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SPEX 240 - Canadian Sport for Life


Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course introduces the function, processes and practice of sport development in Canada using elements from the movement Canadian Sport For Life (CS4L) which seek to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. Students will be introduced to long-term athlete development (LTAD) as a developmental pathway model whereby athletes follow optimal training, competition, and recovery regimens from childhood through all phases of adulthood. This course enables students to examine the principles of long-term athlete development and apply them to sport development in areas such as sport participation, performance sports, and fundamental movement programming.

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