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Central Scotland Institute of Sport Annual Report 2005 - 2006

Chairman’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Manager’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Badminton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Canoe Slalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Curling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Judo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rugby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Triathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Water Ski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Coaches: Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Service Provision: Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Physiotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Performance Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Athlete Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

1Central Scotland Institute of Sport Annual Report 2005 - 2006

Contents Page

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1. Nicole Arthur (cover)

2. Claire Harrower (cover)

3. Jamie Murray (cover)

4. Fraser Cartmell

5. Kay Adams

6. Tracey Brindley


It has been both a pleasure and a privilege to be Chair of the Central Scotland Institute of Sport Executive Committee for the past year.

Once again, the partners in the Central Scotland Institute of Sport have displayed great commitment to working together to develop the talented athletes of our area and to making sure that the talent that we have in the area is fully supported. The work of our institute, and the other area institutes of sport, is vital if we are to capitalise on the excitement and sense of national pride that flowed from some wonderful Scottish performances in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

It was also particularly pleasing to see the continued investment in new sporting facilities across the Central Scotland Institute of Sport area, from the new additions that will enhance the already excellent facilities at the University of Stirling to the decision by Stirling Council to build a Sports Village on the land adjacent to Forthbank Stadium. This continued investment will mean that our area is well placed to benefit from London 2012, and as we hope it will be, a successful Glasgow bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

As always, the real successes of 2006 have been the athletes of CSIS. Their achievements, both individually and collectively, deserve the highest praise. In places as diverse as Scotstoun, Nova Scotia, Korea, Sheffield and Geneva, outstanding performances have taken place and medals and titles have been won. The calibre of performance has been consistently high, and in what I think is particularly worth recording, has been spread across a range of sports. In congratulating all the athletes involved, I would also like to say thank you to all of our coaches and staff who have helped them to these new levels of performance.

I am grateful to all the members of the Executive Committee for their support throughout the year and to Allan Campbell for his invaluable help and assistance. I wish the Central Scotland Institute of Sport and our athletes even greater success in the future.

Des FrielChair of Central Scotland Institute of SportHead of Sport, Youth and Support for People – Stirling Council

Chairman’s Report


Yet another successful year! Thanks to the support of our partners and sportscotland, the expertise of our coaches and service providers and the dedication and commitment of the athletes, some outstanding successes have been achieved.

Our partners, Clackmannanshire Council, Falkirk Council, Forth Valley College, the Scottish Institute of Sport, Stirling Council and the University of Stirling have helped in many different ways. There are the contributions in finance and in-kind to the CSIS budget. There is the experience and knowledge that is brought to the table at our Executive Committee and Management Group. Perhaps most important of all is the sharing of our vision which is to give the opportunity to talented young athletes who live, work or train in the Central area the chance to strive towards Olympic and World medal success.

The expertise of our coaches and service providers has developed over the years as they have helped a wide range of athletes deal with the demands of modern sport. This expertise can be seen in the latter sections of this report.

The athletes have again shown that they can compete with the best around the world. This year the following international successes have been achieved.

European Under 23 2006

Canoe Slalom

Claire Harrower

Silver Medal K1 Team

World Junior 2006

Curling

Logan Gray Bronze Medal

Gordon McDougall

Bronze Medal

World Senior 2005

Hill Running

Tracey Brindley

Silver Medal

Silver Medal

Individual

Team

US Open 2005

Judo

Jayne Clason Bronze Medal

ATP Tour 2006

Tennis

Jamie Murray Finalist California

European Junior Cup 2006

Triathlon

Ritchie Nicholls

Gold Medal

ITU Championship, Denmark 2006

Triathlon

Fraser Cartmell

Silver Medal

European Under 21 2006

Water Ski

Nicole Arthur Gold Medal

Manager’s Report

Allan Campbell with Commenwealth Games Silver Medalist Craig Houston .


This was of course the year of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. The Games were the first signpost as to how well the Scottish Institute of Sport and the six area institutes were doing in helping Scottish athletes to become winners. The results speak for themselves as it was Scotland’s best gold medal haul. This was in spite of the Games being at the ‘wrong’ time of year and in Australia’s back yard. There were five former CSIS athletes in the team. They were:

SwimmingCraig Houston (Silver Medal team relay)

Robert Lee (Semi-finalist, 50 metre Breastroke)

HockeyGraeme Moody (Team highest placing of 6th)

AthleticsMorag MacLarty (1500 metres)

Allan Scott (110 metres hurdles)

Former CSIS athletes also excelled in other sporting areas. Canoeist Fiona Pennie won silver at the World Championships and Kelly Wood became an Olympian. Kelly was a member of the Scottish Curling team that oh so narrowly missed out on a medal at the Turin Winter Olympics.

The CSIS is also punching above its weight in the main performance indicator which is the number of athletes who progress to the Scottish Institute of Sport each year. The athletes moving from the CSIS to the Scottish Institute of Sport this year are:

Morag MacLartyAn 800 and 1500 metre runner, Morag has won 2 silver medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games and a gold at the European Junior Championships.

Logan GrayAn outstanding young curler Logan has twice skipped Scottish teams to bronze medals at the World Junior Championships.

Gordon McDougallAnother exciting curler who was part of the 2006 Worlds bronze medal winning team.

Kay AdamsA curler with great potential who just missed out on the World Juniors.

Jayne ClasonNot only did Jayne reach towards the top at British level by winning silver at the British Judo Championships but she also proved herself internationally at the US and Canadian Opens.

Stuart HoustonThe brother of Commonwealth Games silver medallist Craig, Stuart won two gold medals at the British Age Group Swimming Championships.

The CSIS is committed to helping the outstanding young athletes who live, work or train in Central and thanks to the support from sportscotland Lottery Fund and our partners we are looking forward to 2012 and hopefully a Scottish 2014 Commonwealth Games.


It is not often that hill running takes pride of place but Tracey Brindley had a remarkable time at the World Championships in New Zealand. Tracey had targeted a top 3 finish in the individual event as her main goal for the season. However she went one better and won the silver medal. This was particularly tough as New Zealand are one of the world’s top two nations (along with Italy) and to finish second, beating the best of the New Zealanders in their own back yard was quite a feat. There were over 350 athletes from 30 countries taking part in the Championships so it was a very strong competition with a very high standard of athlete. Tracey also led her Scottish team mates to the silver medal in the team event. Two silver medals at World level is quite an achievement.

Pole Vaulter Kim Skinner, a pupil a Larbert High School, surpassed herself at the Scottish Senior Indoor Championships. Although just out of the junior ranks she twice smashed the Scottish National Under 21 record, clearing a height of 3.90 metres. In the process she beat Kirsty Maguire who represented Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Kim narrowly missed out on 4.00 metres but her performance was good enough

to win her first Scottish Senior title. Kim went on to win the British Under 20 title with a clearance of 3.80 metres and was only 5 centimetres short of qualifying for the World Junior Championships. Kim topped the British Junior Rankings and was selected for the British Junior team at the Loughborough International where she proved her consistency by clearing 3.80 metres.

At the Scottish Indoor Age Group Championships, John Carr won the under 20 long jump clearing 6.97 metres. He followed this up by winning the triple jump with a jump of 14.04 metres. John then travelled to Birmingham for the British Under 20 Indoor Championships. Here he cleared 6.96 metres in the long jump to pick up his first British title and gold medal. John also won bronze in the triple jump, leaping 14.48 metres. As a result of these performances John gained his first senior Scottish vest. He was selected for the Scottish Team to compete at the Loughborough International where John set a personal best of 7.03 metres in the long jump. At the British Under 23 Championships John again set a personal best of 7.07 metres in the long jump to win another bronze medal. This was followed by 14.83 metres in the triple jump and a second bronze. At the Scottish Senior Championships John cleared 15.07 in the triple jump to win his first senior title. He finished off the season with two massive jumps in the Under 20 International. In the long jump he leapt 7.30 metres and in the triple jump 15.65 metres. Unfortunately both were wind assisted so do not count as personal bests.

Elayne Henderson returned from warm weather training in

South Africa to win the Scottish Under 20 Combined Events Championships. Elayne’s total of 4619 points in the heptathlon was a personal best and clinched the gold medal. Elayne went on to prove how versatile she is. At the Scottish Under 20 outdoor championships she won bronze in the 100 metres in a time of 12.70 seconds, bronze in the 110 metres hurdles in 16.07 and silver in the long jump with a jump of 5.73 metres. Elayne then competed in the British Under 20 Championships and won bronze in the long jump with a distance of 5.84 metres.

The CSIS’s newest athlete Iain Donnan, who had spent a year in America, marked his return to Scotland with a fine run in the Scottish Selection Trials for the World Hill Running Championships. Iain’s time of 50.46 minutes was remarkable in that it was some 3 minutes better than that of the second placed runner. Unfortunately Ian then picked up an injury and had to pull out of the World Championships. At the British Under 23 Track and Field Championships Iain finished 4th in the 5,000 metres in a tactical race, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal, his time being 14 minutes 53.95 seconds.

Pole Vaulter Richard Hurren who had made remarkable progress over the previous 3 years had by his standards a poor season. A persistent injury which in spite of in-depth medical and physiotherapy treatment dogged him during the season meant he could not complete a full run up. However he did win the Scottish Senior Indoor Title with a clearance of 4 metres 60. He also cleared 4 metres 70 to win the Scottish District Championships.

Athletics

Kim Skinner


It has been a rather frustrating season for 17 year old doubles specialist Fiona Maxtone, a pupil at Grangemouth High School. At the Scottish National Under 19 Championships Fiona reached two semi-finals. In the girls doubles, playing with Lynn Dargie she lost an extremely tight match 15/8, 13/15, 12/15 to just miss out on a silver medal place. Similarly in the mixed doubles playing with Stephen McPhail she reached the semi-final. Here they lost to the eventual winners in two games.

Fiona then stepped up a level to play in the Glasgow Senior Championships. With her partner Lynn Dargie she reached the semi-final but again lost in 3 close games 6/15, 15/9, 5/15. Fiona also showed her prowess at singles reaching the semi-final. Here she lost a tight first game 10/13 before succumbing in the second 2/11. Another step up was the Scottish Under 23 Championships. Again the semi-final of the girls doubles was reached but the final was out of reach.

The silver lining for the year however came at the Olve tournament in Belgium. Partnered by fellow Scot Stephen McPhail in the mixed doubles Fiona finally reached a final and went on to win the title. She then partnered Caroline Harvey of Wales in the girls doubles (a scratch partnership) and beat other established couples on the way to the final. Fiona had to be content with the silver medal, but a gold and a silver on foreign soil was a good way to end the season.

Badminton

Fiona Maxtone


No report would be complete without mentioning former CSIS paddler Fiona Pennie. Fiona started her career in the CSIS by breaking her arm one week after being selected! She showed great spirit and determination to overcome the injury and this was hugely rewarded when, as a Scottish Institute of Sport athlete she won the silver medal at the World Senior Championships. The K1 class was very strong and featured former Olympic and World Champions. However great technique, skill and power helped Fiona to her silver medal.

A current CSIS athlete also won silver in a major international competition. Claire Harrower produced her best form to help the British K1 team to the silver medal at the European Under 23 Championships. This was a just reward for Claire as she had spent a good deal of time out with a shoulder injury. Her medical and physiotherapy backup provided by the CSIS and by sportscotland helped her to overcome a career threatening problem.

Adam Marshall was also selected for the British Team at the European Under 23 Championships. Competing in the C2 class with Fraser Florence (ESIS) he came agonisingly close to winning a medal. Adam and Fraser were in 4th place after the first two rounds and so qualified for the final. They eventually

finished 5th overall. The result is somewhat surprising in that Adam and Fraser have only been paddling together for 6 months and were up against paddlers who have been training and competing together for up to 5 years.

Andrew Marshall was competing in his first European Under 23 Championships, having come through the selection trials for the British Team. He proved that he has immense potential by finishing 15th and top British Paddler out of over 100 boats. Andrew has another 2 years in the age group and should be able to capitalise further on improvements in power and technique as he develops into a senior athlete. At the International Pan Celtic Cup, competing for Scotland, Andrew finished 3rd in the Senior K1, showing that he has the potential to do well at senior level.

Youngster Aaron Cruickshank, a pupil at Denny High School, started the season by gaining promotion to the British Senior Premier Division in the K1 class. He finished 9th in his first British Race showing he was in no way overawed by the extra pressure. He then competed in the British Selection Trials for the European Under 18 Championships. Aaron finished a creditable 4th but missed selection by 1 place as only the first 3 boats made the team. At the Pan Celtic Cup Aaron surpassed himself by winning the bronze medal. Here again is a young paddler who has the potential to go forward in the sport.

Alison McIntosh made a difficult decision to live and train in Nottingham. This appeared to pay off when she finished 4th in a British Premier Race. She had a very consistent season and finished in tenth place in the premier rankings.

Canoe Slalom

Aaron Cruickshank (left)

Andrew Marshall (right)


The season started well for CSIS curlers Logan Gray and Gordon McDougall when their rink went to Canada to compete in the Oak Island Junior International. They had a play-off for the semi-final which they won and went on to win the final. A strong victory in Canada, the worlds strongest curling nation. On their return the boys competed in the Scottish Junior Championships. Another great series of wins to lift the title without losing a game meant that they represented Scotland at the World Junior Championships in Korea. At the World Junior Championships the rink finished top of the round robin section with 8 wins and only 1 loss. In the semi-final however they lost a tight match to Sweden 6-4. This meant a play-off for the bronze medal against China. The result was a 12-4 win. This was Gordon’s first world medal but for a disappointed Logan it was a case of déjà vu as he had won the bronze at the previous world junior.

Lauren Johnston was a member of the Scottish Junior Girls Team which won all of its matches in the World Junior Qualifying Tournament in Prague. This meant that a Scottish Girls rink would compete alongside Logan and Gordon’s rink at the World’s in Korea. Which rink would go would be decided at the Scottish National Junior Championships.

At the Nationals, Lauren’s rink duly reached the final. However they were beaten in a nail biting finish 9-7 by Jennifer Mason from Lockerbie and her rink. This was a huge blow to Lauren as she had her eye set on the place they had won for Scotland at the World Championships.

Kay Adams had an up and down season. Kay travelled to Thun in Switzerland in December for an International Junior Tournament. The team was playing against the best male and female juniors in Europe. They finished as the top female rink, and 8th overall. This was an excellent start to the season. Scotland chose two rinks to play-off for the right to compete in the World Junior Qualifying Competition in Prague. Kay’s rink faced Kerry Barr’s rink (Kerry is a former CSIS player). On this occasion Kerry’s rink came out on top. The two also faced each other in the semi-final of the Scottish Junior Championships. Unfortunately for Kay, Kerry’s rink was again too strong. The season ended on a high however as Kay’s rink won the Scottish Senior Ladies Silver League. Another reward for Kay was selection to the Scottish Institute of Sport.

Curling

Lauren Johnston (top)

Gordon McDougall (bottom)


Golf is a new sport to the area institute network. At present the CSIS has only one golfer, 16 year old Craig Wyper. However due to the work now being done in the Central Area to develop the sport we are sure to have more talented golfers in the future.

Craig was selected to play in the Junior County team on several occasions. His junior team was so strong that they gained a place in the County Senior Club Team Tournament. It came as something of a surprise that the boys won, beating the established teams over 4 rounds of golf. This qualified the youngsters for the Scottish Champion of Champions competition. Unfortunately only senior players can play in the Champion of Champions so the runners up to Craig’s team were put forward.

Craig is a member of the Scottish Golf Union under 18 Development Squad which is a feeder for the Scottish Under 18 team. His prowess was recognised by the SGU when Craig was selected for the Scottish Under 16 team which competed against the North of England.

Golf

Craig Wyper


Centre back Andrew Sinclair achieved his main goal for the season which was to gain selection for the Scottish Team which played in the European Under 21 Championships in Gibraltar. Andrew was selected for all of the matches in the group, the cross-over match and final promotion match. The team were in division B and were hoping to do well. In the group stages they beat Portugal 11-0 and beat Italy 5-1. They lost 1-0 to Wales but still qualified for the cross-over matches where they beat France 5-3. The team now faced Austria and won 6-2 to get promotion to Division A. In the Scottish Senior National League Andrew was a regular member of the Inverleith team and he helped them to a 5th place finish.

Forward Ailsa Robertson gained her first Scottish Senior caps at the Celtic Cup. She played in all 3 matches against Ireland, France and Wales. The Scottish team finished third overall. At club level Ailsa helped Bonagrass Grove to win the European play offs against Giffnock, Western and Kelburn. Bonagrass will therefore represent Scotland in the Europeans next year. This year Bonagrass finished 5th in Division A of the European Championships thereby guaranteeing a place in the A division next year. Ailsa was over the moon when she was selected for the Great Britain Viewing

Squad by the head coach, Danny Kerry. Being in this squad means that Ailsa has now a chance of being selected into the British Team and perhaps an Olympic place.

Sixteen year old Emily Bain, a pupil at Dollar Academy has made a huge breakthrough this season. Firstly, she was selected for the Scottish Under 18 team. A few of the team were then chosen to train with the Scottish Under 21 squad and Emily was one of the fortunate ones. This gave her the opportunity to play and train with older athletes of a much higher level. Emily played in the Under 18 team which travelled to Holland (one of the worlds best hockey nations) for competitive matches. As if this was not enough, Emily was selected for the Scottish Under 20 squad and travelled to Wales for trials for the Great Britain Under 20 team. This team will compete in the Junior Olympics in Australia in 2007. Emily, due mainly to being so young was not selected but she looks to have a very bright international career ahead of her.

Hockey

Emily Bain


Jayne Clason who has been with the CSIS for over 2 years had a terrific season. She competed in the Canadian Open and finished 7th, an extremely good result. However, she then reached new heights by winning the bronze medal at the US Open in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the bronze medal repecharge Jayne beat Scottish Senior Internationalist Louise Renwick to stake a place in the Scottish Team. This was followed by winning the gold medal in the Quebec Open in Canada. The CSIS helped to fund the trip to Canada and America and the investment really paid dividends.

On her return to Scotland, Jayne trained hard with her new coach Josh Gavin. This work paid off when she went to the British Championships. Jayne excelled, getting to the final where she won the silver medal. This result had several repercussions for Jayne. Firstly, she was selected for the British Senior Squad. Secondly, it meant that she would be able to compete in several top competitions abroad and thirdly, she was selected for the Scottish Institute of Sport where she will be under the eagle eye of former Commonwealth Games and World Champion Greame Randall.

Junior competitor Kris Lindsay had an excellent start to the season. In the Scottish Junior Championships at Meadowbank he won the silver medal in the Under 81 kilos class. He then went on to compete in the Under 20 Scottish Open. He picked up the bronze medal, again in the under 81 kilos class. A serious injury then affected his year but thanks to the medical backup from sportscotland in addition to the CSIS, Kris is looking forward to next year.

Judo

Jayne Clason


2005 – 2006 continued to be a successful year in the development of National Academy players associated with the Central Scotland Institute of Sport and the Caledonia Rugby Academy.

During this period we successfully moved players to full time pro-team apprenticeships – Ben Addison and Colin White to Glasgow Warriors and Steven Turnbull to Edinburgh Rugby. We also inducted a new player to the CSIS in Kevin Bryce the Stirling County and Scotland U18 forward.

All four players represented Scotland at the highest level as follows:

Ben Addison National U21 World Cup in France for second consecutive year

Steven Turnbull National U19 World Cup in South Africa

Richard Mill National U19 World Cup in South Africa

Kevin Bryce National U18 4 Nations

The information above clearly shows the influence Caledonia Rugby Academy and Central Scotland Institute of Sport have on the development of top players and their integration into the top squads.

We continue to work closely with all service providers to develop a network of support developed around the planning process for each player - annual reviews / action plans / annual plans and training phases. This process continues to evolve in a manner with makes our methods and structures associated with periodisation more effective each year.

During the year, we had Strength and Conditioning Workshops coordinated by Paul McPate to look at the players techniques and cross reference them against each other as well as an opportunity for our area strength coaches to come together to discuss and view others.

We put together a series of Psychology Workshops with Katie Sinnott to develop the mental toughness associated with gaining an edge in preparation and competition. The workshops developed further sessions with Katie and players individually to help them plan ahead to get an edge.

The players have regular support from the Central service providers which includes nutritional advice and regular body measurements to ensure they are making progress. Our integrated approach ensures there is communication between our nutritionist, Deborah Vanstone and the various strength and conditioning coaches throughout the area. Through the ongoing network support from Dot Blackie, Performance Lifestyle, each player gets key advice which will help the potential transition to pro rugby linking to educational awareness, time off and planning for the future. There is also regular communication with Scott Crawford who oversees the strength and conditioning

schedules for the players - a critical area for the development of quality rugby players.

Our regular rugby team meetings with all Central Institute service providers continue to help our understanding and integration in relation to planning to be proactive with the development of our players. We also have annual player meetings to develop annual plans and action plans for each player as well as monthly player reviews. I have added quarterly appraisals both technically and generally to the programme which will compliment the training phases we have planned for each player.

This year has also seen the SRU develop a network of Performance Development Managers positioned around Scotland to help develop players and coaches below National Academy level. This will help us with talent identification throughout Central.

My plan has always been to develop a professional attitude among the players before they become pros - I believe we have moved considerably on this through the methods and integrated approach we have developed - and the Area Institute of Sport network plays a big part in this process.

Colin RobertsonSRU National Academy Coach

Rugby

Colin White (left)

Ben Addison (right)


Yes sailing. The land locked Central Area has a sailor who hopes to follow in the footsteps of that great Olympian from Menstrie, Shirley Robertson. Cameron Steele, a pupil at Balfron High School, started the season by finishing 3rd in the British Youth (under 19) Laser Radial Championships. As a result he was selected for the British Youth Squad which would compete in 3 major events, the European Youth Championships, the European Cup, and the World Youth Championships.

The first of these, the ‘Europeans’ was held in Italy. This was Cameron’s first major international event and he was part of a massive fleet of boats. Cameron misjudged a couple of starts and as a result competed in the silver fleet. He finished in a reasonable 21st place but as he said, he “learned a lot”. Two weeks later Cameron put the lessons to good effect at the Europa Cup in Germany. This was a Senior event with boats from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Holland and the other top European Sailing nations. Cameron excelled himself by finishing 9th overall and 2nd in the Under 19 section. Cameron’s next big challenge was the World Youth Championships in the USA.

The World’s took place in the waters off Los Angeles. Cameron had mixed emotions after finishing in the top third of the boats. On the one hand it was another great experience which will help him to prepare for top international events in the future. On the other hand Cameron was not satisfied with his overall result. However he is a dedicated and committed athlete who should climb up the world rankings.

On the Scottish front, Cameron successfully defended his Scottish Senior Title and won the Scottish Senior Inland title.

Sailing

Cameron Steele


Two former CSIS athletes, Craig Houston and Robert Lee were members of the Scottish Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Robert came through the heats of the 50 metres breaststroke to reach the semi-final in a very strong event. Craig anchored the Scottish Team in the medley relay to win the silver medal. This was watched live on a laptop in the National Swimming Academy, Stirling by Craig’s younger brother Stuart, coach Ciaran O’Brien and the CSIS Manager and really brought home to them the drama and excitement of winning a Commonwealth Games medal.

Stuart in turn cleaned up at the British Age Group Championships in Sheffield. Stuart was in the Under 18 section where he won the gold medal in the 100 metres butterfly. He followed this up with another gold in the 200 metres butterfly. One of Stuart’s goals is to emulate or surpass brother Craig’s Commonwealth Games Medal winning performance.

In the Senior Age Group at the British Championships Ben Higson won his first major medal. Ben snatched the bronze in the 400 metres individual medley. He also reached several other finals.

Jamie Griffiths finished 5th in the Under 18 200 metres breastroke at the British

Championships. Stuart Greig, a pupil at St Modans High School broke his personal best time in reaching the finals of the 100 metres butterfly and 400 metres individual medley. Stuart however has another year in this age group and has the capability to turn finals into medals next year.

The two Stuarts, Jamie and Ben were helped by the CSIS to go to a warm weather training camp in California. They also all competed in the Mission Vieja Nadadores Championships as part of their USA build up to the British Championships. The ‘Mission Vieja’ had several top American swimmers competing and this helped the boys to judge themselves against some of the best and also to realise that they can compete alongside top swimmers without fear.

Disability swimmer Angela McCowan had an outstanding meet at the British Championships in Sheffield. In the 200 metres individual medley she broke her personal best time by 1.35 seconds to win in 2 minutes 58.65 seconds. In the 100 freestyle she broke her personal best by 1.03 seconds to record a time of 1 minute 13.1 seconds. Angela also set a new personal best in the 400 metres freestyle improving by over 5 seconds. These times mean that Angela has qualified for the world championships which will be held in Durban, South Africa later in the year. Angela was selected for the British team to compete in international competitions in Denmark and Germany. In the Denmark event she set a new British record in the 400 freestyle. Angela is rapidly moving up the world rankings and looks to have a promising international career in swimming.

Swimming

Stuart Greig (left)

Stuart Houston (right)


Tennis

Where to start? It has been an incredible year for Scottish Tennis and for CSIS players. At the inaugural Aberdeen Cup match between Scotland and England Jamie Murray teamed up with brother Andy (Scottish Institute of Sport) to defeat Greg Rusedski and David Sherwood in the doubles. This result helped Scotland to an overall win. Twelve year old Scott Lister also played in the Cup and in spite of losing his match was inspired by watching the Murray’s. Jamie Murray has had a very successful year playing with fellow CSIS athlete Colin Fleming in men’s doubles. The pair have won futures events all over Europe and done well in Challenger events (the level below the professional ATP tour). In their second Challenger Tour they reached the final losing to a much higher ranked French pair. Their successes meant they realised the dream of all players, a place in the main draw at Wimbledon. They played well but had to succumb in three sets, 7/5 in the third to world class opponents. Another bonus for Colin was that he was selected as part of the British squad for the Davis Cup match against Serbia and Montenegro. Colin has concentrated on singles as well as doubles and has shot up the

world rankings from over 1,000 to 380. One of the highlights was a 3 set win over Davis Cup player Alan Mackin to win the Satellite Masters in Sheffield. Colin also played in the mens singles qualifying at Wimbledon. He won his hirst match in 3 sets against Jan Metal of the Czech Republic, who was ranked over 100 places above Colin. However he lost in his second match after a hard fought tussle.

Jamie’s best result came at the end of July playing with Eric Burton (USA) in the ATP Tour Championship in California. They beat the number 2 seeds in the quarter final and the number 4 seeds in the semi-final. In the final they lost to the world’s number 1 pair and top seeds Bob and Mike Byron 6/2, 6/4.

Among the ways the CSIS has supported Jamie and Colin was a visit to work with top doubles coach Louis Cache. The work certainly paid off. Jamie was ranked 138 in the world at the end of July and was Britain’s second highest ranked doubles player.

Fourteen year old Katie Gater, a pupil at Dunblane High School has produced some great results to get her into the top 10 in the British Age Group Rankings. Among the results was a win in the Scottish Open Under 16 Championships at Craiglockhart. Katie beat the number 15 seed, number 7 seed and number 4 seed on her way to the final. In the final she beat the number 6 seed Lindsay Brown of England 6/3, 6/3. Katie also won the Scottish Senior Indoor Championships. She comfortably won the semi-final 6/3, 6/0 against M. McKenzie and in the final faced East of Scotland Institute player Aisha Kerr. Katie won the first set 6/3 but lost the second 6/4. However she drew on all her reserves to

Caitlin Steel


win the decider 7/5. Another achievement came in the Scottish Grand Prix at Craiglockhart, a senior tournament. Here Katie reached the final without dropping a set. However she lost in the final 6/1, 7/5. At the Scottish Under 16 Grand Prix Katie went one better to win the competition and this time she did not drop a set throughout.

Caitlin Steel continued her fine form by reaching the singles final at the British Under 16 Championships. As a result she selected for the British team to face America in the Maureen Connolly Cup. Caitlin also went on to win all of her matches in the Under 18 section of the Tri-Nations match against Wales and Ireland. At the Scottish Open Under 18 Championships, Caitlin and her partner won the doubles event and Caitlin reached the singles semi-final. Caitlin played in two ITF events. In Denmark she reached the quarter final of the under 18 singles and in Portugal she came through the qualifying tournament to reach the last 16 in the main draw.

Twelve year old Scott Lister, a pupil at Linthlithgow Academy, like Katie Gater, played in the Tri-Nations match against Wales and Ireland. He too won all his matches to help Scotland to a strong win. In the 12 and under age group he won the Fred Perry 12 and under Challenge, a top British event and was runner up in the Nike UK Junior Tour. Scott then stepped up to the 14 and under age group and showed his will to win in the final of the East of Scotland Junior. Having lost the first set 6/0 he went on to win 6/2, 10/7. Scott then won the Scottish 14 and under Grand Prix.

Outside of Scotland Scott reached the quarter final of the British National Junior 14 and under Championships and the quarter final of the Fred Perry Challenge under 14, another British event. These results helped Scott to reach a British ranking of 8 in his age group. Scott was the winner of the Miquel Award for outstanding achievement presented by Tennis Scotland at their annual awards ceremony.

Scott Lister


Youngster Ritchie Nicholls has had an excellent season. He started the year by finishing 3rd in the British Junior Championships in Wales. He was then selected for the British Team to compete in the World Junior Duathlon Championships in Lausamme. He totally justified his selection by finishing in sixth place. His great form continued when he won the gold medal in the European Triathlon Junior European Cup race in Salford. Ritchie was in the second group of cyclists after the swim and broke free to chase the lead group. He closed the gap then overtook all of the leading cyclists to achieve a stunning win.

Fraser Cartmell broke into the world’s top 20 in his age group at the World Triathlon Championships in Ganagari, Japan. Competing in the Under 23 section, Fraser finished 20th, the winner being Jarrod Shoemaker from USA. The event was over the full distance of 1.5kim swim, 40km cycle and 10km run. Fraser then competed in his first senior World Cup race and finished in a creditable 34th place. He finished 3rd in men’s Duathlon in Spain and 4th in the ITU points triathlon in Portugal, his highest finish. Fraser also finished in 4th place in the ITU Points race in South Korea, and gained a 3rd place in the ITU Points race in Denmark

Alice Hector also made her mark this season. Competing in the International Triathlon Union race in Ireland she finished in 6th place. After this good result Alice won the International Duathlon Race in Spain, and then finished 11th in the ITU Points triathlon in Portugal. More was to come as Alice travelled to Greece for another ITU Points race. Here she had her highest placing, finishing 5th against international opposition. Another top class result was 5th place in the Great Britain elite Championships in Windsor. Alice then switched to the Ironman event and finished 4th in the British Competition in Wimbleball. This qualified her for the World Ironman Championships which will be held in Florida later in the year.

Triathlon

Fraser Cartmell


It has been quite a year for CSIS Water Skier Nicole Arthur. She has competed at both senior and under 21 level and is really making her mark on the international scene. Nicole won the gold medal at the European Under 21 Championships in Belgium, beating the home favourite Kate Adviassen. At senior level Nicole won the prestigious Lena Cup, a European Senior Open Event in Switzerland. Nicole beat the European number 1 and European record holder into 2nd place. As a reward for these results, Nicole was selected for the British Team to compete in the European Senior Championships in Greece which were held in the Athens Olympic rowing lake. Nicole led after the first round but crashed in the second round when a medal beckoned.

At the Elysee cup in Geneva, Nicole won the bronze medal. Here she beat the world number 5 and former world number 1 Geraldine Jamur. As a result of these placings Nicole broke through to the senior rankings. She finished ranked number 1 in Britain, number 5 in Europe and number 10 in the World thereby showing that her promise as a junior is now being realised at senior level although she is still an under 21 competitor.

Water Ski

Nicole Arthur


chats at training or competition venues are my personal preferred means of contact provided I do not interfere with the training session or competition preparation. Personal Coaches and athletes are encouraged to contact me by any means if they need any support organised or pass on results. I consider myself lucky that the athletes and coaches I deal with are now friends and colleagues.

Regular CSIS support team meetings are used to discuss all the support areas for each athlete to identify how the support team can further assist the athlete and personal coach. Proposals are then discussed and implemented if agreed with the athlete/personal coach.

The Area Institutes have been a cornerstone of Scottish athletes’ progression to full international status for the past 3 years. In my personal opinion it is a shame that athletics as a sport has chosen to withdraw from The Scottish Institute of Sport Support.

Worth a thought?• If a coach needs inspiration,

just take time to listen to your athletes.

• Coaches from sports other than your own are often worth listening to.

• You might need your greatest rival as a friend tomorrow.

• Competing is fun, winning is more fun.

• Coaching is sharing.

WordsI asked some athletes ‘What makes a good coach?’ Give me 2 or 3 words.

• Encouraging • Positive • Innovative • Enthusiastic • Motivational • Good Listener • Commitment • Constructive Feedback • Fair • Recognise Athletes Needs • Respect Athletes Dignity.

Eamon FitzgeraldHead CoachCentral Scotland Institute of Sport

Coaches

As Head Athletics coach for the Central Scotland Institute of Sport I have been fortunate to work with talented athletes, dedicated personal coaches and exceptionally professional support services. The individual nature of athletics and the wide variety and differences of event groups within the ‘Athletics’ umbrella have shaped my philosophy and modus operandi. There is not one solution to fit all, although similar principles can be applied with variations to suit the event and personalities in each situation. The needs and personality of a hill runner are very different to those of a discus thrower. Some of the needs of a long jumper are similar to those of a pole-vaulter, for example the development and power for sprinting and take off. However a long jumper does not require gymnastics on a high bar whereas a pole-vaulter most certainly does. What each athlete and event does bring to the table is an already effective and successful partnership of athlete and personal coach. It is the unit of athlete and personal coach that I try to nurture, support and develop. The entity and validity of the athlete/coach unit must not be violated and always be respected. A subtle suggestion is normally more effective than a head on confrontation, although absolute honesty must always be maintained. Informal

Athletics


Another year has passed, they say time flies when your having fun! I was fortunate this year to gain vital experience at my first major multi-sports event at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Back at home we have been delighted to have the expertise of an in-house physiotherapist. Andy Devine an experienced sports physiotherapist who also works at PhysioFocus has provided an invaluable service for our athletes. The trial period is now nearly completed and it looks like this post will become a permanent fixture. This leads to improved communication and continuity for our athletes.

My input continues on a regular basis on Tuesday mornings. The medical and physiotherapy profiling continues. The medical profile form from the Scottish Institute of Sport was recently updated and we have adopted this for our area institute.

The regular sports specific meetings have been a good forum for communication between our providers including physiotherapy, psychology, strength & conditioning, nutrition and performance lifestyle, the familiarity leading to improved standards of provision for our athletes.

I remain indebted to both Martin Errington and his staff

at Errington Associates for providing the majority of our radiology investigations and reports and also to Mr Gordon MacKay Sports Surgeon who provides the lions share of our orthopaedic expertise.

Links with the Scottish Institute remain strong and the support was re-iterated by Mike Whittingham, the new Scottish Institute of Sport Executive Director, at a recent providers meeting at Murrayfield Stadium. My thanks to Brian Walker for his ongoing support and for attending our own Sports Medicine Meetings and providing Education at the Scottish Institute of Sport Biomechanical Sports Medicine Meetings.

On a slightly negative point we haven’t managed to commence the dynamic profiling but this will be revisited in the near future.

I am again grateful to the Central Scotland Institute of Sport in my ongoing Education supporting sports and exercises conference attendances over the past year.

I was also delighted to be awarded the MFSEM(UK) [Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine] from the new faculty and have been invited to join the planning of the new Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialists posts in Scotland which will involve a 6 year training programme.

It’s a good time to be involved in Sport in Scotland / UK with these developments and the Olympics in 2012 in London and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

Dr David PughMedical AdvisorCentral Scotland Institute of Sport

Service Provision

Sports Medicine


The aim of the Nutrition Service at the CSIS is to provide athletes with the nutritional knowledge to enable them to maximise their performance through eating the right foods at the right time in the right amounts. Advice is also given around hydration, supplements, cooking skills, meal/snack/kitbag ideas, and skinfold measurements taken when appropriate. Sports dietetics is very much based on a practical approach and advice given is tailored to the individual athlete’s needs and circumstances and any goals agreed are both achievable and realistic.

At this time of year new athletes have been selected and will be offered an initial nutritional assessment. During this assessment, their nutritional knowledge and previous sports nutrition input will be ascertained, and a progressive plan agreed upon to develop this knowledge and

its implementation. Often the advice needed is around moving away from home for the first time and having to juggle eating around studying and training. Requests for ideas of meals that are healthy, easy to prepare, don’t cost much and require few cooking skills or equipment are frequent! A challenge indeed! All CSIS athletes are provided with an Australian Institute of Sport recipe book which is specifically designed for athletes, with healthy, inspiring food which is quick and easy to prepare-although translation of some of the ingredients is required!

Some athletes will have very specific immediate goals which they wish to address e.g. surviving their training load as it increases, muscle mass gain, body fat loss or competition-specific eating strategies.

All athletes at CSIS are reviewed for nutrition at least annually and are given a four day food diary to fill in prior to their appointment. Advice is then given based around the eating patterns and training sessions recorded in the diary with additional verbal clarification from the athlete. Nutrition and re-fuelling is an area that often requires attention, and to the credit of most of the athletes, once they know how nutrition can help with recovery of energy levels, muscle repair and prevention of injury, they take this information on board and put it into practice.

Some athletes will need to be seen more regularly e.g. those whose needs change as they grow and progress through their sport. Also challenging situations will always arise, for example overseas travel may sound like fun but it can bring real problems around keeping energy levels up when faced

with strange food choices. Much of the hard work put in at home can be destroyed. It can be useful to review what happened with the athlete, and help them put together a plan for the future to avoid recurrence. Injuries too can be a challenge, when training has to be limited for a long period of time, nutrition has to be reviewed if weight gain of the unwanted fat variety is to be avoided!

Nutrition is just one of the services provided as part of the whole “package” for athletes at CSIS. It is worth mentioning that athletes often comment on how impressed they are with the services available to them at CSIS compared with other places they have experienced. The support offered by CSIS to service providers is exceptional, and it makes all of our jobs so much easier. My personal thanks must go to Allan and Lianne for all their help and for the enthusiasm with which they support and promote the service.

Deborah VanstoneCSIS Nutritionist

Nutrition


The physiological support to CSIS athletes has continued to progress over the past 12 months. Working with the Scottish Institute of Sport and Scottish Swimming, a comprehensive system of testing and monitoring for all Area swimmers is now in place. This involves periodic testing at key stages throughout the year, to establish ‘where the swimmer is at’ with regards to their training and will provide training zone guidelines for coaches to utilise. Performance measures at four key swim meets will also be taken as well as spot checks in training sessions to establish if indeed the sessions are achieving their proposed objectives. Providing such data enables the coaches to make more informed decisions as well as make the training more individualised. This also facilitates greater communication between coach, athlete and service providers. Working in collaboration with the Nutritionists and Elite Sports Analysis on this programme, anthropometric measures and video analysis are also brought into the mix.

Canoe Slalom testing has been a bit more of a struggle to develop. Sports specific tests are now in place and in line with those conducted on the World Class Programme. In order for these tests to be conducted, significant work has taken place

with regards to getting the right equipment set up. As such, it gives me great pleasure to state that a light gate timing device system is now in place on the University of Stirling’s loch to enable speed and sprint testing. A kayak ergometer is also being developed to enable indoor testing/training. Finally, we are in the infancy stage of using Global Position Systems (GPS) to further enhance our knowledge of the demands of the sport and training, with the viewpoint to enhance performance/training from the data that is collected – again from an individualised point of view.

Due to the timetabling of the tennis players, work has been sporadic. However, some good work was done at the beginning of the year through the interaction of the coach, players, strength & conditioning coach and service provider. This involved analysing the annual and weekly programme to ensure sufficient training/recovery was being scheduled in; enhancing recovery techniques particularly when competing away; increase players awareness of the recovery techniques; on-court monitoring during training; and overall testing pre and post a specific training block to establish what that training block needs to focus on as well as the impact of that training block.

As you can see, a lot has been happening within the year and now that the programmes are starting to take shape with regards to an integrated physiological support service, it looks like exciting times ahead!!

Gemma SmithPhysiologistCentral Scotland Institute of Sport

Physiology


This year has seen an increase in the number of CSIS athletes benefiting from psychological support as, for the first time, it was offered to all athletes with the majority taking up this opportunity. As important is the increase in the number of coaches who are interested in supporting their athletes to develop this crucial aspect of performance. This can only help the work that I do with the athletes and I certainly encourage this idea of working together as much as possible.

Most of the year’s work explored individual strengths and mental strategies that could be improved, together with the opportunities and ways in which team communications and mutual support could be heightened . In addition, time was spent with some of the coaches of CSIS athletes, through observing the athletes during training sessions as well as in competition.

I have also attended many athlete review meetings during the year for a number of different sports. These are very worthwhile since they bring together coaches and other service staff providing invaluable information in terms of developing a complete understanding of the athlete’s programme from all perspectives.

Katie Sinnott, C.Psychol.CSIS Sport Psychologist

Psychology


The post of Physiotherapist for the CSIS was initiated in March 2006. My role is to provide a physiotherapy service to the athletes on a Tuesday morning at the CSIS. This involves assessment, treatment and rehabilitation advice to those athletes able to attend at that time. As some athletes are unable to attend on a Tuesday they will continue to be seen by their therapist of choice at a convenient time. Therefore, another key role for myself is to provide a communication link between these various therapists and the rest of the team. The information gained can be used to help deal with athletes who have more difficult problems. I can liaise with the Institute Doctor and we can assess the athlete together. If necessary the doctor can then organise further investigations or specialists referral and consultation.

Attendance at the multidisciplinary meetings provides the forum to discuss the athlete’s progress with their rehabilitation and to address any ongoing issues.

In addition to the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries I also carry out a musculoskeletal screening to identify potential problems areas and advise on appropriate flexibility, strength and stability exercises to prevent future injury.

The CSIS support continuing professional development by funding attendance at relevant courses and conferences to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained for the athlete at all times.

Andrew DevineHead PhysiotherapistCentral Scotland Institute of Sport

Physiotherapy


Strength & Conditioning in CSIS has enjoyed a a very good year with the development of the Stirling University facility. There were a few teething problems, but a huge debt of gratitude is owed to the University Staff who worked exceptionally hard to make the changeover as pain free as possible.

There is a real buzz about the new training area, and the athletes are all enjoying the new equipment which allows you to do almost your whole session on the one platform. The athletes have been producing the goods recently with successes in water sports, curling, hill running and rugby. These successes have inspired many of our young athletes involved at junior international level to train along side their seniors. It also gives a clear message that hard work pays off in the end.

I have found that the level of communication between service providers has reached a new level for area institute athletes. In my own experience, I have found that the level of support that I can give an area institute athlete has improved due to my increased understanding of their requirements, and as a result their ability to maintain or return to a high level of performance has been enhanced.

Scott CrawfordStrength & Conditioning Coach

Strength & Conditioning


The role of the Performance Lifestyle programme is to assist athletes to manage their lifestyle in order to enhance their ability to compete at the highest level. It enables athletes to identify their needs and supports them in integrating sporting demands and non-sporting responsibilities. It assists the athletes in minimising the distractions that can take their focus away from their sport.

The amount of support required through the programme depends on the needs of each athlete. In some cases they will need continuous support, in some they may need only occasional support and in others they may need none at all. The aim is to give the athlete the ability to be responsible for his or her own actions and ultimately to work independently towards living a high performance lifestyle.

The main strands of this support are:

Integration Planning - Enabling athletes to combine the demands of sport with other personal aspirations and educating them in how to manage their lives so that maximal sporting performance can be achieved.

Educational Guidance - Providing advice for those athletes who wish to continue with their studies and support for those who are currently studying.

Career Planning - Helping an athlete to see their sporting life as a part of their career plan and assisting them in exploring their own strengths and interests while matching these to possible future career aspirations out-with sport.

Transitional Support - For athletes who are injured, relocating or nearing the end of their career, the programme provides guidance on future options.

Training and Development Programmes - For groups or individual athletes in a wide range of subjects, including ‘Media Know How’, ‘Financial Planning’, and ‘Communication Skills’. These courses are run in locations convenient for athletes and are delivered by experts in their fields.

Referral - For athletes who need specialist support, the Athlete Adviser will refer to a recognised expert.

To demonstrate how this translates into practicality, some of the work the Performance Lifestyle programme has delivered this year is listed below.

• arranged for an athlete to take their university exams in a different location to enable them to compete at a major competition

• organised media training for one athlete who was thrust into the media spotlight by their success

• assisted an athlete in finding appropriate accommodation close to good training facilities in the run up to a major competition

• loaned a laptop to an athlete to enable them to finish their degree online having had to move to a new training venue

• negotiated with numerous educational institutions for flexibility with study and for time off for training camps and competition

• developed a workshop, to be delivered in the coming year, to help the parents of new athletes to understand what the implications of having a child who is also a high performance athlete are.

Dot BlackieCSIS Performance Lifestyle Advisor

Performance Lifestyle


On the back of the many successes of the Central Scotland Institute athletes this past year, we have had a wealth of opportunities to publicise awareness for the work of our coaches and service providers.

In the last 12 months over 200 press releases have been written for publication for the Area Institute network. Forty of them were about Central Institute athletes. The releases range from an athlete’s initial selection to the CISIS, through to their promotion to the Scottish Institute, and every career highlight in between.

If getting our athletes onto TV, radio and into the written press is half the battle, the other half is ensuring that the CSIS is mentioned in the published story. By interviewing athletes, coaches and service providers for each of these press releases, a CSIS mention in the press is generally achieved.

Whilst the vast majority of these stories have been published in the athlete’s regional media, major achievements have been publicized in national media. A few examples are: triathlete, Alice Hector being selected for the World Champs (Sunday Mail feature); water-skier Nicole Arthur winning the European under 21 Championships (Scotsman); Colin Fleming’s rise through the tennis rankings (Herald, Scotsman, ACE magazine); Jayne Clason’s success in the Quebec and US Opens and subsequent selection to the Scottish Institute (BBC Radio interview).

Rob Eyton JonesCSIS

Media


1. How do you rate the quality of services that you have accessed from the CSIS?

Administration

Coaching

Nutrition


Excellent

Good

Adequate

Inadequate

Athlete Survey

Sports Medicine

Physiology

Psychology


15%

40%

45%

28%

72%

31%

69%

34%

12%

54%

69%

31%

59%41%

41%

10%

49%

64%

9%

27%


2. Indicate the extent to which these services have had an impact of your performance?

Very Significant Improvement

Significant Improvement

Some Improvement

No Improvement

Don’t Know

3. Has you improved your national ranking since being a member of the Central Scotland Institute of Sport?

Coaching

Nutrition


27%

27%

14%9%

23%

8%

56%32%

43%

13%

39%

18%

15%29%

29%9%

15% 20%

10%20%

35%

23%18%

18%

14%

27%

9%

64%

23%

YES 90%

4%4%

5%5%

NO 10%NO

10%

4%4%

Sports Medicine

Physiology

Psychology



Financial Report

Income £000’sLottery Fund 134,700

Partners Contribution

95,770

Expenditure £000’sStaff Costs 71,637

Programme & Admin Costs

190,249

Summary £000’sTotal Income 230,470

Total Expenditure

261,886

Planned overspend for year

31,416

Strength & Conditioning 10 .7%

Partners Breakdown

Programme Costs Breakdown

University of Stirling £34,870

Forth Valley College £16,500

Stirling Council £13,900

Clackmannanshire Council £13,900

Clackmannanshire Council £13,900

Falkirk Council £16,600

Facilities 32 .8%

Admin / Support Costs 2 .2%

Performance Lifestyle 4 .3%

Coaching 21 .1%

Sports Medicine

14 .3%

Sports Science 14 .6%


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