Canadian Sport for Life
Canadian Sport for Life is a movement to increase sport's contribution in Canadian society recognizing sport as an important part of everyone's life by promoting each child's healthy and logical development in a sport or physical activity.

Long- Term Athlete Development
Long- Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a seven stage Canadian model that focuses on getting Canadians active for life. The model's design begins development at chronologic age and maturity level of Canadian youths.

The goal is for athletes to progress through the LTAD experience training and competition in programs that consider biological and training ages in creating periodized plans specific to developmental needs.

Medical and sport study research has found that our society is becoming increasingly more at risk for obesity and other diseases related to low levels of physical activity and poor nutrition habits.

To be successful, an athlete development model such as LTAD requires highly skilled, certified coaches who understand the stages of athlete development and the various interventions that should be made. Each National Sport Organization (NSO) is working towards applying the principles of LTAD in a sport-specific environment. The NCCP multi-sport modules have integrated the LTAD principles and ensure that coaches can play a leadership role in bringing about the changes implied within LTAD. To learn more about the LTAD model, please visit

To download the LTAD/NCCP model, click here.

NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills This workshop focuses on Active Start and Fundamentals of the LTAD pathway and is designed to suit basic principles of growth and maturation during the critical early years of development where physical literacy is crucial. The course is designed for anyone, especially those who are working with children ages 3-10.

This workshop focuses on Active Start and Fundamentals of the LTAD pathway and is designed to suit basic principles of growth and maturation during the critical early years of development where physical literacy is crucial. Click here for a full description of the program.

Active Start: focuses on learning proper movement skills such as running, jumping, throwing, wheeling, twisting, kicking, throwing, catching, skating and skiing while encouraging daily physical activity.

Fundamentals: focuses on general overall devlelopment, cognitive and emotional development, integrated mental, cognitive and emotional development while introducing simple rules and ethics of sport.

The course is designed for parents, coaches and youth leaders who are working with children ages 3-10.

NCCP Competition Introduction Multi-Sport Workshops This workshop focuses on Learning to Train and Training to Train of the LTAD pathway. Children and/or adolescents are taught basic sport skills and athletic abilities in a fun and safe environment and are typically prepared for local and/or regional level competitions. To learn more about the competition introduction pathway, click on the NCCP Course Calendar to the left
For a list of workshops, visit our online calendar.

NCCP Competition Development Multi-Sport Workshops This workshop focuses on Training to Train and Training to Compete of the LTAD pathway. Adolescents and young adults are coached to refine basic sport skills, to develop more advanced skills and tactics and are generally prepared for performance at provincial and/or national level competitions. For a list of workshops, click on the NCCP Course Calendar to the left.