What is LTAD ?

• Optimal training, competition and recovery programming with relation to biological development and maturation

• Equal opportunity for participation and competition

• Athlete centred, coach driven and administration, sport science and sponsor supported

Athlete -Centered

The Best Sport Science Available

When a pitcher regularly threw with arm fatigue,

he was 36 times more likely to require surgery

Research Tells Us?

Fatigue –major cause of injuries

# of pitches (long term damage)

Proper rest and regeneration ignored

Recommended Safety Grid

Age 9-11 Age 12-13 Age 14-15 Age 16-18 Rest required

1-25 1-30 1-30 1-30 None

26-40 31-45 31-45 31-45 1 day

41-55 46-60 46-60 46-60 2 days

56-65 61-75 61-75 61-75 3 days

66-75 76-85 76-90 76-100 4 days

75 85 90 100 Maximum