LTAD TESTING

 

 

 

Full Protocol Document for 2017-18 (from Synchro Canada):

2017-2018 Skills Protocol and Score Sheets – Final

 

This document contains:

  • LTAD principles
  • Protocol overviews
  • Reminders for coaches when training skills
  • Progressions for back bends/headstands/v-sits/push-ups
  • List of ALL skills by age group (land, in-pool speed, core, in-pool figure positions/transitions) *Note – The Early Bird Skills Testing events only require testing of a subset of the skills below. For details on Early Bird testing, please contact your Club Head Coach.

 

Video Link:

(Click ‘Watch on Youtube.com to see full playlist of all age groups)

 

Notes on videos:

  • These videos show ALL Canada Artistic Swimming skills (including bridges/headstands, which Ontario will NOT be testing)
  • For any in-Club testing, Clubs may test skills individually, or as a full routine (one skill after another) as shown in the video
  • Athletes in the videos are not necessarily performing each skill perfectly – the aim was to show a variety of ages and skills (how each athlete SHOULD be scored is demonstrated via the circled competencies/total scores shown in the videos).

 

 

 

Canada Artistic Swimming (CAS) LTAD Framework

Sport for Life

List of Skills and Scoring Chits

9-10 (Learn to Train / Stage 3)
 

(Birth years 2009 & 2008)

9-10 Scoring Chit

List of Skills to be Tested:

Back Layout (on two foam rollers)

Ballet Leg (on land)

Front Layout (on land)

Prone Shoulder Hyper Flexion (with dowel)

Needle (Right/Left)

Standing Back Pike (Barracuda Set-up)

Ariana Rotation

Core Routine

12.5m Flutter

12.5m Propellor

 

11-12 (Learn to Train / Stage 3)
 

*For 11-12 Provincial Stream Athletes

(Birth years 2007 & 2006)

11-12 L2T Scoring Chit

List of Skills to be Tested:

Standing Back Pike (Barracuda Set-up)

90 Degree Back Pike Position

Ballet Leg Speed (Lower Segment)

V-Ups

Prone Shoulder Hyper Flexion (with dowel)

Needle (Right/Left)

Ariana Rotation

Core Routine

25m Flutter

25m Freestyle

25m Propellor

 

11-12 (Train to Train / Stage 4)
 

*11-12 National Stream Athletes

(Birth years 2007 & 2006)

11-12 T2T Scoring Chit

List of Skills to be Tested:

Standing Back Pike (Barracuda Set-up)

90 Degree Back Pike Position

Ballet Leg Speed (Lower Segment)

V-Ups

Prone Shoulder Hyper Flexion (with dowel)

Push-ups

Needle (Right/Left)

Ariana Rotation

Core Routine

25m Flutter

200m IM

25m Propellor

 

13-15 (Train to Train / Stage 4)
 

(Birth years 2005, 2004 & 2003)

13-15 Scoring Chit

List of Skills to be Tested:

Standing Back Pike (Barracuda Set-up)

Ballet Leg Speed (Lower Segment)

V-Sit (hold with dowel)

Prone Shoulder Hyper Flexion (with dowel)

Push-ups

Needle (Right/Left)

Ariana Rotation

Core Routine

25m Flutter

200m IM

 

Junior/16-20 (Train to Compete / Stage 5)
 

(Birth years 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 & 1998)

Junior/16-20 Scoring Chit

List of Skills to be Tested:

Core Routine

Push-ups

Ballet Leg Position (on two foam rollers)

400m IM

 

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