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Long-Term Player Development

sportscotland is helping Scottish Governing Bodies of sport (SGBs) take a long term view to the development of their players and athletes.

Long - Term Player Development (LTPD) considers the entire sporting pathway, enabling a sport to build a framework for the development of athletes and players from introductory to high performance level.

And it’s not just about getting every athlete on to a performance pathway, LTPD also helps sports to encourage life-long activity through sport.

The basic stages of LTPD are:

  • Learning to play
  • Playing to learn Playing for life
  • Training to train
  • Training to compete
  • Training to win

The frameworks act as a technical document that sports can refer to when making informed / strategic decisions about how they should develop their sporting pathways, programmes, competitions, coaching etc. This approach ensures that those involved in the sporting pathway get an experience relevant their stage of development.

For more information on LTPD in your sport, contact your governing body
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