Box Lacrosse – Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)

Along with teamwork, lacrosse teaches participants fundamental movement skills, fundamental sport skills and the ABCs – agility, balance, coordination and speed – of physical literacy. 

Lacrosse’s Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model consists of seven stages.

• Active Start (M, F 0-6) – Teaches fundamental movement skills and basic rules, and links them together into play.
• FUNdamentals (M 6-10, F 6-7) – Introduces skills and the ABCs through physical activity.
• Learn to Train (M 10-12, F 8-10) – Addresses more advanced skills, tactics and mental preparation and introduces competition.
• Train to Train (M 12-16, F 11-14) – Continues to develop skills and physiological capacities through increased competition, with effort spent on talent identification.
• Learn &Train to Compete (M 16-23+/-, F 15-21+/-) – Optimizes fitness preparation, further develops skills and tactics, and begins specialization in the sport through year-round physical training.
• Learn & Train to Win (M, F 17+/-) – Maximizes performance by consolidating and perfecting all skills and capacities, while performing to win.
• Active for Life (M, F all ages) – Encourages all individuals to remain physically active, either competitively or recreationally, for life.

Lacrosse For Life: Box Lacrosse Specific LTAD Model
The aim of this model is to specifically promote the development and continued success of Box Lacrosse in Canada by creating an optimal player development pathway.