Information for Parents

Parents of emerging athletes often find that supporting their son or daughter can be demanding, expensive and time-consuming work, but ASDC – Capital Region can provide guidance that will help.

All parents of emerging athletes can access information sessions that address:

• Strength and Conditioning
• Mental Skills Training
• Sports Nutrition

Attending these sessions can help parents answer questions such as: how can I prepare simple, healthy and inexpensive meals appropriate for my emerging athlete? How do I know when to begin my son or daughter’s planned strength and conditioning? At what point should I enlist a mental skills coach to interact with him or her?

With the right tools, you can help your child become a better athlete.

The ASDC network follows the Long Term Athlete Development and Canadian Sport for Life models when working with its athletes, coaches and parents.

Resources for Parents

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