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1. PinoyAthletics
Track Talk
29-MAY-2020

2. Agenda
Breakout session no. 1
Topic: Long Term Athlete
Development
Breakout Session no. 2 (Sharing)
Q&A
Wrap-up

3. About the hosts
Airnel T. Abarra, LPT, MS
PhD Student at the University of Physical Education (Testnevelési
Egyetem/TF/TE): Sept 2019-Present. Pioneer Filipino PhD
Student in TE.
Grade School Sport Officer (On leave)-Ateneo de Davao
University
Head Coach (On leave)-Ateneo de Davao University Track and
Field Team
Founding Meet Manager-Mindanao Blue Knights Track League.
airnel.abarra@protonmail.com

4. About the hosts
Andrew William Pirie
Former consultant of the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC)
Member: Association of Track and Field
Statisticians
Level 3 World Athletics (IAAF) Coaching
Certification System (Candidate)

5. Break-out session no. 1 (5-10 mins)
Get to know each other.
Share contacts (prepare pen and
paper)
Be open and make new friends.

6. Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
Planned, systematic and progressive
development of individual athletes. (Ellerton,
2020)
 Focuses on what’s best for the participant
throughout their life. Rather than short-term
gains and early success.
To address any shortcomings and resulting
consequences that hinder the current
system.

7. Stages of LTAD
Active Start
FUNdamentals
Learn to Train
Train to Train
Train to Compete
Train to Win
Active for Life

8. 10 years hard work Golden age : 25 plus
21-24 years
17-20 years
13-16 years

10. 13-16 years: learn to train
Education in all Parts of T&F,physical, technical base
Learn to handle school and sport (Time management)
Learn to work with trust, discipline and respect
Look for the greatest potential,but do other sports
No early specialisation
17-20 years: train to train
Education in technics, skills
Technical focus on strength
Understand basics in nutrition, healthy life, regeneration
Older athletes can help

12. DatumTITEL DER VERANSTALTUNG
21-24 years: train to compete
Best technique at the moment, high level of skills
Be ready for international championships
Understand nutrition, life balance and regeneration
Learn focusing and developing the mental qualities
Help younger athletes

13. Top – Athlete 25 years plus
- Find the best INDIVIDUAL concept
- Coach is consultant and mentor. (Harksen,2020)
- Best result when it counts (performance type)
- Kids looking up to you, be an example (role model)

14. Break-out session no. 2 (10 mins)
What did you learned from the
speaker?
What ideas you can share about
LTAD?

15. Question and Answer (20-25 minutes)
Type your questions on
the chatbox.
Use English or Filipino
(Tagalog). Cebuano is an
option (makasabot man
gyud).

16. Advice to Coaches (Harksen, 2020)
The most important factor in coaching is to be
yourself. A lot of coaches try to copy other coaches or
other programmes. There’s a lot of discussion on
whether a coach should be scientific or whether one
should coach as if it’s an art. Every coach should find
a personal way of coaching…… the way that is best
for oneself, because, first of all, coaching is the art of
communication.”
Gennadi Touretski, coach of Alexandre Popov, Michael Klim
and Ian Thorpe

17. Coaching calls upon many skills that are gained by the
combination of experience and knowledge, be take
care of too much overload by internet
Some of this knowledge can be learnt on coaching
courses, but means little without practical application
within the “coaching process”
Novice coaches can benefit from regularly working
alongside an experienced ‘mentor’ coach, no one is
born as a coach
Coaching is passion, fire and emotion, not a job!

18. Reactions (10 minutes)
Prof. Geraldine Go-
Bernardo:
Sport Management
Council of the
Philippines

19. Reactions (10 minutes)
Mr. James Michael
Lafferty
CEO, Speaker,
Philanthropist, and
Olympic Coach

20. Announcements
Request for certificates/inquiries: Email
airnel.abarra@protonmail.com with your
full name and affiliation.
Next PinoyAthletics Track Talk Tuesdays
02-June-2020 2:00PM :
Guest: Eloiza M. Luzon: 2019 SEA Games
Silver Medalist 4x100m Relay
Follow: Facebook group and page:
PinoyAthletics for details.
www.pinoyathletics.info

21. References
Ellerton, H. (2020) What is the LTAD model and should you be using
it?, Human Kinetics Webpage retrieved 28-May-2020.
https://humankinetics.me/2019/04/12/ltad-model/
Harksen, R. (2020) Best Practices in German Athletics. Presentation
during the MWF Forum, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City 11-
May-2020

22. Maraming
Salamat po!!