LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT FOR VOLLEYBALL IN …

1 L T ADlong-term ATHLETE developmentVOLLEYBALL FOR LIFE: LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT FOR VOLLEYBALL IN CANADA2 0 06 LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD)2 LTADVOLLEYBALLC opyright 2006byVolleyball CanadaAll rights reserved no part of this book may be reporduced in any form without the permission in writing from the publisher. Mimeographing or reproducing mechanically in any other way passages from this book without permission of the publisher is an infringement of the copyright Canada5510 Canotek Road, Suite 202 Gloucester, Ontario K1J , 2006 ISBN # 978-0-920412-27-5 Printed in CanadaPhoto credits: Rusty Barton, Darren Calabrese, Ingrid Green, Patrick Michel, Andr Ringuette, Larry Skelly, VOLLEYBALL CanadaVOLLEYBALL CANADA3 Table of ContentsAcknowledgments.

2 4 Introduction ..6 Why Do We Need LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT ? ..7 What is LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT ? ..8 The Developmental Stages of the VOLLEYBALL Player ..13 Beach and Indoor VOLLEYBALL ..22 Discipline Integration ..22 The Way Forward ..25 Beach VOLLEYBALL ..27 athletes .. 28 Coaches .. 30 Training .. 32 Competition .. 34 Sport Science .. 35 Stakeholders .. 36 Indoor VOLLEYBALL ..39 athletes .. 40 Coaches .. 42 Training .. 44 Competition .. 46 Sport Science .. 49 Stakeholders .. 50 athletes With A Disability The Standing VOLLEYBALL Discipline.

3 53 athletes With A Disability Unique Considerations ..54 Implementation ..58 Summary ..59 Appendix VOLLEYBALL LTAD System Alignment Beach Males ..60 Appendix VOLLEYBALL LTAD System Alignment Beach Females ..61 Appendix VOLLEYBALL LTAD System Alignment Indoor Males ..62 Appendix VOLLEYBALL LTAD System Alignment Indoor Females ..63 Selected Bibliography ..64 LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD)4 LTADVOLLEYBALLA cknowledgmentsThis overview of the LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD) strategy for VOLLEYBALL was produced by a working group that includedJulien Boucher Technical Director, VOLLEYBALL QuebecEd Drakich Technical Director, VOLLEYBALL CanadaLaurie Eisler Head Coach, Women s VOLLEYBALL The University of AlbertaGlenn Hoag Head Coach, Canadian National Team Men s VolleyballDustin Reid Technical Director.

4 Ontario VolleyballJoanne Ross VOLLEYBALL Canada National Team ATHLETE CouncilOrest Stanko Chair VOLLEYBALL Canada Beach High Performance CommitteeLTAD Advisor Richard WayWriter Doug Anton, Former Technical Director VOLLEYBALL CanadaEditing Orest StankoDocument Design Greg Smith, VOLLEYBALL CanadaDocument Layout Doug AntonVOLLEYBALL CANADA5 Ian AllenRandy AndersonIstvan BalyiJohn BarrettDr. J. Pierre BaudinMonette Boudreau-CarrollKen BentleyRejean BertrandJohn BlacherKevin BoylesDave CareyDr.

5 Charles CardinalMartin CarleJean Pierre ChancyJohn ChildJP CodyJames CressCheryl CrozierAlain D AmboiseTerry DanylukStelio DeRoccoKristine DrakichGuylaine DumontRod DurrantWally DybaTerry GagnonStephen GallantFinton GaudetteBrian GavlasPaul GrattonChris GreenGreg GuentherKeith HansenMark HeeseLinda HendersonLeslie IrieRuss JacksonGreg JarvisTom JonesSuzanne JuddBruce KentGeorges LaplanteVincent Lariv eStephen LeggittConrad LeinemannAnne-Marie LemieuxMarie-Andre Lessard Larry MacKayRae Ann MitchellMargo MalowneyJohn MayRob MecklingMerv MosherTerry MosherBrian NeumanSylvain No lAaron NuttingMelissa OatesRick OatwayCathy O DohertyBrian O ReillyDan OtaDave PrestonDoug ReimerDonna SalesKeith SanheimDr.

6 Lorne SawulaJim SchreyerCaroline SharpShawn SmithDerek StrictlandMark TennantKathy ToughTalbot WaltonBrenda WillisGreg WilliscroftCara WinacottHugh WongWe thank those individuals who contributed their ideas and comments. In particular, those individuals who participated in the various LTAD workshops where key LTAD discussions took Canada the sport of VOLLEYBALL is popular at all levels from elementary school to recreational both indoors and on the beach. There are literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians who are playing VOLLEYBALL .

7 Despite the large participant base the popularity of the indoor version of our sport has not translated into any signifi cant results internationally. In the beach discipline, we have achieved some success and primarily by the men s team of Heese and Child who won a bronze medal at the Atlanta Games in 1996, and who have consistently maintained a Top 20 world ranking. Moreover, current competitive results strongly suggest that we are continuing to lose ground to other Canada s current strategic plan identifi ed the following objectives for our high performance teams: qualify the maximum number of teams for both the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

8 Win at least two medals. Since indoor VOLLEYBALL was included in the Olympic Games in 1964 we have had 22 Olympic qualifying opportunities, but have only qualifi ed a total of 6 times with no podium fi nishes. Other VOLLEYBALL disciplines have fared a little better, yet we have managed to win only two Olympic medals (1996 bronze in beach, 2000 silver in the Paralympics). Still, the goal in six years is to qualify all teams and win two medals while continuing to support and adhere to the same ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT is not unique in its inability to achieve consistent, international success.

9 There are many other sports in Canada that are also struggling. This reality prompted Sport Canada to undertake a thorough review of the Canadian sports landscape to determine what we need to do in order to achieve our objectives as a sporting nation. The bottom-line is, if we want to achieve different results we need to Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Sport identifi ed LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD) as the framework for sport DEVELOPMENT in Canada. Ministers agreed to proceed with the implementation of this new approach to sport and physical activity in consultation with National, Provincial and Territorial Sport Organizations.

10 Through the improvement of physical literacy (fundamental skills such as throwing, running and jumping), the LTAD model will help develop a life- long involvement of Canadians in physical activity and sport participation as well as producing future ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD)The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Benjamin Franklin The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.