Biathlon Canada High Performance Plans and Priorities 20042005

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Biathlon CanadaHigh Performance Plans and
Priorities 2004-2005
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Goals for the 2004-2005 Season

• Training period
• Enter the Train-to-Win phase of ADM with our top
  Sr. athletes
• Deliver high performance program based on our
  experience,
• more attention focused on one-to-one work
• Continued refining of basic technical skills and
  develop biathlon-
• specific skills needed for international
  excellence
• Competition period
• 2 athletes ranked in the top 50 in overall WC
  standings
• 1x top 20 and 1x top 16 result at WCH 05
• Retain our senior athletes in program until the
  2006 Olympics
• 2 athletes qualified for nomination to the 2006
  OWG (priority 1)

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NTP 2004-2005 Training groups (AAP Annex A)

• Senior Team (Richard) 5 athletes
• Olympic Squad Zina Kocher, Robin Clegg, David
  Leoni, Sandra Keith
• Sr. Dev Squad Marie-Pierre Parent,
• ( Gerhardt Klann TBC, Louise Weber and Barb
  Sharp have declined)
• Junior Dev Squad 9 athletes
• East (Daniel) JP LeGuellec, Francois Leboeuf,
  Jaime Robb, Joannie Haché
• West (Geret) Lindsey Bolivar,Sonya Erasmus,
  Dylan Costuros-Hay, Nicki Pacas (Jessie Jaques
  has declined)
• Development Program 6 athletes
• East (Daniel) Maxime Lebeouf, Marc-André
  Bédard, Patrick Côté
• West (Geret) Megan Imrie, Cindy Clark, Brendan
  Green
• (Trevor Wilson has declined)

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Sport CanadaAthlete Assistance Program

• Senior Card (SC-C1)
• 1.      Zina Kocher
• 2.      Robin Clegg
• 3.      Sandra Keith
• 4.      David Leoni (C-1)
• Development Card Training Centre Criteria
• 5.      Lindsey Bolivar (junior)
• 6.      Jaime Robb (junior)
• 7.      Dylan Costuros-Hay (junior)
• 8. Jean Philippe LeGuellec (youth)
• Development Card HPWG Nomination
• 9.  Maxime Leboeuf (youth)
• 10. Marie-Pierre Parent (senior)

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NTP 2004-2005 Selection criteria Senior program

• Zina and Robin preselected for 2004-2005
• David and Sandra preselected for WC 1-2-3
• Senior trials 11-14 Dec 2004 for WC 4-5-6
• 4M/4W for WCh (use of Nor Am 4th man)
• Use of WC 9 if required HPWG discretion (top 50
  or NC) - sanction

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NTP 2004-2005 Selection criteria Junior/Youth
program

• Jean Philippe is preselected for 2004-2005
• International criteria athletes to EC 3-4 (Dec
  04)
• Use of Nationals for WCH selection 26-30 Jan 05
• Top athlete from each class selected
• Other athletes can be sanctioned enforcing the
  principle of natural gaps to complete team
  selection
• Top ½ placing will be reimbursed

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NTP 2004-2005

• Senior Development Squad program
• Training centre activities
• Participation in other camps (user-pay)
• Olympic Squad program (above )
• Various camps (Bike, Haig (2), Glacier camp)
• Early snow camp and EC 1-2
• BWC 1-2-3 pre-Xmas tour
• National Team Program (post selection)
• BWC 4-5-6 (up to 2M/3W)
• BWC 7-8 and WCh (up to 4M/4W)
• Use of WC 9 if required (top 50 or NC)

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NTP 2004-2005

• Junior Development Squad program
• Training centre activities, including camps
• EC 3-4 pre-Xmas
• (JP LeGuellec 100, Jr Dev Squad International
  standard 50 funded Domestic standard sanction)
• National Team Program (post selection)
• Junior Youth WCh (Finland) 14 days

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NTP 2004-2005 Team staffing requirements

• Senior team
• Olympic team nucleus (Roger- Richard- Wax Tech)
  BWC 1-2-3-7-8 WCh (1 tech)
• Select up to 2 tour coaches for BWC 4-5-6

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NTP 2004-2005 Team staffing requirements

• Junior team
• TC coaches for EC 3-4
• Junior/Youth WCH
• Team Leader (Roger TBD)
• TC coaches
• Senior Team Wax tech will attend
• ICE assignment
• Task 21 apprentice

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NTP 2004-2005

• Total staffing requirements
• Team Leader - Roger 59 days
• Senior Coach Richard 97 days
• Junior coaches Daniel/Geret 35 days
• Senior Team Wax Tech 119 days
• Assistant Technician for WCh 10 days
• 2 tour coaches BWC 4-5-6 - 22 days
• Junior/Youth WCH tour coaches/techs 15 days

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NTP 2004-2005 - Staffing Process

• Assistant Coaching Support
• East hiring process from 2003
• West Eligibility list being developed via call
  letter (May 31st)
• National team tour positions
• Call letter for all positions with statement of
  qualifications (July 04)

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Training Centre Developments

• Valcartier
• Coaching structure
• 1 full time coach
• 1 paid assistant coach
• 1 volunteer coach
• Partnership in excellent position
• ACBQ, CSHNQ, CNMM
• Talent ID on-going and active

• Canmore
• Coaching structure
• 2 full time coaches
• Paid assistants Sr team
• Paid assistant Jr team and Talent ID
• Partnership unchanged from 2003
• Severe cutbacks
• Talent ID is undergoing options analysis
• Camps vs. Regional options

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TORINO 2006 - CRITERIA
Prior to 2006 Biathlon Canada was subject to
Schedule A criteria approved by the Canadian
Olympic Committee For 2006 OWG (Torino) the COC
has approved the use of International Federation
criteria (outlined below) Men Nation Cup
standing and quota Rank Register Start Total 1
-5 6 4 30 6-20 5 4
75 21-28 1 1 8 Women Nation Cup
standing and quota Rank Register Start Total 1
-5 6 4 30 6-15 5 4
50 16-20 4 4 20 21-27 1
1 8
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TORINO 2006 - CRITERIA

• 2 Principles driving the Biathlon Canada Olympic
  selection process
• Demonstrated Excellence (COC standards)
• Top 16 placings (individual athlete)
• Top 12 placings in relay
• Predicted Excellence (rising star criteria)
• Based on developmental periods
• The Olympic selection document contains priority
  rankings for athletes meeting qualification
  standards
• Our principles of selection may lead to the
  nomination of a smaller more competitive team
  than allowed by the IF criteria.

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NTP 2004-2005 Policy changes

• Athlete Handbook to be revised
• Tour checklist
• Amenities checklist
• AAP 2004-2005
• Inclusion Olympic criteria
• No domestic criteria for Senior Cards
• Junior benchmark established
• International youth criteria

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HP Budget 2004-2005

• Success in High Performance comes with a price
• 04-05 HP Budget444.5K
• Increase due to
• Increased tour activities required for Olympic
  qualification
• Increase in funding to re-establish service
  support in CTC and maintain Talent ID projects
• Now includes expenditure through partners

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HP Program 2004-2005

• Proposed Motion
• Move to accept in principle the High Performance
  Program and budget as presented pending approval
  of the association budget.