| Stage 1 |
Active Start |
Chronological Age |
0-6 |
0-6 |
- Focus on learning proper movement skills such as running, jumping , wheeling, twisting, kicking, throwing and catching |
| - Active movement environment combined with well-structured gymnastics and swimming programs. |
| Stage 2 |
Fundamentals |
Chronological Age |
9-Jun |
8-Jun |
- ABC’s of athleticism: agility, balance, coordination and speed |
| - ABC’s of Athletics: running, jumping, wheeling and throwing |
| Stage 3 |
Learning to Train |
Chronological/Developmental Age |
12-Sep |
11-Aug |
- Introduction to mental preparation |
| - Integrated mental, cognitive and emotional development |
| Stage 4 |
Training to Train |
Chronological/Developmental Age |
16-Dec |
15-Nov |
- Major fitness development stage: aerobic and strength |
| - The onset of Peak Height Velocity (PHV) and PHV are the reference points |
| - Peak Strength Velocity (PSV) comes a year or so after PHV (at the age of 13) |
| - Develop mental preparation |
| Stage 5 |
Training to Compete |
Chronological/Developmental Age |
16-23+/- |
15-21+/- |
- Advanced mental preparation |
| - Sport, event, position-specific physical conditioning |
| - Sport, event, position-specific tactical preparation |
| Stage 6 |
Training to Win |
Chronological Age |
19+/- |
18+/- |
- Maintenance or improvement of physical capacities |
| - Further development of technical, tactical and playing skills |
| Stage 7 |
Active for Life |
Enter at any age |
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- Move from highly competitive sport to lifelong competitive sport through age group competition. |
| - Minimum of 60 minutes moderate daily activity or 30 minutes of intense activity for adults. |
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| Long-Term Athlete Development, Canadian Sport for Life center, Resource Paper v2 |
