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| I have been an athlete all my life. I began Olympic weightlifting in 1973 at the age of 13. I started off in this sport training in my father's garage and now, 33 years later, I find myself training athletes in my garage. That is hardly a sign of an improved sport system.
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| Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), acknowledged as the basis for sport success in the former Eastern Bloc system, has finally achieved its proper place in Canadian sport. As an athletics coach beginning my career in the late 1970's, I was exposed first hand to LTAD thinking and program design through the leadership of Gerard Mach, still acknowledged as the man who revolutionized track and field in Canada.
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| It is critical for coaches to understand just how
different the
Olympic experience is from anything they have or will ever encounter.
There are so many distractions, and you have to adapt your behaviour
and your approach to fit into the Olympic world. You have to develop an
understanding of what you can and cannot control, and that's a huge
task.
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Ken Dool, high performance director and head coach of the Canadian
Yachting Association (CYA) begins the adventure of a lifetime, he
offers his opinion on Canadian coaching and what he hopes to gain from
his unique experience.
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| Quebec's Coach
of the Year, coached Marie-Helene Premont to the silver medal at the
2004 Olympic Games. He describes what it is like to coach athletes
scattered across Quebec.
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sustained coach
support, rather than increased funding, is the secret of international
success, says one of Canada's leading track and field
coaches.
Can Canadian track and field be more competitive and successful? What
would it take to bring us to the level of international success we all
long for? These are questions I've pondered long and hard.
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| There is no
question that coaches of high
performance athletes can play a vital role in creating a doping-free
sport environment. Coaches of young children and of developing athletes
have an equally important role, particularly in shaping attitudes and
behaviour. Providing a doping-free culture for everyone involved in
sport requires positive action rather than passive support. How then
can coaches for any age and stage of athletic development ensure that
they are actively coaching doping-free
sport?
| | Ann
Fitzpatrick and David Lee report on the fight to regain free access to
Ontario schools for sport programs. There are lessons for all
Canadians.
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COACHES OF CANADA
