What are the stages of Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity?

Q: What are the stages of Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity?

The framework (version 3.0) has these stages: Awareness and First Involvement: people become aware of sport and physical activity opportunities, and their first involvement should be a positive (safe, welcoming and inclusive) experience. Active Start: birth to about 6 years. Mastering basic movements and building habits of physical activity. FUNdamentals: boys about 6 to 9, girls about 6 to 8. Developing fundamental movement skills while having fun. Learn to Train: boys from about 9, girls from about 8, to the onset of the adolescent growth spurt. Learning a wide range of foundation sport skills. Train to Train: the adolescent growth spurt, around 11 to 15 for females and 12 to 16 for males. Train to Compete: for the Podium Pathway, after the adolescent growth spurt, depending on sport progress. Train to Win: for athletes competing at the highest level (Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships). Active for Life: lifelong participation in sport or physical activity, which is where the overwhelming majority of participants are. Source: Sport for Life, Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0 (2019): https://sportforlife.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Long-Term-Development-in-Sport-and-Physical-Activity-3.0.pdf and https://sportforlife.ca/long-term-development/

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The framework (version 3.0) has these stages:

Awareness and First Involvement: people become aware of sport and physical activity opportunities, and their first involvement should be a positive (safe, welcoming and inclusive) experience.
Active Start: birth to about 6 years. Mastering basic movements and building habits of physical activity.
FUNdamentals: boys about 6 to 9, girls about 6 to 8. Developing fundamental movement skills while having fun.
Learn to Train: boys from about 9, girls from about 8, to the onset of the adolescent growth spurt. Learning a wide range of foundation sport skills.
Train to Train: the adolescent growth spurt, around 11 to 15 for females and 12 to 16 for males.
Train to Compete: for the Podium Pathway, after the adolescent growth spurt, depending on sport progress.
Train to Win: for athletes competing at the highest level (Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships).
Active for Life: lifelong participation in sport or physical activity, which is where the overwhelming majority of participants are.

Source: Sport for Life, Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0 (2019): https://sportforlife.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Long-Term-Development-in-Sport-and-Physical-Activity-3.0.pdf and https://sportforlife.ca/long-term-development/