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scension Player Core Values:
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Mission
Ascend lacrosse player development
Goals
Ascend lacrosse player skill development,
enhance athletic development, and fortify personal development
scension Lacrosse Academy was designed in alignment with the
Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) model for
'Learn to Train' and 'Train to Train' player readiness ages

Training at the
Right age

Figure: The Relationships Among LTAD Stages and Stages of Cognitive, Emotional, and Moral Development. Balyi, Way, and Higgs. 2013.
scension Lacrosse Academy is built on the science and impact of
appropriate Training vs Competition time at the
appropriate player readiness ages

Training
versus competing the
Right amount
of time

Figure: Balyi, Way, and Higgs. 2013.
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