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Making Good Ideas Happen in Sport MAKING GOOD IDEAS HAPPEN IN SPORT WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN IT STARTS WITH A GREAT IDEA… 2 PRESENTATION SNAPSHOT • OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION • ABOUT THE CHANGING CANADIAN SPORT SYSTEM • LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT • HOW SQUASH CANADA HAS IMPLEMENTED LTAD • BEST PRACTICES IN SPORT Baseball Canada – Rally Cap Program Tennis Canada – Building Tennis Communities Tennis Canada – Progressive Tennis Tennis Canada – Rogers Rookie Tour Tennis Canada – Little Aces Program 3 DANNY DA COSTA - BIO Coached Canada at 2002 World U12 Team Tennis Championships to 6th place finish Provincial, Regional and National Team Touring Coach Tennis Canada – Tennis Development Centre (TDC) Leader 2009 Finalist – Canadian Tennis Professional of the Year 2008 and 2009 Finalist for Tennis Canada Facility of the Year Development Coach & Consultant to Steven Diez (Canadian Davis Cup Team and 2009 European Champion and Spanish National U18 Champion). #253 ATP Member of the Canadian Olympic Committee 4 CANADIAN SPORT SYSTEM Sport in Canada is organized by Sport Canada (Federal Government Agency) who provides funding support to qualified National Sport Organizations (NSO’s) primarily based on 2 factors: 1. High Performance Excellence (60%) – World Championships, Olympic Results 2. Sport Development (40%) – LTAD, Membership, Participation, Coaches & Officials 4 KEY DRIVERS FOR CHANGING THE CANADIAN SPORT SYSTEM: 1. Canadian Sport Policy – (Introduction to Sport, Recreational Sport, Competitive Sport, High Performance Sport and Sport for Development) 2. Own the Podium – Targeted funding for Olympic sports and individuals with medal potential 3. CS4L Movement – Movement to improve system development and coordination of sport 1. Long Term Athlete Development Model – Canada’s model for athlete development 5 CANADIAN SPORT FOR LIFE (CS4L) Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada through improving athlete training and better integration between all stakeholders in the sport system. 6 WHAT IS LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT?H • Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is Canada’s philosophy for sport development • Recognizes international best practice and research • LTAD is a 7 stage model for training, competition and recovery for individuals at all stages • Implemented across all sectors of Canadian Sport (67 sports): elite sport, community sport and recreation, school system and physical education in schools as well as through the Canadian Sport Policy • LTAD gives new and developing players and parents a clear “path” to follow with key “markers/benchmarks” that link age and skill to competition • Ensures physical literacy1 upon which excellence can be built Physical Literacy: competency in fundamental motor skills and fundamental sport skills 7 KEY ISSUES FACING SQUASH CANADA? There are several key issues facing Canadian squash at the moment. Some of these include: Reductions in Canadian Federal Government Funding Declining/stagnate player populations – fewer players, coaches and officials participating/certifying across all levels in Canada The sport’s responsiveness to changes in the new Canadian Sport System Reliance on partners to develop and increase participation at the grassroots level Fragmented Player Development structure in place nationally – little coordination Olympic Readiness? Will we be ready for 2020 if it happens? No sustained growth outside of major metropolitan areas – No Community Strategy 8 HOW SQUASH CANADA IS IMPLEMENTING LTAD ACROSS ALL LEVELS? To address some of the key issues Squash Canada has undertaken the following initiatives to implement LTAD across all levels of its organization: • Developed a resource guide “Beyond the Nick” & implementation plan • Conducted high performance & competitions review(s) • New squash in Canada strategic plan which is aligned with LTAD • Established high performance standards and training competencies • Establishing a centre of excellence, talent identification and community strategies 9 LTAD EXAMPLES – SQUASH CANADA ACTIVE START Male & Female (0 – 6 yrs.) Fitness and movement skills development Males (6 – 9 yrs.) Females(6 – 8 yrs.) Primary focus is fundamental movement / motor skill development – agility, FUNDMENTALS balance, coordination and speed Males (9 – 12 yrs.) Female (8 – 11 yrs.) LEARN TO TRAIN Acquire overall sport skills for athletic development, play 3 different sports Males (12 – 16 yrs.) Female (12 – 15 yrs.) TRAIN TO TRAIN Build an endurance base, develop speed and strength towards the end of the stage, further develop & consolidate sport specific skills, play 2 sports Male (16 – 23 yrs. +/-) Female (15 – 21 yrs. +/-) varies on each sport TRAIN TO COMPETE Optimize fitness preparation and sport, individual, and position specific skills and learn to compete internationally, specialization (1 sport) TRAIN TO WIN Male (19 +/-) Female (18 +/-) Varies by sport and based on national and international data, Podium finishes ACTIVE FOR LIFE Enter at any age lifelong physical activity and participation in sport 12 11 SQUASH CANADA EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS LEVEL OF PLAY TRAIN TO WIN M – 19 yrs. +/- EXCELLENCE & F – 18 yrs. +/- HIGH TRAIN TO COMPETE PERFORMANCE M – 16 to 23 yrs. +/- F - 15 to 21 yrs. +/- TRAIN TO TRAIN M – 12 to 16 yrs. F – 11 to 15 yrs. INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED LEARN TO TRAIN M – 9 to 12 yrs. F – 8 to 11 yrs. FUNDAMENTALS M – 6 to 9 yrs. BEGINNER & F – 6 to 8 yrs. INTERMEDIATE ACTIVE START M & F – o to 6 yrs. ANY LEVEL OF ACTIVE FOR LIFE M & F – any age PLAY Squash Canada recommends appropriate racquet & ball for each stage of development in LTPD 17 13 CLUB PROGRAMMING LTAD INTEGRATION – WHITE OAKS TENNIS ACADEMY HOST: 2014 Women’s World Team Squash Championships 14 15 16 17 18 19 RALLY CAP PROGRAM 20 WHAT IS RALLY CAP? RALLY CAP is a nation-wide program developed by Baseball Canada in 2006 It was developed to enhance a players first experience with the game of baseball. Players participate in a combined practice/game structured events Utilizes Karate’s belt system to show athlete progression in Baseball Program contains six skill levels. At each level there is a specific cap colour. (White, Grey, Black, Green, Blue and Red). Alters the format of traditional Baseball by allowing fewer players playing to ensure more repetitions which leads to greater skill development Teams play a modified game of baseball with modified rules in order to master skill development 21 GOALS OF RALLY CAP 22 STRUCTURE OF RALLY CAP 23 24 TRADITIONAL BASEBALL VS. RALLY CAP Traditional Baseball Rally Cap Traditional Baseball 3 outs are required to end Everyone bats then their ½ inning is over a ½ inning MODIFIED RULES Scoring is made only when a runner (batting Same, however rally cap allows the defensive team) touches home plate team to score points on defensive (catch fly ball, throwing out a runner out at a base); 6 possible defensive points each inning MODIFIED SCORING Traditional baseball outs are if defensive team Out in rally cap is throwing to any base before catches the ball in the air, throws to first base the runners advances to 1st. or to the base the player is trying to advance to or is tagged out Outs at 1st base can only be made by running to and touching 1st base before hitter reaches the base. Walks, strikeouts, stealing bases and advancing Rally cap does not permit walks, strikeouts, to bases apply stealing and runners can only advance on batted balls. 25 26 27 TENNIS CANADA - PROGRAMS 28 TENNIS CANADA PARTICIPATION PROBLEM … • From 1995 – 2002 tennis participation dropped as much as 23% (aged 12 & up) • The first 3 stages of LTAD pathway were under developed • Tennis programs and infrastructure were not organized in major markets • Tennis wasn’t accessible to families • There were a number of facility closures across Canada • Poor international performances with the exception of doubles As a result Tennis Canada initiated the Building Tennis Communities, Tennis Development Centre Program and other initiatives to grow the participation rates across Canada 29 BUILDING TENNIS COMMUNITIES (BTC) – COMMUNITY STRATEGY OBJECTIVE: To increase/sustain tennis participation and to use tennis as a vehicle to address community needs across Canada GOAL: To goal is to bring more people into the game of tennis and to keep them playing for life - facilitating growth and sustainability • BTC is Tennis Canada Community Strategy which was developed in 2000 • In 2006, 76,000 Canadians were introduced to the game of tennis in 11 Provinces & Territories in 48 communities across Canada • Today over 120 communities across Canada • Tennis Canada provides funding assistance (Grants between $1,000 - $4,000 per year) for up to 3 years • Community Team Tennis – combines practice & Play in a league format 30 COMPONENTS OF BTC STRATEGY The BTC strategy is based on 3 key components in order to building a Healthy Tennis Community: 1. COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS: Person or group who are passionate about tennis and are well connected to other community leaders in his/her city or town. Role is to ensure strong partnerships with community leaders Educate community leaders in the role tennis can play in contributing to the reduction or elimination of community problems and improving community spirit (Sport for Development) 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Community leaders are important in maintaining the health of tennis in a community Community Champions establish partnerships with various groups and leaders
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