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PATHWAYS to PERFORMANCE the Plan 2010 - 2015 PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE The Plan 2010 - 2015 ‘2wards 2014 and beyond – working together to achieve success’ Netball Scotland | Suite 296, Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6 LD Contents Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Progress and Update – One Year Ahead .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Performance Plan Objectives ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Performance Athletes ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.Competition and National Team Targets .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 4.Sport Science .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 5.Superleague Franchise Partnership ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Performance Gap Analysis Gap Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Key Performance Targets ................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Appendices 1.2 Performance Staffing Structure .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 1.3 Netball Scotland National Selection Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 22 1.4 Benchmarking: Player Position and Height Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 28 1.5 Cooperative Netball Superleague Statistics ........................................................................................................................................... 35 This Pathways to Performance Plan is one of four plans that underpin the Netball Scotland Strategic Plan 2010-2015 2 Netball Scotland | Suite 296, Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6 LD Performance Overview The Performance Plan 2009-2015 gives specific detail as to processes and systems for achieving it’s Objectives. It is an ambitious plan that is realistic and achievable, one which acknowledges the starting point and the distance to travel to compete with the best in the world as well as one which sets an ‘honest’ target for providing the necessary support. During the period 2008 to date, there has been significant progress made largely in ‘creating an elite training environment’, ‘establishing effective working relationships’ and findings ways to ‘maximise learning’. Netball has established a ‘baseline’ in performance competing domestically in the UK’s premier netball competition the ‘Co-operative Netball Superleague’ improving 2nd half season scores by double (see attached Appendices 1.6 Cooperative Superleague Statistics) as well as winning 9 out of the last 16 Internationals, 2 of which were against the No.1 World Champions Australia. ‘Pathways to Performance’ outlines the performance pathway established to provide a sound structure for athlete development from primary children through to national squad athletes. This pathways structure is developed in line with Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) principles and is supported by three major underpinning pillars of performance which can be found in our Pathways Development Plan and Education and Training Plan. Assessment has been made of the areas in netball which need addressing not only to guarantee a world ranking of 8th and above in 2014 but to ensure that the legacy post 2014 Commonwealth Games remains strong and powerful. It is essential that staffing meets the demands of the sports growth and development each year, where involvement in netball at all levels of the game escalates and that competing at the highest level is a real opportunity for talented young netballers in all areas of Scotland. A key partnership has been formed this year with the Sportscotland Institute of Sport Network, who now provide a comprehensive level of sport science support to a group of identified talented athletes the ‘2wards 2014’ squad. An extensive review of the Gap Analysis and the relevant support provided by the Institute of sport network in year one has taken place, an outcome of this review is for the Institute of Sport Network to provide additional services with immediate effect ie March 2009 onwards, these disciplines being Physiology and Skill Acquisition. 3 Netball Scotland | Suite 296, Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6 LD Progress and update - one year ahead A gap analysis is conducted which then defines the key objectives each year. Process targets are established, benchmarked against where we need to be by 2014 and beyond. The key disciplines of support necessary throughout the process are highlighted and agreed. These may change over the period of the plan in accordance with the athletes’ needs and robust annual review systems. Following consultation days around Scotland there is clear message, which Netball Scotland should continue to provide a service to the whole of Scotland and that to do this there must be in place an overall manager/director who is responsible for ensuring an integrated, cohesive way forward to guarantee a Legacy beyond 2014. In order to fulfil our objectives of creating a Legacy beyond 2014, it is imperative that the 3 underpinning pillars of performance, 1) Talent Identification, 2) Talent Development and 3) Performance Coach Development be given high priority in the year 2010/2011. In order to achieve this 1) and 2) above will be covered in the Pathway Development Plan and 3) be address in the Education and Training Plan. A full-time ‘Pathway Development Manager’ is therefore a priority appointment to action and implement development structures pertaining to the 3 underpinning pillars of performance as well as duties relating to the wider development plan. The PDM would work very closely with the full time national coach and the education and training manager to ensure an integrated approach across all plans. Prior to making this appointment it is intended to employ a Talent Officer (Part-time) to commence work on Talent Identification and Development work. Performance Coach Education programme is now in place to support the Pathways to Performance structures. It is the intention to establish a ‘high performance coach’ programme in the year 2010/2011 where future national coaches will be identified and trained accordingly. This will be covered and managed by the Education and Training Plan. Financial support will be given to the National Assistant Coach and National Squad Open Manager in the year 2010/2011 in the form of an honorarium. Providing financial support to all National and Technical Centre Coaches is prioritised by the season 2011/2012. 4 Netball Scotland | Suite 296, Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6 LD Pathways to Performance The diagram which follows on page 9 presents a visual outline of the performance pathway available from primary school age through to national squad athlete. The pathway is developed in line with Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) principles. The table below indicates the timescale for introducing these pathways and the target number of centres at primary, junior and under 15 age groupings as well as the necessary Technical Centres to ensure a progress step to providing Technical Support to all National Athletes (Open U19 and U17’s): Pathway 2008/09 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2014 squad Open squad U.21/U.19 squad U.21 U.19 U.19 U.19 U 21 U.19 U.19 U.17 squad Technical Training 1 -Glasgow (2014 1 – Edinburgh 1 – Aberdeen 6 Centres 6 Centres 6 Centres 6 Centres Centres) + National Athletes) (2014 + National 1 – Perth (All National (All National (All National (All National Athletes) (2014+ Nat + Athletes + 2014 Athletes + 2014 Athletes + 2014 Athletes + 2014 Age group squad) squad squad squad Athletes) U.15 pathway Introduce 2 centres 2 centres Increase to 4 4 centres Increase to 6 6 centres Increase to 8 Centres - 1 in the north and centres centres centres (13 – 15 yrs) 1 in the south Junior pathway No No Introduce 2 Increase to 4 Increase to 8 Increase to 10 Increase to 12 Centres centres centres
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