The Road To Rio 2016

Presentation prepared by: Ryan Murphy

Presentation to: Claire Furlong

Date: XX/XX/XX

“Our mission is to maintain our position as a top 3 nation at the next Paralympic Games in Rio

2016 and IPC World Championships in 2017 and

achieve our UK Sport target of 13 Golds”

Aims of the Programme

• To create a sustainable, integrated, transparent and robust pathway for Para athletes

• World Class talent identification and recruitment processes with suitable exit pathways

• To ensure that all Para athletes have local as well as national support if and when required in terms of coaching and competition

• Maintain and develop strong links with the voluntary club and coaching community – 90% of funded athletes coached by the voluntary sector

• Maintain and strengthen links with the home countries

• Utilise and continue to develop our relationship with our key partners, i.e UK Sport talent team, EIS,WIS,SIS,NIA

The Team –

Paula Dunn – Head Coach

Maria Adey – Paralympic Project Leader

Laura Penhaul - Paralympic Lead Physiotherapist

Jenni Banks – BA Wheelchair Coach

Katie Jones – Futures and Talent Manager

Job King – Parallel Success Coordinator

Shelley Holroyd – Parallel Success Coordinator

Jan Richards - Administrator

Para Athletics Pathway

Parallel Success Sainsbury Para Athletics Introduction Days- new & existing athletes – entry point for classification

EVENT ACADEMIES- commences in 2014 – 3 camps to retain talent in the sport. Athletes selected from Clubs/PAI Days/P10/nomination

Talent Development Squad – InvitationTop 25 across all events will be selected

WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

BA Futures Programme – Selected. 5 – 7 of our most promising non funded Athletes.

UKS/BPA Talent Projects – Girls4Gold, Frontline to Startline and SportsFest

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What is Para Athletics?• It is primarily just athletics!

• Classification is the key difference and is necessary to ensure fair competition for all involved

• Within athletics there are classification groups. Each group is subdivided into classes depending on the level of impairment.

• The following groups are currently included in the Paralympic Pathway

• T – Track

• F – Field

• T/F 11-13 Athletes with a Visual Impairment

• T/F 31-38 Athletes with Cerebral Palsy

• T/F 40-46 Amputee & Dwarfs

• T 51-54 Wheelchair Racers

• F 51-58 Seated Field Athletes

• The classification process identifies the athletes’ functional ability in relation to the event group in which they are competing. The athlete undergoes a series of mobility tests and is seen in competition by IPC (International Paralympic Committee) qualified classifiers.

The Growth of Para Athletics

• Sydney Games – 125 countries participated

• London Games – 164 countries participated

• 75 Countries participated in the T&F programme

• 52 countries won medal

• It is now a global sport

One Sport....

• Integration via the club/coach voluntary system is the key for the continued growth and development of Para athletics – 90% of all funded athletes coached by VOLUNTEERS

• BA employed coaches coaching integrated groups –• Rana Reider – Shara Proctor – Olympic LJ finalist /Stef Reid

Paralympic Silver medallist• Steve Fudge – James Dasaolu – WC 100m finalist/ Jonnie Peacock

Paralympic 100m Gold medallist• Lloyd Cowans – Christine Ohuruogu – Olympic 400m Gold/Silver

medallist/ Ola Abidogun 100m Paralympic Bronze medallist• Fuzz Ahmed – Robbie Grabarz – Olympic HJ bronze medallist/

Jonathan Broom-Edwards HJ WC Silver medallist

It can and does work!

UKS Talent Team & BA Publicity

Jonathan Broom-Edwards & Sophie Hahn– PAI athlete to WC medallist to WCPP membership

World Class Elite Athletes ...

For further information please contact:

British Athletics, Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2BE

www.britishathletics.org.uk