Through his company, Cultura Athletics, Rangamar will offer a “Long Term Athlete Development” program to children and teens engaged in a sports-filled lifestyle.
“Years of frustration in seeing the lack of fundamental movements, motor skills, and general fitness of our children have led me to offer my services to the long term development of our youths,” he told Variety.
Under the LTAD program, young athletes will progress through a series of stages, beginning with the ‘FUNdamental’ stage.
The process is based on building core and general skills in a variety of sports.
The LTAD program also “helps prepare young people engage in healthy, life long participation in sports and physical activities, enabling them to fulfill their potential,” according to Rangamar.
Varying by the participant’s age, the stages include: FUNdamentals (6-8 years old for girls, 6-9 for boys), Learning to Train (8-11 girls, 9-12 boys), Training to Train (11-15 girls, 12-16 boys), Training to Compete (15-17 girls, 16-18 boys), and Training to Win (17-and-above for girls, 18A for boys).
“The development of these skills will contribute significantly to future athletic achievements while contributing to lifelong participation,” he said.
Rangamar — who is also an academy coach under the International Amateur Athletic Federation — stated that too many trainers and coaches train kids as if they were adults.
Through the years, Rangamar has guided Athlete of the Year winners Yvonne Bennett, Tyrone Omar, Ketson Kabiriel, and Jacque Wonenberg, among others.
The camp is set for August 8-21 at the Oleai Sports Complex.
Training for children 8-12 years old will be held every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Participants 13-15 years old will train every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Entry fee is $25.
For more information, contact Elias Rangamar at 235-1775, 989-5225, or [email protected].
