Long Term Development

The Sport for Life Society is recognized as the global experts on the Sport for Life movement, Long-Term Development, and physical literacy development.

Sport for Life – Long Term Development (LTD) is the model used to develop physical literacy from grass-root community programs to the Olympics. The model establishes the building blocks of fitness and sport for life. It identifies the fundamental sports skills and training methods. LTD can accelerate the improvement in strength, power, endurance and the ABCs: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed essential for all developing athletes. The model firmly grounded in scientific exercise physiology. Learn how to take advantage of the windows of opportunity in training children based upon biological growth, and indicators of peak height and strength velocities.

• Sport for Life Website
• Judo Canada’s LTD Page

A Long Term Development (LTD) Model is designed to provide a blueprint for the athletic and personal development of the participants. The model is also designed to help with healthy life-long sport participation.

The LTD model is an initiative of Sport Canada. A panel of world experts was brought together to create a generic model that was to be adapted by each sport. Judo Canada’s LTD model was born of this generic model under the guidance of a Steering Committee composed of judo experts from across Canada and from abroad.

The LTD model divides Judokas in different categories based on their age and their level of activity. The chart below shows Judo BC programming at each level of the LTD model.

Stage	Age	Focus	Judo BC & Judo Canada Programs
Awareness & First Involvement	Any age	Opportunities available Positive first experiences	School Programs Judo BC Kids Free trial classes
Active Start	Under 8 (U8)	Physical literacy Basic movement skills Judo Philosophy & moral code	Club Syllabus Judo Canada Grading Syllabus Free trial classes U8 Judo Canada booklet Petit Samurai Festivals
FUNdamentals	U10	Agility, balance & coordination Basic movement skills Judo Philosophy & moral code	Club Syllabus Judo Canada Grading Syllabus U10 Judo Canada booklet Petit Samurai Festivals
Learning to Train	U12 & U14	Skill development Integration of physical emotional & cognitive development Judo Philosophy & moral code	Club Syllabus Judo Canada Grading Syllabus U12 & U14 Judo Canada booklet Youth Academy Judo Canada Tournament Standards
Training to Train	U14 & U16	Judo skill development with emphasis on aerobic and strength development according to Peak Height Velocity indicators Judo Philosophy & moral code Gateway to Podium Pathway	Judo Canada Grading Syllabus Provincial Team Program (HP) Judo Canada Regional Training Centre in BC (Provincial Team Training Centre) Judo Canada Tournament Standards
Training To Compete	U16, U18 & U21	Judo specific technical, tactical and fitness preparation Judo Philosophy & moral code	Judo Canada Grading Syllabus Judo Canada Regional Training Centre in BC (Provincial Team Training Centre) Provincial Team Program (HP) Judo Canada Tournament Standards
Training to Win	U18, U21 & Senior	Competitive success on an international stage	National Training Centre Judo Canada National Team Program Judo Canada Regional Training Centre in BC (Provincial Team Training Centre) Provincial Team Program (HP)
Competitive for Life	Any age	Active participation as competitor at any age/level but not on the Podium Pathway	Judo Canada Tournament Standards Veterans (Masters) competitions Ne Waza Competitions (ground work only) Competitive Kata
Active for Life	Any age	Active recreational participation as a judoka, referee, coach, instructor, volunteer or administrator	Free Trial Class Judo Canada Grading Syllabus Kata Development Coaching Development Officials Development Equity Development

Judo BC High Performance Pathway

Judo Canada High Performance Mandate

Judo Canada’s mandate is to produce sustainable podium performance at Olympic Games, Senior World Championships, Junior World Championships and Cadet World Championships.

Judo BC Provincial High Performance Definition

High Performance (HP) in BC is the pursuit and achievement of excellence at the Train to Train and Train to Compete stages of the Judo Canada Long Term Development Model.

Judo BC has determined the following HP Provincial Team Program levels:

1. Elite A Team
   The Elite A Team is the highest level of HP in BC. Athletes selected to the Elite team will be tracking towards the Judo Canada HP program and must train at the at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Montreal.
2. Elite B Team
   The Elite B Team is for athletes tracking towards the Elite A Team but have not yet relocated to the National Training Centre in Montreal. These athletes must train full time at the Provincial Training Centre (PTC) in Abbotsford.
3. Provincial A Team
   The Provincial A Team will be made up of athletes tracking towards the Elite A and B Teams and will be training full time at the PTC in Abbotsford, if this isn’t possible, they must train at least once a month at the Provincial Training Center AND train full time at a BC Regional training Centre (BC RTC).
4. Provincial B Team
   The Provincial B Team will be made up of athletes tracking towards the Provincial A team and must train full time at a BC RTC.
5. Provincial C Team
   The Provincial C Team will be made up athletes tracking towards to the Provincial B Team and training full time at a BC RTC or if this isn’t possible, they must train at least once a month at BC RTC.