Long-Term Athlete Development
Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is a movement to promote a healthy, physically literate nation. Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a seven-stage training, competition, and recovery pathway that guides athletes from infancy through adulthood at all ability levels.
Key Factors
Ten key factors of LTAD
- Excellence Takes Time
- FUNdamentals
- Specialization
- Developmental Age
- Trainability
- Physical, Mental, Cognitive, and Emotional Development
- Periodization
- Competition Planning
- System Alignment and Integration
- Continuous Improvement
Development Pathways
A sport for every level
Fencing in New Brunswick is open to everyone — from those who want to stay active and try something new, to athletes with aspirations to compete on the national and international stage. The sport offers a clear development pathway with opportunities at every level.
Two of our key LTAD programs are the Provincial Team and High Performance Team development pathways. Young athletes who are invited to join these advanced programs receive additional opportunities to train and compete, and act as ambassadors for our province when competing on a national and international level.