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 Long Term Athlete Development - What is it?
The Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model is a concept developed in many countries. LTAD is used to develop a complete sport system that is multi-sport based (not just for field hockey). The LTHD (Long Term Hockey Development Model) was developed by Field Hockey Canada in 2008/2009. FHA has LTHD posters available for all parents, coaches and athletes with details for all the various stages of the LTHD which include tactical, technical, mental, physical & health requirements for each stage. Stages are developed based on chronological age and training age. For more details about the LTAD please visit the Canadian Sport 4 Life website. FHA and the rest of the provincial field hockey programs in Canada are adopting this model for the development of our athletes.
New for the 2011 Outdoor Provincial Program
FHA will be changing the format of the outdoor program for 2011. We will be introducing camp style weekends instead of team training each weekend of the summer. This provides flexibility for athletes to participate in other sports and events and for our coaches to have more flexibility. For those athletes who do wish to participate week in and week out we are offering a separate program, these are the technical training sessions. Athletes are required to attend all camp weekends (travel is required). Athletes however are not required to travel for technical training session weekends. The purpose of this type of training is to model after the national teams in Canada and to have full engagement from athletes for the entire weekend (technical, tactical, video, fitness, prevention & recovery, etc), instead of stretched out over the entire summer.
For more details about the Technical Training Sessions please click here.
Provincial Team Trials
Registration forms are due by April 29th, 2011. Trial fees are due prior to your first trial session. This can be paid online, cash or cheque. Please send all payments to the FHA office prior to the April 29th, 2011 deadline.
For the complete schedule and trial information please visit the FHA Provincial Team Calendar.
Women's U18 Tournament Schedule 2011
Provincial Team Levy Due Dates
The following team levies are due June 4th, 2011. All levies are payable online, in cash or cheque (payable to Field Hockey Albert). Please drop off your fee at the FHA office in Calgary. If you require further payment options (payment plans, details about casino credits, etc) please email us.
- Women's U18 ($1000)
- $1000 - top 16 named in May 2011
- $700 - the Kelowna Tour & training full season (red shirts)
- Athletes Training with the provincial teams, who are not travelling to Kelowna or the tournaments (participation Fee)
Season Schedule
Program Details 2011
Head Coach - Liz Allan
Assistant Coach - Courtney Campbell
Manager - Kerri James
Eligible Athletes - must be born in 1993 or later and be a member in good standing with Field Hockey Alberta. Membership year runs from Sept 1st to August 31st each year. If you have not paid your 2010/2011 membership fee please do so here. If you are uncertain if you are a member in good standing please contact us.
Cost - $1,000/athlete
- Facility rentals
- Travel
- Accommodations
- First Aid Supplies
- Equipment
- Coaching Costs
- Tournament levies
Fitness Recommendations:
- Beep Test Score (Canadian Version) - 9.5
- Push Ups in 1 minute - 35
- Sit Ups in 1 minute - 45
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