OTTAWA-Baseball Canada announced today that Canada will take on Italy March 8th to open the 2013 World Baseball Classic at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a systemic approach being developed and adopted by Baseball Canada to maximize a participant's potential and involvement in our sport. The LTAD framework aims to define optimal training, competition and recovery throughout an athlete's career to enable him / her to reach his / her full potential in baseball and as an athlete.