Athlete Development for Disability Sport

Program Information for Coaches

ASDC – Capital Region has developed a comprehensive program to provide sport science based education to coaches training athletes in disability sport. Disability sport is generally considered to be ‘late specialization’; however, this is not always the case as coaches may have a wide range of age groups participating at the same level of sport.

It is a primary goal of ASDC – Capital Region's Athlete Development for Disability Sport (ADDS) program to provide you, as a coach, with the skills to provide the best training to a wide range of athletes. The ASDC – Capital Region team will work together through the Coaching Enhancement Program (CEP) to provide coaches with information regarding strength and conditioning, nutrition, and mental skills in order to develop a comprehensive, balanced, and individualized program to athletes of varying ability levels.

Developing the expertise of the coach will ultimately enhance the quality of training resulting in stronger, well rounded athletes. 
 

For more information or to get involved with our Coaching Enhancement Program, please contact us. 

Resources for Coaches

Influence of Supervision Ratio A resource demonstrating the importance of low Athlete to Coach ratios, when trying to accomplish enhanced muscle adaptations in the weightroom. Click to open link

Richard Way LTAD/CS4L Expert Presentation PDF format of the presentation Richard Way gave in Edmonton, AB, January 2010. Click to open link

Paradigm Shifts in Sport & Coaching - Istvan Balyi Lecture slides from our recent Winning Edge Seminar presented by Istvan Balyi - LTAD Expert Panelist Click to open link

Understanding Parental Stressors & Players Preference of Parental Behaviors A brief review Click to open link

What is Periodization? This article is designed to give a brief introductory overview of Linear and Non-Linear Periodization. Click to open link