LTAD

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