BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:552@club-physio.com DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20180818T133000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20180819T170000 DTSTAMP:20180717T070715Z URL:https://club-physio.com/courses/developing-sporty-kids-long-term-athle tic-development-cape-town-2/ SUMMARY:LONG TERM ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT COURSE - DEVELOPING SPORTY KIDS \; C ape Town DESCRIPTION:[spoiler title='Important Information']\nDEVELOPING SPORTY KIDS \, LONG TERM ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT COURSE\; Rustenburg Girls Primary School \, Main Road\, Rondebosch\, Cape Town\; 18-19 August 2018\nCourse time : r egistration 8:30am and course start time is 9am-5pm on days 1 &\; 2\n[/ spoiler]\n[spoiler title='More Info']\nThe Long-Term Athlete Development ( LTAD) model is a physiological framework proposed to\nmanage the focus\, v olume and type of training for kids as they develop through adolescence\na nd into adulthood.\n\nThus\, the Sporty Kids or LTAD Level 1 course will f ocus on the 'how' of physical literacy\ndevelopment and is relevant for he alth care professionals\, physical trainers\, coaches\, phys-ed\nteachers and parents that have an influence on the physical development of the chil d.\n\nChildren\, youth and adults need to do the right things at the right time to develop in their sport or activity – whether they want to be cr icketers\, rugby players\, swimmers\, golfers or gymnasts. Long-Term Athle te Development (LTAD) describes the things athletes need to be doing at sp ecific ages and stages.\n\n\n\n\nThere are seven stages within the basic L TAD model.\nThis course focus on the 6 to +- 12 year old age group and tak es a comprehensive look at FUNdamentals and Learn to Play in the developme nt of physical literacy.\n\nPhysical literacy is a well recognised interna tional model for physical development around the world and has been embrac ed by sporting codes\, Olympics bodies and health insurance companies arou nd the world.\nThe end game is twofold\n1. Develop children’s full sport ing potential\n2. Create the necessary foundation for active participation by adults\n\nThe course covers the following topics:\n1. An introduction to Physical Literacy\n2. The philosophical underpinning of Physical Litera cy\n3. Unpacking the talent code\n4. Stages of development\na. FUNdamental s\nb. Learn to play\n5. 4 key considerations\na. Developmental age – und erstanding the importance of early and late maturation in skill developmen t\nb. Windows of opportunity – what physical activities and skills are a ppropriate at the stages of development\nc. Transfer of learning – are s kills transferable from sport to sport?\nd. Specialisation – when should children specialise\n6. Screening and measurement\na. FUNdamentals\nb. Fu nctional movement\nc. Sports skills\n7. Integrating LTAD into children’s lives\n8. Long term benefits for a healthy adult population.\n9. The futu re of LTAD\n\nFROM THE SPORTS DESK…ST JOHNS SCHOOL Johannesburg\nI was f ortunate to be invited by St Mary’s School to attend a 2 day course on L ong Term Athletic Development (LTAD). It was presented by Dave Bensted-Smi th who trained as a Phys Ed teacher at Stellenbosch University. After teac hing for several years\, he studied B.Sc. (Medical) (Honours) at UCT under Tim Noakes\n\nThe philosophy of LTAD is that ‘children need to develop fundamental movement skills\, establish functional movement patterns\, dev elop sport specific skills and create a love for physical activity that le ads them to a sport for life programme and/or an elite sports career’. I n short\, we need to create a programme within our schools which will make every child physically literate. Just as we have created programmes for l anguage and maths literacy\, our physical programme needs to follow a seri es of steps which will guide every child through various stages which will make him the best that he can be\, physically. Leave out any of the stage s or components and we have a child who\, no matter how hard he trains in a particular sport\, will never reach his optimum performance level. In th e past\, children learnt these skills naturally through play. They had the freedom to explore different movements while they climbed trees\, clamber ed over fences\, balanced on walls\, rock-hopped across streams\, chased e ach other\, threw mud at the neighbour’s children\, rode their bicycles to the local shop or played cricket or soccer in the street. These days\, for several reasons\, our children don’t have the opportunities to play and to practise the skills to develop into physically literate adults or t o improve their stamina and fitness without it being a chore. Added to thi s\, the attraction of television and computers has lured children out of t he garden into the living room where these pastimes result in a much more sedentary lifestyle. It is\, therefore\, the job of the school\, and\, mo re specifically\, the PE staff to fill in the gap and to teach this litera cy artificially so that every child is able to reach his genetic potential .\nLTAD has defined a system whereby children progress through a series of stages of development. These stages are determined by the child’s biolo gical development and maturation. They have established that there are cer tain ‘Windows of Training’ where maximum learning in certain areas of physical development happens and that\, if we miss these opportunities and the child is not fully physically literate by puberty\, the chances are small that he or she will reach his or her genetic physical potential. How ever\, the programme doesn’t stop at puberty but continues on into adult life where individuals are taught to excel in their chosen sports.\nThe s tage that interested me most was what Dave called the FUNdamentals Stage f or 6 to 9 year olds. He said that at this age\, children should be learnin g the basic stability skills involving agility\, balance and co-ordination . These are the building blocks to physical success. To those skills we co uld add running\, jumping and throwing\, gliding and buoyancy and catching \, passing\, kicking and striking. He insisted that formal competition an d formal coaching should be limited and that the emphasis should be on hav ing fun. Given the opportunity to experiment\, children will find out for themselves which technique is most effective. He encourages children to pa rticipate in a range of activities that will cover every aspect of moveme nt and says that very little time should be spent on physical fitness as t his should happen naturally as the child plays.\n\nDave emphasised the imp ortance of regular physical screening. This will ensure that physical prob lems are detected early and treated quickly. At the Pre Prep\, we are fort unate to have a physiotherapist who is available to any boy who is found t o need extra help\, physically. I often call on Karen to watch the boys du ring our morning lessons\, especially if I think a boy may have difficulty with a certain activity.\nI am convinced that our boys at the Pre Prep ar e given the opportunity to experience a wide range of physical activities and that we are giving them a good start to their long term sporting caree rs. By taking your son out into the garden\, making physical activities mo re fun than watching television or playing computer games and encouraging him to climb a tree\, to kick a ball\, to jump on a trampoline or to ride  his bicycle\, you will be assisting him to become physically literate an d reach his sporting potential.\nL. Joubert\n\n\n [/spoiler]\n[spoiler ti tle='How to book for this course?']\n\n• Step 1: Create an account\; reg ister your details here or click on the 'Members Area' button on the top m enu: we need your details in order to reserve your seat and email you the preliminary materials for the course - ps\; please note that registering y our details does not book you onto the course - you need to follow step 2 below.\n\n• Step 2: Book your place\; Once you have registered your deta ils\, come back to this course webpage to submit your booking below and c hoose your payment method\; to book\, click on the Submit button below.\n\ n• Step 3: Choose and make your payment method below\; Payment by Bank T ransfer: If you wish to pay via a bank transfer\, simply follow the paymen t details on the proforma invoice that has been emailed to you now that yo u have made your booking. Payment by PayPal or Credit Card: Click the "Bu y Now" Paypal button above to pay via PayPal or Credit Card. You are now b ooked and will receive a confirmation email shortly!\n\n[/spoiler]\n\n[sp oiler title='Course Times']\nView the course times:\n\n Course times : re gistration 8:30am and course start time is 9am-5pm on days 1 &\; 2\n\n[ /spoiler]\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://club-physio.com/wp-content/uploads/rsa.p ng CATEGORIES:Athletic development & training,Rehabilitation,Southern Africa Courses,Sports LOCATION:Rustenberg girls junior school\, Rustenberg girls junior school\, main road\, rondebosch\, cape town\, South Africa GEO:-33.9586785;18.470305199999984 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rustenberg girls junior sch ool\, main road\, rondebosch\, cape town\, South Africa;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100 ;X-TITLE=Rustenberg girls junior school:geo:-33.9586785,18.470305199999984 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20170818T133000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR