Istvan Balyi is a sport scientist and coaching educator of international reputation. He is one of the founders of Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) and the Long-Term Athlete Development model (LTAD), and he has been an early leader and proponent for physical literacy in education and community sport.
Jim Grove is a senior staff writer at Active For Life and a consulting editor to national sport organizations on physical literacy and Long-Term Athlete Development. He holds a teaching degree along with NCCP certification as a youth soccer coach. Married with three children, he has 15 years experience coaching children and youth ages 5 to 18.