Summary: The Long Term Athlete Development Model

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The Long Term Athlete Development model was developed to help encourage participation and success within the sports for all. Unfortunately, this model presents girls and women athletes with challenges, rendering it more difficult for them to succeed within sports. Some of these challenges can be seen through psychosocial factors, the way in which the model was designed, and the types of programs offered. These challenges can be detrimental to the development of a female athlete, discouraging her participation within sports. Psychosocial factors influence all aspects of one’s life. The LTAD model encourages positive psychosocial factors, motivating an individual to do their best and have confidence (CAAWS, 2012, pg. 14). Within this model, it can be seen that female athletes are challenged due to attempting to succeed in what is considered to be a ‘man’s world’. They are constantly faced with “stereotyped beliefs and values… …show more content…

Creating a general, effective model for all requires that the prior research done be a reflection of all. The research used for the Long Term Athlete Development model was unfortunately conducted predominantly with “young adult white males” (CAAWS, 2012, pg. 20), meaning that programs generated based off of this model are not accurate or efficient for female athletes. These programs reflect the way in which males function and develop, which is different than for females. It is important to conduct sport-based research on female athletes to ensure that programs are created based on female abilities and development, thus being a positive and effective experience for the participants. To establish programs specifically for females, it does not make sense to base these programs off of male statistics as they are not an accurate representation of females and will not be able to produce a program that will benefit these

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