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Why Does Pickleball Need LTPD?

As a consequence of a deficient system, • Remedial programs needed by provincial and
players may suffer: national team coaches, to counteract the

• Injury shortcomings of athlete preparation
• Poor movement skills • Fluctuating performance due to failure to follow a
• Lack of proper fitness clear developmental pathway

• Poor skill development • Failure to reach optimal performance levels in
• Lack of confidence and motivation arising from international competitions
poor movement skill • Athletes fail to reach their genetic potential and
• Bad habits developed from over-competing optimal performance level

focussed on winning • Athletes leave sport and want nothing to do
• Undeveloped and unrefined skills due to under- with it later.
training
• Females not encouraged to participate due to Pickleball’s new Long-Term Player Development

sociocultural norms and/or lack of playing time in framework is designed to address these issues.
facilities and programs By introducing LTPD principles and building an
• Female athlete potential not reached due to integrated development system around them,
male oriented programs we can achieve greater participation and more

• Children not having fun as they participate in competitive success.
adult-based programs
• No systematic development of the next
generation of national and international athletes

• Athletes pulled in different directions by school,
club, and provincial organizations because of the
structure of competition programs

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