The Alberta Sport Development Centre provides services to elite athletes from northwest Alberta which will help take them to the next level in their sport. The northwest centre is a result of a partnership between Grande Prairie Regional College and the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

The Alberta Sport Development Center will be located on the campus of the Grande Prairie Regional College.  Through their partnership, the College has kindly donated office space, office furniture, office equipment, and office setup requirements for the operations of the Center.  The Center is a regional training center that offers programs and services to elite athletes and coaches throughout the northwest region of Alberta.  The Center operates with an Advisory Board that represents many different aspects of the sports needs of this region.

Canadian Sport For Life

This website describes a 7 stage Canadian model of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), a training, competition and recovery program based on developmental age-the maturation level of an individual-rather than chronological age.  It is athlete centered, coach driven, and administration, sport science and sponsor supported.  Athletes who progress through LTAD experience training and competition in programs that consider their biological and training ages in creating periodized plans specific to their development needs.