Karate Canada LTAD

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Karate Canada LTAD
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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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LTAD Overview

• Systematic and long term approach to athletic
  development that not only considers an athletes
  chronological age but also his or her
  developmental age.
• Underpinned by the 10 Key Factors of LTAD

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10 Key Factors of LTAD

• FUNdamentals
• Specialization
• Developmental Age
• Trainability
• Wholistic Development

• Periodization
• Calendar Planning for Competition
• System Alignment and Integration
• 10 Year Rule
• Kaizen

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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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Karate Canada LTAD Overview

• Sport Canada funded program to develop a karate
  specific Long Term Athlete Development Model
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee working on creating
  a 4 module LTAD program
• Karate for Life with accompanying poster
• Competition Review
• 2 stage specific modules

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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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What is Karate for Life?

• A 75 page document that will be distributed to
  every dojo in Canada
• It is a what document that outlines the
  Canadian karate-specific athlete development plan
• Currently in a digital final draft
• Open invitation for all stakeholders to review
  the information and provide feedback to the
  committee.
• Will be emailed to all provincial associations
  for distribution to individual dojo

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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LTAD Outline

• Systematic and long term approach to athletic
  development that not only considers an athletes
  chronological age but also his or her
  developmental age.
• Underpinned by the 10 Key Factors of LTAD

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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The 8 Stages of Karate LTAD

• Active Start 0-6 years
• Fundamentals 6-9 yrs male. 6-8 yrs female
• Learn to Train 9-12 yrs male. 8-11 yrs female
• Train to Train 12-16 yrs male. 11-15 yrs female
• Train to Compete 16-18 yrs male. 15-17 yrs female
• Train to Perform 18-24/- male. 17-22/- female
• Train to Win 22-24/-kumite. 26-27/- kata
• Active for Life Enter at any Age

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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Technical and Tactical Componenents

• Developed for both Kata and Kumite
• Suggested topics and timeline for introduction,
  development, consolidation and refinement as they
  pertain to each developmental stage.

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Physical Components

• Stage specific recommendations for development of
  the 5Ss for Training
• Speed
• Strength
• Skill
• Suppleness
• Stamina

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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Ancillary Capacities

• Warm-up/cool-down procedures
• Mental preparation
• Nutrition
• Environmental influences
• Recovery and regeneration
• Taper and peak

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10Ss

• 5 Ss of strength, speed, skill, stamina,
  suppleness
• Plus
• Stature/structure
• P(s)ychology
• Sustenance
• Schooling
• Socio-cultural

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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TrainingCompetition Ratios

• Suggested ratios for each stage
• Ratios for
• General style training
• Competition-specific karate training
• Competition-specific physical conditioning
• Competition

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Karate for Life Overview

• LTAD outline
• Stage overview
• Technical, tactical and physical recommendations
  for each stage
• Information on Ancillary Capacities and the
  expanded 10 Ss
• Suggested TrainingCompetition ratios
• Brief competition overview

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Brief Competition Overview

• Preliminary working analyzing our current
  competitive structure in preparation for Module
  II which will be a more compete competition
  review.

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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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Karate Canada LTAD Model Poster
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Presentation Overview

• LTAD Overview
• Karate Canada LTAD Committee current and future
  work
• Introduce Karate for Life
• Introduce Karate Canada LTAD Model poster
• Invite feedback from all members

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Feedback

• Karate for Life will be emailed with a letter
  of introduction to all provincial associations by
  August 1st, 2009
• Feedback will be collected via email from August
  1st to August 14th
• The feedback will be considered/integrated and
  both Karate for Life and the Karate Canada
  LTAD Model poster will go to print on August
  21st
• Copies will be distributed in the first week of
  September

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Thank-You!