development as an athlete.
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The Building A Solid Foundation
The Building A Solid Foundation is designed to give Canadians the best possible start in sport and physical activity. In large part, children pass through these stages simply because they are growing and developing.
Active Start is about mastering basic human movements and developing habits of physical activity.
FUNdamentals is about developing fundamental movement skills and enjoying being physically active.
Learn to Train is about learning a wide range of foundation sport skills, including volleyball.
Active Start is about mastering basic human movements and developing habits of physical activity.
FUNdamentals is about developing fundamental movement skills and enjoying being physically active.
Learn to Train is about learning a wide range of foundation sport skills, including volleyball.
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Active Start Recreation Birth - 6U Annual Season
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FUNdamentals Recreation 6U-9U Annual Season
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Learn to Train Club Team 9U-12U Annual Season
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The Adolescent Participant
The Adolescent Participant is where the future of many athletes is determined. It is the stage at which athletes are made or broken.
Train to Train coincides with the transition from childhood to adulthood when many individuals make the decision to strive for excellence and commit to being an athlete—in the full sense of the word; or decide that they will no longer commit the time, energy and resources to achieving excellence in their sport. Sometimes that decision is made for them, through injury, lack of opportunity, or inability to progress.
The end of Train to Train and beginning of Learn to Compete also marks entry into the excellence stages of Long Term Development. As athletes achieve success, they will transition into the Podium Pathway.
Train to Train coincides with the transition from childhood to adulthood when many individuals make the decision to strive for excellence and commit to being an athlete—in the full sense of the word; or decide that they will no longer commit the time, energy and resources to achieving excellence in their sport. Sometimes that decision is made for them, through injury, lack of opportunity, or inability to progress.
The end of Train to Train and beginning of Learn to Compete also marks entry into the excellence stages of Long Term Development. As athletes achieve success, they will transition into the Podium Pathway.
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Train to Train
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Beach: 12U-17U
Indoor: 12U-16U |
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The Podium Pathway
The Podium Pathway is about developing high performance athletes capable of winning at the highest levels of international competition, and bringing home medals from Olympic Games, Paralympic Games or World Championships. The stages in the Podium Pathway are:
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Learn to Compete Provincial/Territorial Team Beach: 17U-20U Indoor: 16U-19U Annual Season
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Train to Compete Junior National Team Beach: 15U-21U Indoor: 16U-23U Annual Season
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The Active for Life
The overwhelming majority of people playing just about any sport fall into the Active for Life stage. Having built a solid foundation in the first three stages of the framework, they progress to playing the sport or sports of their choice for enjoyment, satisfaction or for the health benefits they obtain. Some compete in organized sport, while others do not.
