paula dunn - british athletics 'the road to rio
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The Road To Rio 2016
Presentation prepared by: Ryan Murphy
Presentation to: Claire Furlong
Date: XX/XX/XX
“Our mission is to maintain our position as a top 3 nation at the next Paralympic Games in Rio
2016 and IPC World Championships in 2017 and
achieve our UK Sport target of 13 Golds”
Aims of the Programme
• To create a sustainable, integrated, transparent and robust pathway for Para athletes
• World Class talent identification and recruitment processes with suitable exit pathways
• To ensure that all Para athletes have local as well as national support if and when required in terms of coaching and competition
• Maintain and develop strong links with the voluntary club and coaching community – 90% of funded athletes coached by the voluntary sector
• Maintain and strengthen links with the home countries
• Utilise and continue to develop our relationship with our key partners, i.e UK Sport talent team, EIS,WIS,SIS,NIA
The Team –
Paula Dunn – Head Coach
Maria Adey – Paralympic Project Leader
Laura Penhaul - Paralympic Lead Physiotherapist
Jenni Banks – BA Wheelchair Coach
Katie Jones – Futures and Talent Manager
Job King – Parallel Success Coordinator
Shelley Holroyd – Parallel Success Coordinator
Jan Richards - Administrator
Para Athletics Pathway
Parallel Success Sainsbury Para Athletics Introduction Days- new & existing athletes – entry point for classification
EVENT ACADEMIES- commences in 2014 – 3 camps to retain talent in the sport. Athletes selected from Clubs/PAI Days/P10/nomination
Talent Development Squad – InvitationTop 25 across all events will be selected
WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME
BA Futures Programme – Selected. 5 – 7 of our most promising non funded Athletes.
UKS/BPA Talent Projects – Girls4Gold, Frontline to Startline and SportsFest
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What is Para Athletics?• It is primarily just athletics!
• Classification is the key difference and is necessary to ensure fair competition for all involved
• Within athletics there are classification groups. Each group is subdivided into classes depending on the level of impairment.
• The following groups are currently included in the Paralympic Pathway
• T – Track
• F – Field
• T/F 11-13 Athletes with a Visual Impairment
• T/F 31-38 Athletes with Cerebral Palsy
• T/F 40-46 Amputee & Dwarfs
• T 51-54 Wheelchair Racers
• F 51-58 Seated Field Athletes
• The classification process identifies the athletes’ functional ability in relation to the event group in which they are competing. The athlete undergoes a series of mobility tests and is seen in competition by IPC (International Paralympic Committee) qualified classifiers.
The Growth of Para Athletics
• Sydney Games – 125 countries participated
• London Games – 164 countries participated
• 75 Countries participated in the T&F programme
• 52 countries won medal
• It is now a global sport
One Sport....
• Integration via the club/coach voluntary system is the key for the continued growth and development of Para athletics – 90% of all funded athletes coached by VOLUNTEERS
• BA employed coaches coaching integrated groups –• Rana Reider – Shara Proctor – Olympic LJ finalist /Stef Reid
Paralympic Silver medallist• Steve Fudge – James Dasaolu – WC 100m finalist/ Jonnie Peacock
Paralympic 100m Gold medallist• Lloyd Cowans – Christine Ohuruogu – Olympic 400m Gold/Silver
medallist/ Ola Abidogun 100m Paralympic Bronze medallist• Fuzz Ahmed – Robbie Grabarz – Olympic HJ bronze medallist/
Jonathan Broom-Edwards HJ WC Silver medallist
It can and does work!
UKS Talent Team & BA Publicity
Jonathan Broom-Edwards & Sophie Hahn– PAI athlete to WC medallist to WCPP membership
World Class Elite Athletes ...
For further information please contact:
British Athletics, Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2BE
www.britishathletics.org.uk