LTAD Update for Baseball BC Nov 2008
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Long Term Athlete Development update for members of Baseball BC on work on Baseball Canada's athlete centered development model
Transcript of LTAD Update for Baseball BC Nov 2008
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
