Long Term Development Plan 3 POSSIBLE PATHWAYS Triathlon Olympic Pathway LTD RANDOM SYSTEM EDZŐI KONFERENCIA ÉS III. SZINTŰ EDZŐKÉPZÉS ELITE TARGET 04 NOVEMBER 2017 Sérgio Santos LTD Talent Detection (TD) Different Stages “Talent Detection” Talent Identification(TID) Identification / Selection (TID) Identification of individuals with potential to reach High Performance in a particular Sport. Might not be part of the Sport yet Talent Development Long Term Programs Talent Selection(TSE) “LTD” (TSE) Selection of young athletes already part of the sport with high potential detected by achievement or indication of experienced coaches High Performance Programs in talent development Support to stay in sport Talent Confirmation(TCO) “Success in Sport doesn’t depend on the gifted talent, (TCO) Training programs with athletes identified and selected as talents but on the possibility to fully develop it” (Bulgakova, 2000) to confirm the qualities in a training environment 1 Talent Detection Talent Development (TDE) Need to implement Talent Detection Programs • We all have limited resources (human, financial, time); • High performance is very demanding and can not be achieve by everybody; (TDE) Offering the best learning/training conditions to develop all the • As Coaches, we have the obligation to not create false identified Talent expectation to young athletes. If we know from the • TID Is useless if not followed by a strong selection and development beginning that they will not achieve certain level, we can’t program continue to create them “false” future scenarios (but for that we have to know it..); • The big investment should be done in the TDE every time we have the • All kind of Triathlete is important for our sport, but for capacity put on place an LTD program; most part of them, high performance programs are not the right way; •Facilities do implement the Development program •Coaching support; •Training groups; •Race calendar; Financial Resources Talent Detection Talent Detection Benefits of TD Programs (Bompa, 1999) Where does the Talents come from? • Reduce necessary time to achieve high performance level (gifted young athletes in the right sport); • It eliminates big amounts of work, energy and talent from the coach; •Reduce possible financial investment in athletes with NO limited potential; TRI Sport Competitive Background? • It increases the competition level and number of TRIATHLON Athletes seeking for high performance (National Teams with high quality Athletes and many of them, are the • Champions can come from any of 3 sports; ideal to development even more level); • The easiest way seems to be from Swim Background; • It increases Athlete self confidence (Competition • Some Swimmers seems to have problems to adapt to results are usually better than other young Athletes with outdoor activities; same training level); • Is it possible to make High Performance Triathletes from • High Performance Coaching teams are more motivated non swim background? to work even more when achieving good results; • We can not shut doors! 2 Talent Detection Talent Development Where does the Talents come from? Specialization in Triathlon Schools? Precoce Swim Team? Swim Championships? SWIM Specialization Track and field Team? Running races? Cycling Team? Cycling races? Talent Detection Trials? Late BIKE Specialization Triathlon Clubs? Youth Triathlon Races? Late RUN Specialization Talent Development Talent Development Specialization in Triathlon Specialization in Triathlon FEB 1987 APR 1973 JUN 1982 TRI ATH LON MIX Ye Shiwen born 1996 Great North Run 2013 200 and 400m Medley Gold in London 2012 3 Talent Development Talent Development Career Plan – Sports with late specialization Career Plan – Sports with late specialization Balyi, 1998 Stage Name Girls Boys Goals Diversification in FUNdamentals Motor 6-8 6-9 FUNdamentals Motor Skills years years situations 8-11 9-12 Acquisition of “Sports” Learning to Train years years Motor Skill fundamentals 11-14 12-16 Development of Specific Train to Train years years Sport abilities Train to Compete Specific training for 14-17 16-18 acquisition/development (Start of Triathlon years years of specific motor Skills to Specialization) compete 18 19 Specific Training aiming Training to Win years years High Performance Post Career Activity. Very When When important for Triathletes Retirement-Reconversion Level not Level not security after a enough enough Balyi, 1998 Professional Sport career Talent Development Talent Development Long Term Periodization Long Term Development – 10-10-10 Rule Periodization • 10 or 10.000 Hours Rule (Ericsson and Adapt. Bompa, 1999 Charness, 1994 and Salmela et al., General Specialization 1999). This rule means more than 3 6-14 15 daily hours of training for 10 years to accomplish the 10.000 hours; Athletic High Initiation Specialization Formation Performance 6-10 15-18 • A young athlete is considered talented 11-14 19 when situated in the upper 10% Post-puberty compared to his pears in specific Pre-puberty Puberty Maturity adolescence abilities; Beginning Specialization High Performance Sport • This Rule means that we need 10 years Age Age Age to “build” a competitive Triathlete; Swimming: Girls 7-9 11-13 18-22 • This Rule means a maximum of 10 % in Boys 7-8 13-15 20-24 training volume from one year to Cycling (road) 12-15 16-18 22-28 (38…) another is a good security; Running (distance) 14-16 17-20 25-28 (35…) 4 Talent Development Talent Development Long Term Development – 10 % Increase Simulation Learning and Racing Progression Stage Name Female Male Training/ Racing Priority CAREER 1 Year 2 3 4 5 Years 6 7 8 9 10 Years FUNdamentals Start in Swimming School (6-8) (6-9) Motor Skills Multiple sport experiences (team, combat, …) AGE 16 Years Old 17 18 19 20 Years Old 21 22 23 24 25 Years Old Swim Training at Club level Sessions km Time Sessions km Time Sessions km Time Learning Start swim competition as priority racing (8-11) (9-12) Multiple sport experiences (team, combat, …) SWIM 5-6 / 3-4k 20 6:30 5-7 /4-5k 30 10:00 6-8 / 4-6k 45 15:00 to Train Other sport competition as second priority Aquathlon, Duathlon, Triathlon for FUN and experience BIKE 2-3 / 40-60k 150 5:30 3-4 de 40-90k 240 8:30 4-5 de 60-120k 350 13:30 Training and swim competition as priority RUN 4-5 / 6-10k 40 3:30 5-6 / 6-16k 60 5:00 6-7 / 8-25k 100 8:15 Train to Train (11-14) (12-16) Can start Triathlon Training if not interfering with swimming Regular participation in Aquathlon, Duathlon, Triathlon COMPL. 2 / 30' 1:00 2 / 45' 1:30 2-3 / 45'-1h00 2:15 Specialization Fase I 1º Year:Aqua/Dua/Team Relays/TRI Super Sprint (4-6)+TRI Sprint(2-4) TOTAL 16:30 (2:45/day x 6) 18:00 19:30 21:30 24:00 (3:30/day x 7) 26:30 28:30 31:00 34:00 37:30 (5:30/day x 7) Train Juniors Juniors 2º Year:Aqua/Dua/Team Relays /TRI S.Sprint(4-6)/TRI Sprint(4-6) to Compete (16-19) (16-19) 3º Year:Aqua/Dua/Team Relays/TRI S.Sprint(3-4)/TRI Sprint(6-8)/OD (1-2) Simulation for a young Triathlete of 16 years old ready to support 4º Year:Aqua/Dua/Team Relays+/TRI S.Sprint(3-4)/TRI Sprint(6-8)/OD (3-4) Training to U23 U23 Specialization Fase II 16h/training/week (6 days /2-3h); 1º-2º Year:Team Relays+TRI S.Sprint (3-4)/Sprint(6-8 )/OD (4-6) Win a) (20-23) (20-23) 3º-4ºYear:Team Relays+TRI S.Spri(nt 3-4)/Sprint(6-8)/OD (6-8) Priority on Swimming. Priority can be different depending on Training to Elite Elite Increase 1-2 Standards a year Keep Team Relays and Sprint distance races Win b) (24-36) (24-36) individual characteristics. Careful with the run!; Máx. 8-10 Standard /year from 25-26 years old Retirement Not Not Healthy way of life Highest training volume week of the season; Enough Enough Age Group Racing? Reconverting Level Level Star a new Job Talent Development High Performance Support DON’T BE CONFUSED! When Talent Development comes to an End… • 8 -10 years Talent Elite; • 4 years as Junior + 4 years as U23; TALENT WORK / TRAINING • Still very big difficulties to race at Elite level after these 8 years; • As Elite Triathlete, career is mostly orientated to Olympic Qualification and Olympic Games; • At 24-25, 8-10 years to perform at top level • Can create “illusion” during development process; Factors to make triathlete stay in High Performance programs at 24-25 • The later revealed the better? • Moment of many personal options • End of school? • More progression margin? • Start to work? • Leaving parents house? • Possible longer career? • Family / mariage? • Less abandon rate? • Perspectives as professional Triathlete?; • Possibility to stay in program financially supported? 5 High Performance Support High Performance Support National Projects vs Individual Projects Needs aiming next Olympic Games • Country and National Team Identity; National Team Project Individual Project • Training adapted to Individual needs of the athlete; Squad Project • Training focused on Top Elite standards references; Periodization Competitive Options • Access to Top equipment and facilities; Priority Priority • High Priority on Federation’s Olympic Project calendar; National Team Individual? Olympic Games Club? / Sponsors? • Olympic Project Triathlete Focused on Olympic Goals; Preparation • Triathletes Team Work Very important Strong/Weak aspects; Activities • High Quality Coaching; Team Work Individual Work? • High Quality Team (Physio, Doctor, Massage, Nutrition,…) Shared Benefits • Triathlon as Full Time occupation (or almost); Support Best facilities Difficulties to have Best “team” Olympic level Access to best conditions is getting very high Need