Next Cohort = October 2025! Sign up NOW to join our mentorship community early at NO EXTRA COST!
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Next Cohort = October 2025! Sign up NOW to join our mentorship community early at NO EXTRA COST! ☆
Transform Your Approach to Athlete Development
Master the Art of Giving Your Athletes Lifelong Athletic Success
Athlete development is more than just training sessions—it's about creating a clear, sustainable pathway that respects growth, maturation, and individuality. Yet, many coaches struggle to turn theory into actionable strategies.
This is where the LTAD Mentorship Program comes in. Designed to bring our proven LTAD roadmap to life, this program will equip you with the skills, insights, and confidence to develop athletes for success—on and off the field.
What’s Included in the LTAD Mentorship Program?
Each month, you will meet with your mentor to have a live group-based discussion of the key topics below to help shape your approach to LTAD in your environment!
19th October 2025 - Month 1: LTAD Theory
"All models are wrong, but some are useful."
Critique various LTAD models.
Identify the key components that will transform your practice.
23rd November 2025 - Month 2: Growth and Maturation
Learn how to track and analyse growth patterns.
Understand how maturation impacts training and decision-making.
21st December 2025 - Month 3: Defining Success in LTAD
Reverse-engineer your LTAD strategy.
Build a roadmap based on your "signature athlete."
18th January 2026 - Month 4: Creating a Curriculum
Evaluate existing LTAD curriculums.
Develop a tailored curriculum to meet the unique needs of your athletes.
15th February 2026 - Month 5: Programming Puzzles
Solve real-world programming challenges.
Adapt your session designs to constraints and unpredictable variables.
15th March 2026 - Month 6: The Final Framework
Pull everything together with actionable toolkits.
Leave with a refined LTAD strategy that you can implement immediately.
PLUS - monthly BONUS content released weekly (see below)
Meet your Mentor
Meet Rob. Rob Anderson is an expert in LTAD and owns his own consultancy business, The Athlete Academy, a holistic athletic development service for youth athletes. He is also the 2024 UKSCA Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year for youth sport and leads our Effective LTAD Group Mentorship Program.
Rob has supported 18 coaches in this capacity already and is looking forward to welcoming new practitioners to our 2025 cohort starting in January.
Each week we release BONUS content to the community learning platform for you to engage with at your own pace
What other say about the mentorship!
How we work with you!
Supporting your growth….…but challenging your potential
It is the role of any youth physical development coach to make the job of the next coach easier. Before writing a single program, this means considering the habits, behaviours, and relationship with exercise of the athletes you work with. We help you consider real-world LTAD, specific to the athletes you work with!
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