Quotes from today’s lecture:
* It is all about change!
* Change is inevitable, progress is optional.
* Past success guaranties nothing!
* In a democratic society the only way to make change is to modify the competition structure to change behaviour.
* LTAD is pre-habilitation and minimizes rehabilitation!
* Think outside of the box!
* Do not have a tunnel vision of your own sport!
* In democratic system the only way to change behavior is to change the competitive system.
* To develop children through sport we must make an efficient use of the most important development phases, which are pre-puberty, puberty and post-puberty.
Overview of today’s presentation:
• LTAD
– A tool for change
– Pubertal periodization – REACTIVE
– Trainability
– Age – relative / developmental
– Monitoring growth
– Developmentally appropriate training
– Developmentally appropriate competitions
• Periodization / Quadrennial planning
– Diminishing returns
• Program design
– Pre-pubertal
– Pubertal
– Early post-pubertal
– Adult
• Pre-pubertal – follow windows (Speed, Skill & Suppleness)
• Pubertal and early post-pubertal athletes “reactive periodization”
• Adult – all systems are fully trainable (easy)
• Female athletes and hormones
• The myths of adaptation
– Endurance, Strength, Speed, Skill and Suppleness
• Sustenance – new technologies
• Hygiene
• IST programs
• Kaizen
List of books recommended by Istvan Balyi:
“Sleep thieves” – Stanley Coren
“The decision book” –Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppler
“Pedriatric AnaerobicPerformance” – Emmanuel Van Praagh
“Talent is overrated” – Goeff Colvin
“The talent code” – Daniel Coyle
“Bounce” – Matthew Syed
“Mindset – the new psychology of success” – Carol S. Dweck
“Outliers” – Malcolm Gladwell
“Spark – the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain” – John J Ratey
“Take a nap! – change your life.” – Sara C. Mednick
Links:
http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/
http://canadiansportforlife.ca/learn-about-canadian-sport-life/more-about-ltad