Long-Term Athlete Development
Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is a movement to promote a healthy, physically literate nation. Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a seven-stage training, competition, and recovery pathway that guides athletes from infancy through adulthood at all ability levels.
Key Factors
Ten key factors of LTAD
- Excellence Takes Time
- FUNdamentals
- Specialization
- Developmental Age
- Trainability
- Physical, Mental, Cognitive, and Emotional Development
- Periodization
- Competition Planning
- System Alignment and Integration
- Continuous Improvement
Fencing-Specific Development
Armband Instructional Program
The Canadian Fencing Federation has created a sport-specific development pathway based on CS4L principles. The Armband Instructional Program provides structured guidance across technical, tactical, rules, and refereeing aspects of the sport.
Resources
Armband program documents
Links to CFF armband program documents will be added here. Contact FENB for the current versions.