Performance Programme Monthly Report January 2014
Competition Reports
SSRA Air Rifle Grand Prix
Discipline Air Rifle
Dates 12th January 2014
Venue/Country Denwood, Scotland
Match 1 Match 2 Final Jennifer McIntosh 391/408.0 204.8 1st Sheena Sharp 374/391.0 367/385.6 178.7 3rd Results Sarah Henderson 377/394.4 378/398.6 DNS Sarah Brown 380/400.4 94.5 7th Maria Bexley 371/391.5 137.0 5th Seonaid McIntosh 377/399.7 389/407.8 201.3 2nd Bobby Spence 570/595.6 571/597.2 114.5 6th
Outline of travel and Domestic competition so organised by the athletes themselves. accommodation logistics
Outline of Competition Timings were as per the ISSF rules and the matches were shot logistics on Megalink electronic targets.
Coach(es) and Support Staff Sinclair Bruce, Donald McIntosh.
Report Submitted By Sinclair Bruce
British Pistol Club Meeting
Discipline Pistol
Dates 18 & 19/01/2014
Venue/Country Bisley, England
Alan Goodall – 563, 560 Results Caroline Brownlie – 371, 370
Outline of travel and Domestic competition so organised by the athletes themselves. accommodation logistics
Outline of Competition Electronic targets. No final. logistics
Coach(es) and Support Staff None
Report Submitted By Donald McIntosh
SPA Air Pistol Grand Prix
Discipline Pistol
Dates 19/01/2014
Venue/Country Callander (SCO)
Owen D – 563; 569 Results Liddon J – 368; 359 Liddon K – 355; 363
Outline of travel and Domestic competition so organised by the athletes themselves. accommodation logistics
Outline of Competition Paper targets, with no final. logistics
Coach(es) and Support Staff None
Report Submitted By John Leighton-Dyson
Meyton Cup
Discipline Air Rifle
Dates 17th – 21st January 2014
Venue/Country Innsbruck, Austria
Match 1 Match 2 Jennifer McIntosh 394/412.8 391/409.5 Results 12th 11th
Outline of travel and Being a GBR trip the organisation was done through British accommodation logistics Shooting and WGT in the main.
A regional competition which attracts some very high standard Outline of Competition athletes. The top level is like a World Cup but the depth is not the logistics same with fewer starts than a World Cup. Good match for the first International of the season.
Coach(es) and Support Staff Donald McIntosh, Kris Dun
Report Submitted By Sinclair Bruce
IWK Munich
Discipline Air Rifle & Air Pistol
Dates 22nd – 26th January 2014
Venue/Country Munich, Germany
Match 1 Match 2 Jennifer 394/415.3 396/413.8 McIntosh 18th 32nd Alan Goodall 561 553 Results 57th 65th Alan Ritchie 559 571 61st 39th
Outline of travel and All organised through WGT and British Shooting as this was a accommodation logistics GBR representative event.
World Cup standard equipment control procedures meant that this, being the first such event of the year, resulted in some Outline of Competition logistics angst for the participants as the officials were implementing new interpretations. Jen ended up having to cut the waist seams of her trousers.
The matches and finals run as they would be in a World Cup. Very good competition.
Donald McIntosh, Kris Dun, Margaret Thomas (GBR Pistol Coach(es) and Support Staff Coach)
Report Submitted By Sinclair Bruce, John Leighton-Dyson
Training Activities
Training Camp - Morgantown
Discipline Rifle
Dates 5th – 7th January
Venue/Country West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
Athletes Attending Jonathan Hammond
Coaches & Support Staff Sinclair Bruce
Training Camp
Discipline Rifle
Dates 17th – 20th January 2014
Venue/Country Meadowbank, Scotland
Athletes Attending Bobby Spence, Sheena Sharp, Sarah Brown, Fiona Crowden
Coaches & Support Staff Sinclair Bruce
GBR Training Camp
Discipline Shotgun
Dates 24/25/26 January 2014
Venue/Country Beverley Clay Target Ground, England.
Shona Marshall, Sharon Niven, Sian Bruce, Calum Fraser, Athletes Attending Andrew Addison, Stuart Donaldson
Iain MacGregor (Scotland) Kevin Gill (OT) Joe Neville(OS), Martin Barker(DT) Also in attendance were Andrew Austin Coaches & Support Staff (OS) and John Bellamy (Coach for Junior DT) Keir Worth, the new GB PD, was in attendance with Steve Seligman & Tim Newenham
Training Camp
Discipline Shotgun
Dates 27th – 31st January 2014
Venue/Country Jarapalo shooting ground, Malaga, Spain
Shona Marshall, Linda Pearson, Jonathan Reid, Drew Athletes Attending Christie, Ben Wilson, Sian Bruce
Coaches & Support Staff Iain MacGregor
Domestic Training
Discipline(s) Shotgun
4th January – Bruce, Jeffrey, Niven, Addison 17th January – Bruce, Christie Dates/Venues 18th January – Trowell, Fraser, Niven, Jeffrey 20th January – Donaldson 23rd January – Bruce, Christie
Coach(es) & Support Staff Iain MacGregor
Commonwealth Games 2014
In addition to the eight athletes selected in Phase 1, the following athletes have achieved the Minimum Consideration Standard in one or more events for Glasgow:
• Andrew Addison • Jonty Barron • Maria Bexley • Sarah Brown • Dave Caughey • Fiona Crowden • James Henderson • Sarah Henderson • Bruce Logan • John MacDonald • Mel Mutch • Alan Ritchie • Sheena Sharp • Bobby Spence • Matt Thomson
The following athletes have achieved at least one score at least equal to the MCS:
• Drew Christie • Adam Dove • Kirsty Liddon • Seonaid McIntosh • Linda Pearson • Jonathan Reid
Coming Up
05-Feb 08-Feb Rifle, Pistol Intershoot The Hague, NED 12-Feb 21-Feb Shotgun Qatar Grand Prix Doha, QAT 14-Feb 15-Feb Pistol Training Camp Callander 14-Feb 17-Feb Rifle Training Camp Meadowbank 15-Feb 16-Feb Pistol BPC Meeting Bisley 16-Feb 16-Feb Pistol SPA Air GP Callander 16-Feb 16-Feb Rifle SSRA Air GP Glenrothes 21-Feb 23-Feb Rifle, Pistol British Championships 10m Bisley 26-Feb 06-Mar Rifle, Pistol European Championships 10m Moscow, RUS 28-Feb 02-Mar Pistol Training Camp Callander
Programme Adminstration
Along with three of the discipline coaches I attended the CGS Staff Camp on 10th & 11th January, where much useful work was done. The Minster for Commonwealth Games and Sport visited the refurbished range at Meadowbank and was welcomed by a number of our athletes and staff.
Donald McIntosh Performance Manger