Canada Olympic Park has maximized all of the space we have available to allow for all levels of skiers and riders in the community to "discover, develop and excel". The newly expanded First Turns beginner area provides an introduction to winter sport. Further developed is supported by intermediate terrain including the Burton Progression Park and main ski runs. For competitive athletes and advanced skiers/riders, COP offers challenging moguls and women's FIS slalom run, aerials, Nordic trails, 22-foot halfpipe, skier/snowboard cross track and an advanced line in the terrain park.
Exposure to different disciplines within each sport as a holistic approach to athlete development. This will allow an athlete to identify what they like while creating a great multi-skill foundation
Training Literacy – Good training habits are established including individualized fitness programs and sport technical training.
Find the training program that fits your needs and goals
Movement from local club to provincial team to National team
Emphasis on developing individual strengths and minimizing weaknesses through modeling and nurturing physical, technical and tactical skills based around specific event/competition demands
Training volume remains high while intensity increases with the importance of competitions
"There is no shortcut to success in athletic performance" ~ Istvan Balyi, LTAD Guru
It takes a minimum of 10 years and 10,000 hours of deliberate training for a talented athlete to reach elite levels (Starkes & Ericsson, 2003). For an athlete and coach, this translates into slightly more than 3 hours of training or competition daily for 10 years
Transition period between national level podiums and international level podiums
Sport of passion becomes a career ~ Athletes start to focus on the preservation of high quality consistent performances and injury prevention strategies to be "winning for a living"
Working together with partners in sport, WinSport Canada's vision is to build the nation's first winter sport institute.
