SQUADS
AND
PATHWAY
LAUNCH
SATURDAY 15th JUNE 2013
- Swimming Canterbury West Coast
- Swimming Eastern Districts
- High Performance Sport New Zealand
- Christchurch City Council
- Swimming NZ
- Coaches – Peter Burgon, Hayden Brown, Glen
Findlay, Roly Crichton, Brigitte Mahan, Michaela
Norman, Carl Gordon, Martin Harris, Tatiana
Afanaseva, David Prattley, Aaron Billing, Oscar
van Stekelenborg, Huia Mikara and Jenny Jones
- To provide a competition pathway for athletes of all ages. The main
focus of the pathway is the constant pursuit of improved
performance, skills and technique by allowing the athletes to be
exposed to different training and racing environments along with
different coaching styles.
- To provide a professional development pathway for coaches to learn
from each other and to be exposed to athletes of all ages and abilities
Swimmers
Provide a platform to enable swimmers to reach Olympic and other world
pinnacle events utilising expertise, support services and facilities available in the
Canterbury region
Deliver the swimmer/s to the team with a “winning edge”
Provide opportunities to improve quality of training (challenges and stimuli's)
Promote the rehersal of international standards and protocols at all ages
Increase exposure to international competition and first class resources
Have a base of swimmers capable of moving into a Performance Centre when the
new complex is completed
Challenge to be the No 1 province in New Zealand for athletes at all levels
All swimmers recognise the pathway and strive to be part of it
Coaches
Provide the framework that allows coaches to refine and repeat the process of
excellence
Full written support from all coaches in the region with anti-coaching clause
in the agreement
On-going support and professional development for coaches from the region
Develop coaches to the highest level and provide local support for them so
they can join their swimmers on NZ teams
Sharing of ideas and information between coaches for the betterment of
swimmers
- Qualification Period: 1st January 2013-30th April 2013.
- The age of the athletes will be as at 1st of December 2013 (This allows
the swimmers to be placed in the right squad for the end of year
events)
- Swimmers must reside and be training within the new Canterbury
West Coast/Eastern Districts regional boundary.
- Swimmers will be re-ranked following Wharenui Winter Olympics,
South Island Champs and NZ Short Course Champs for end of year
tours. NZ Short Course will be the premier event for re-ranking but
South Island Champs and Wharenui Winter Olympics will be used
where a swimmer is not eligible for NZ Short Course Champs
- Olympic Events only
- Incentive for swimmers to improve and to move up squads and into
squads but they must commit to the programme in writing.
- Coach Driven and organised
- Professional Development for all coaches in area
- Final selections will be made by the coaches committee and may
take into account other factors including but not restricted to injury,
training attendance and work ethic.
Development – Age Groups 12 & Under
Selected from 2012 Canterbury Junior Champs
Bronze – Age Groups 11-14
Use best XLR8 Points in one Olympic Events during qualifying
period. Any ties will be broken with a count back to next best events.
Silver – Age Group 13-15
Use best 2012 FINA Long Course Points in one Olympic Event during
qualifying period. Any ties will be broken with a count back to next
best events.
Gold – Age Group 16-18
Use best 2012 FINA Long Course Points in one Olympic Event during
qualifying period. Any ties will be broken with a count back to next
best events.
Platinum – Age Groups 15 and Over.
Use best 2012 FINA Long Course Points in one Olympic Event during
qualifying period. Any ties will be broken with a count back to next
best events.
League Competition
- Local one to two hour league competitions on a Sunday afternoon
- Not interclub but 8 teams of 8 swimmers (64 in total) with each team having
an allocated coach and manager.
- Relay and fun focus will full participation (i.e. restriction on number of
events). Swimmers not allowed to swim the same events at every league
meet.
- Build a template for the competition including a range of events to make it
as simple as possible to select teams and to operate
- Competition preceded by 30 minute skills sessions run by coaches.
CRITERIA
- 11-14 years as at 1/12/13
- Limited to 36 swimmers
- Top ranked 18 male and 18 female swimmers on their best XLR8
points score during the qualification period in an Olympic event.
- Swimmers will be re-ranked after the NZ Short Course Champs
- Swimmers must reside and be training within the new Canterbury
West Coast/Eastern Districts regional boundary.
- The final squad and tour selection will be made by the coaches
committee.
TRAINING AND COMPETITION TOUR
- Three day Training Camp in July School Holidays plus an intersquad competition (Flying Scotsman Trophy)
- Target Competition - Southland Champs 28 Nov- 1 Dec 2013,
Invercargill
- Southland Champs Tour Budget $453
Oliver Rayner (North Canterbury)
Callum Haughin (North Canterbury)
Matthew Harford (Ashburton)
Bryn Rumble (Wharenui)
Tom Dreaver (QE2)
Nicholas Close (QE2)
Archi Perriam (Jasi)
Hunter Ferguson-Wilson (QE2)
Jack Sands (Geraldine)
Flynn McDonald (QE2)
Quinton Hurley (QE2)
Matthew Clough (Ashburton)
Henri Rollinson (Jasi)
Zac Baker (Wharenui)
Zachary Taylor (QE2)
William Roberts (North Canterbury)
Jay Martin (Ashburton)
Zack Martin (Ashburton)
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – Tatiana Afanaseva
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Hayden Brown
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Paul Johnstone
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach - Hayden Brown
Coach - Tatiana Afanaseva
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – Carl Gordon
Dasha Meyn (QE2)
Ava Morrow (QE2)
Ari Graham (QE2)
Eugene In (Aquagym)
Lucy Gordon (Aquagym)
Mine Nel (QE2)
Hana McKenzie (QE2)
Sapphire Wairau (QE2)
Mya Graham (QE2)
Lucy Jackson (QE2)
Stella Cheersmith (QE2)
Sophie Beckley (Ashburton)
Anna Veremyuk (Wharenui)
Kaylee Jackson (QE2)
Emma Smith (Jasi)
Aimee Elliot (Ashburton)
Olivia Mason (QE2)
Ashleigh Aldred (Ashburton)
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach – Aaron Billing
Coach – David Prattley
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach - Tatiana Afanaseva
Coach - Glen Findlay
Coach - Hayden Smith
Coach - Carl Gordon
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach – Carl Gordon
CRITERIA
- 13-15 years as at 1/12/13
- Limited to 12 swimmers.
- Top Ranked 6 male and 6 female swimmers on their best FINA points
score during the qualification period in an Olympic event.
- Swimmers will be re-ranked after the NZ Short Course Champs.
- Swimmers must reside and be training within the new Canterbury
West Coast/Eastern Districts regional boundary.
- The final squad and tour selection will be made by the coaches
committee.
TRAINING AND COMPETITION TOUR
- 5 day Training Camp locally during July School Holidays
- Monthly Time Trials with Gold Squad on Saturday mornings
- Target Competition - Auckland Age Group Champs 6th-12th Dec
2013
- Auckland Champs Tour Budget $665
Boys
Jordan Rahurahu (Wharenui)
Thomas Moot (Wharenui)
Angus Syme (North Canterbury)
Satori Dobbie (QE2)
Samuel Woolf (Ashburton)
Bryn Atkin (North Canterbury)
Coach – Martin Harris
Coach – Martin Harris
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Girls
Cassandra Wright (QE2)
Lucy Clough (Ashburton)
Felecity Lowen (Aquagym)
Hannah Bates (QE2)
Emily Rennell (Jasi)
Julie Briden (North Canterbury)
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach – Peter Burgon
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
CRITERIA
- 16-18 years as at 1/12/13.
- Limited to 12 swimmers.
- Top Ranked 6 male and 6 female swimmers on their best FINA
points score during the qualification period in an Olympic event.
- Swimmers will be re-ranked after the NZ Short Course Champs.
- Swimmers must reside and be training within the new
Canterbury/Eastern Districts regional boundary.
- The final squad and tour selection will be made by the coaches
committee.
TRAINING AND COMPETITION TOUR
- Weekly Training on Saturdays
- Target Competition – Victorian Age Group Champs 14th-19th Dec
2013, Melbourne
- Victoria Champs Tour Budget $1750
Boys
Matthew Phillips (Wharenui)
Joseph Brown (Ashburton)
Jed Smith (Aquagym)
Willie Steele (NCSC)
Blake Highet (Aquagym)
Benjamin Anngow (Wharenui)
Girls
Kelly Scammell (Aquagym)
Caitlin Rennell (Jasi)
Pia Hulley (Jasi)
Gendi Roberts (NCSC)
Brittany Tucker (QE2)
Laura Sugrue(Jasi)
Coach – Martin Harris
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Martin Harris
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Peter Burgon
Coach – Peter Burgon
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Glen Findlay
Coach – Peter Burgon
CRITERIA
– 15 years and over.
- Limited to 12 swimmers.
- Top Ranked 6 male and 6 female swimmers on their best FINA points
score during the qualification period in an Olympic event.
- Swimmers will be re-ranked after the NZ Short Course Champs.
- Swimmers must reside and be training within the Canterbury and
Eastern Districts regional boundary.
- The final squad and tour selection will be made by the coaches
committee.
TRAINING AND COMPETITION TOUR
- Weekly Training on Saturdays
- Training Camp - Caloundra 8/12/13-14/12/13
- Target Competition –Queensland State Champs 15/12/13-20/12/13,
Brisbane
- Caloundra Camp and Queensland Champs Tour Budget $2580
Boys
George Schroder (Aquagym)
Charles Porter (Aquagym)
William Campbell (Wharenui)
Chris McFadden (Aquagym)
Henry Muskee (Aquagym)
Regan Pitt (North Canterbury)
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Martin Harris
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Girls
Abbie Johnston (Aquagym)
Natasha Lloyd (NCSC)
Grace Somerville (Ashburton)
Beckie Dooley (Jasi)
Lisa Catto (Aquagym)
Ebony Maikuku (Jasi)
Sophie Pascoe (QE2) Training only
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Brigitte Mahan
Coach – Carl Gordon
Coach – Peter Burgon
Coach – David Prattley
Coach – Peter Burgon
Coach – Roly Crichton
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Myth Number 1 – Successful age group athletes will turn into
international athletes
Myth Number 2 – Fast tracking young age group athletes will help
them become better, faster.
- Systems don’t produce athletes on their own. Singular coach-athlete
long term relationships produce the performance
- Each of you ask yourself today what you can do to help to put an
athlete or athletes on the team in Rio and beyond.
- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is
the Pack. Rudyard Kipling,
“We would like to thank you once again and look forward to the
launch this coming Saturday and the possibilities that will come with
being part of these squads.”
“Thank you for this email. Wow what an honour”
“That sounds fab, thank you”
“is super excited about been picked for the Bronze squad.”
“We are looking forward to attending the launch of this exciting new
venture on Saturday and hearing more about the Canterbury Squad”
“I wish you and the other coaches well with the pathways
programme. I think it is a fantastic incentive for swimmers and we are
lucky that the Canterbury WC Region has motivated people such as
yourself to action new ideas”