Triathalon Talent Identification Day - 6 May
About the programme:
The Triathlon Ireland talent identification programme has the goal of locating talented junior athletes between the ages of 14 and 23 and developing them to their full potential in the sport of triathlon. This programme is about high performance sport and developing highly talented athletes who have the potential to compete for their country. It is not a junior participation programme.
We are looking for athletes with the following profile:
- A strong swimming background and some running experience (school cross country, community games participation, athletics club);
- Keen to represent Ireland in one of the fastest growing and exciting Olympic sports;
- A willingness to work up to a standard to compete with the rest of the world.
Standards required
The times/points that we look at for entry to the Junior Development Program are given in the high performance table. Athletes will be selected to attend the TID day if they have a record of the required swim and run times as outlined in the table above and by their survey submission only.
Are you interested?
If you are interested in attending on Sunday, 6th May 2012 please fill in the survey below.
Talent Identification Day Details
Sunday 6 May 2012 | 10am – 5pm
- Meet /Swim: Shoreline Leisure Centre, Greystones, Co. Wicklow (01 2878180)
- Track: Shoreline Sports Park, Charlesland, Greystones Co. Wicklow (01 2016145)
- 14-16yrs – 200m swim and 1500m run. (Time Trial)
- 17-23yrs – 400m swim and 3000m run. (Time Trial)
Agenda
- 10:00am - 10:30am - Register
- 10:30am - 10:45am - Welcome
- 10:45am - 11:00am - Prepare for swim
- 11:00am - 1:00pm - Swim time trial
- 1:00pm - 1:30pm - Short break/Lunch
- 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Presentation on HP triathlon. Questions and Answers
- 2:30pm - 3:00pm - Move to Charlesland Track - 1km away
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm - Run time trial and close.
If you achieve the standards?
Athletes that achieve the required points on the TID day will be invited to join our talent development programme. Athletes that do not achieve the standard will be given appropriate advice and everyone is welcome to attend a subsequent Talent Identification Day.
Follow-up talent development programme
Athletes on the talent development pathway are required to attend a monthly regional camp; these are either one day, or two days at the weekend. There will be a subsidy charged for the training camps and for competitions entered. We also hold weekly camps, mainly in the summer. Triathlon Ireland will work with the athletes existing coaches (swimming clubs, running/athletics clubs) to develop athletes to their full potential. Athletes will be given the opportunity to race at an appropriate level for their development and age. We have been running this programme for several years now and have already seen a number of juniors competing successfully and achieving results at International level.
The junior squad is being capably led by TI's accredited Talent Coaches, under the guidance of TI’s Junior Program Manager /Assistant Coach Elena Maslova. The Junior Development Program has been developed by TI Performance Director Chris Jones, who still plays a very active role in its operation.