Defining Competition Readiness

U.S. Figure Skating Seasonal Planning STRATEGIC PLAN Worksheet for the 2010-11 Competitive Season ______

Athlete Name(s): Primary Coach:

 ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE GOAL Define your single ultimate performance goal for this season in terms of total program points and competition placement at U.S. Championships, World Championships, Junior World Championships or Olympic Games.

 S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS Describe your current strengths and weaknesses and your anticipated opportunities and threats.  Weaknesses are generally current features that you know you can improve upon, whereas threats are challenges you anticipate will need to be overcome in order to reach your ultimate performance goal.  Strengths are current features that consistently contribute your success and require some maintenance, whereas opportunities are features that are or may become available to you that you have yet to take advantage of.  SWOTs may be any combination of physical, mental, financial, social, and competitive factors.  SWOTs may be associated with your physical development and/or the situation around you.  Describe SWOTs relative to how they impact your performance in general and how they may contribute to or work against your ultimate performance goal.

Strengths 2.

Weaknesses 2.

Opportunities 2.

Threats 2.

“Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected.”

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 OBJECTIVES

Based on your SWOTS, describe up to 5 objectives you plan to meet (i.e. steps you will take) that will lead you to your ultimate performance goal.

 Objectives must specific, attainable and directly related to your ultimate performance goal.  Objectives must be described with details that demonstrate how they are related to your ultimate performance goal and how you plan to achieve them.  Examples of acceptable objective ideas: working on speed, fixing cheated triple axel, spinning faster, mental training, choreography, improving flexibility. Extra day-to-day general lessons not directly related to a specific objective are not acceptable.  Changes in Objectives due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances are permitted. All changes must be submitted in writing (i.e. revise this section of the plan) and approved by the Director of Performance Enhancement & Tracking or Senior Director of Athlete High Performance.

Objective 1

Expected cost for this objective: $______

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

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 RESOURCES & SUPPORT TEAM Provide the name and email address of your primary care physician. If you would like U.S. Figure Skating to establish a basic level of communication with other members of your support team, such as nutritionist, psychologist, conditioning trainer(s), primary care physician, orthopedist, physical therapist, and any other specialist you work with on a regular basis to support your mental and physical training and development, please provide the names and emails of those support team members as well.

 COMMITMENT We, the skater and the coach, have jointly developed this seasonal plan. We agree to adhere to this seasonal plan and to develop and maintain a level of health and fitness in the skater that will enable him/her to train and compete without injury or illness. In the event that the skater becomes injured and/or ill to the extent that he/she is unable to train consistently, effectively, and according to this seasonal plan, we agree to take reasonable measures to help the skater recover, especially those measures recommended by a qualified physician or healthcare professional. We understand that in the case of such injury or other significant and unforeseen incidents, this seasonal plan may require adjustment, in which case we agree to collectively revise the plan to meet the developmental needs of the skater and with respect to the ultimate performance goal.

______Printed Name(s) of Skater(s) Signature(s) of Skater(s) Date

______Printed Name(s) of Coach(es) Signature(s) of Coach(es) Date

______Printed Name of Guardian (if skater is a minor) Signature of Guardian (if skater is a minor) Date

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