Long Term Development (LTD) Program for Athletes
Strength. Speed. Success.
Why Long Term Development?
At Elite Athlete Training Services, our Long Term Development (LTD) program provides a science-backed, long-range approach to building complete athletes. Designed for youth, high school, college, professional, and active adult athletes, our program evolves with each individual across seasons and years. The LTD model emphasizes sustainable progress, improved performance, and reduced injury risk by focusing on proper movement, strength, speed, and consistency over time.
What Long Term Development Emphasizes
Our LTD philosophy centers on long-lasting development. Training is intentionally structured to prepare athletes for both immediate performance and long-term success. Every program is age-appropriate and tailored to an athlete’s level of physical maturity and training history. By reinforcing fundamental movement patterns and developing strength, power, coordination, and control, we create athletes who move well, perform confidently, and remain durable year-round.
How the LTD Program Works
A key component of the LTD system is our structured progression model. Training begins with a comprehensive evaluation, including a health and training history review, movement screen, and performance testing. This allows our coaching team to identify strengths, limitations, and goals before placing each athlete in the appropriate program level. From there, we build athletes from the ground up—starting with foundational movement skills such as squatting, hinging, lunging, pushing, pulling, sprinting, and bracing. Coordination, balance, rhythm, landing mechanics, and deceleration skills are also emphasized to support safe, efficient movement.
Training Progression & Development Phases
As athletes progress, training intensifies to include strength and power development using barbells, dumbbells, plyometrics, and advanced movement variations. Speed and agility work focuses on acceleration, maximum velocity, and multidirectional movement, while conditioning is designed to match the demands of an athlete’s sport and season. Because performance needs vary throughout the year, the LTD program adapts across pre-season, in-season, post-season, and off-season phases to sharpen game-ready qualities, maintain performance, restore the body, and maximize long-term gains.
Ongoing Monitoring & Support
Consistent monitoring is built into the LTD training experience. Athletes receive regular check-ins, re-testing, and adjustments to ensure appropriate training load and progress. Recovery strategies—including sleep, nutrition, and mobility education—play an important role, as do open communication and collaboration with families and coaches.
What to Expect at EATS
Athletes training at EATS can expect high-level coaching in a semi-private environment, personalized programming based on goals and progression, unlimited training sessions with all LTD memberships, and access to college-style facilities featuring indoor turf and performance equipment. This environment supports both athletic development and the habits, confidence, and resilience needed for long-term success.
Get Started
To get started, athletes complete a 60–75 minute performance evaluation that includes movement screening, testing, and goal discussion. After reviewing results, we recommend the LTD membership that best fits the athlete’s season and needs. Training begins immediately following placement.
If you’re ready to begin building the complete athlete, we invite you to book your performance evaluation today or contact us at info@eliteathletetraining.
Elite Athlete Training Services — Long Term Development for lifelong performance.
Strength. Speed. Success.
FAQs
- Is it safe for young athletes to strength train? – Yes, when coached properly with age‑appropriate progressions.
- Will training interfere with my sport? – No, programs are designed to complement practices and competition.
- Do I need prior experience? – No, athletes of all levels can start and progress safely.
- How often should I train? – Most athletes benefit from 2–4 sessions per week depending on season and schedule.
David F.
Colin Quay began working with our daughter when she was a freshman in high school. She is a softball pitcher and Colin’s overall strength and conditioning program was perfectly tailored to her needs. She had a great high school career, and the accolades and success have continued in college where she was the conference freshman of the year in the toughest Division 1 conference in the country. We attribute a lot of her success to Colin Quay and E.A.T.S., and would recommend E.A.T.S. to anyone, particularly young athletes.
Jeff P.
All three of my kids work out with EATS/Colin Quay. My oldest, who just finished college and will be working on her MS in PT or OT, a Soph at Vanderbilt playing D1 lacrosse and a Jr. at Good Counsel playing football have all dramatically improved their strength, speed and endurance with EATS. I would highly recommend EATS to any athlete looking to improve, prepare for their sport or just getting into shape. I have just recommend EATS to a friend who is having a standout year as the starting safety at OK State so he can prepare for the NFL combine.
Emily Janss
E.A.T.S. put me ahead of the curve when my team, WSUA’s NY Power, gathered for preseason training. Because of the work I was doing with E.A.T.S., I had greater endurance and quickly recovered from the rigor of two-a-day practices. Overall, E.A.T.S. increased my ability to compete at soccer’s highest level. I would recommend the E.A.T.S. training program to every upcoming female athlete who wants to reach and exceed their potential.
