Female TRIAD Issues
Aim:
Improve awareness of female TRIAD issues especially among young athletes - strategies for early identification, support options, develop best practice guidelines, education re training levels for female athletes
How:
Margo Mountjoy Workshops
Event Specific Testing Workshops
Aim:
Iron out health/injury issues before athletes get to carding level - have pool of data available for future studies of development athletes
How:
Testing Workshops 16 & 17 December – Auckland and Christchurch
Competition Development
Aim:
Increase depth of field at classics – assist athletes with chance to achieve qualifying times
How:
PPS/P2P endurance athletes funded for one classic - must compete in two meets
Steeplechase development
Aim:
Increase number of competitors and raise standard of steeplechasing in New Zealand
How:
Pilot steeplechase workshops - Christchurch to increase numbers at regional level Sept 2014
California distance base
Aim:
Access high quality racing opportunities
Group training effect
Qualify for major championship
Access to quality medical service provision
How:
2 x 5 bedroom houses or dormitory accommodation California
Race 'A standard' in preparation for WRC and Rio
World relay champs
Aim:
Prepare for World Champs
High level racing opportunity for non WC qualifiers/L3 carded
Focus for California Base
How:
Men: 6 member squad - Distance Medley Relay, 4 x 1500
Women: 6 member squad 4 x 1500, 4 x 800, DMR?
Staying connected international
Aim:
Keep connected with all athletes on US scholarships – assist with transition back to NZ training/racing
How:
Ongoing role to deal with athletes on US scholarships
Physiology PHD (Middle distance profiling)
Aim:
Profiling NZ athletes in the anaerobic/aerobic middle ground to identify traits of elite performers and give our coaches information/evidence based recommendations re individual training optimisation.
How:
PHD student hired. Develop scope of project. Could specifically target 200/400m runners with 800 potential
Distance coaches forum
Aim:
Advisory for MH / SW
Shape the direction of distance running in NZ Develop the distance squad structure as development level layer
Feedback on Event group plan
How:
Spring & autumn forums