Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
1
A Talent Team Case Study
2
Youth a talent team RSR’s etc
3
Olympic Talent Programme INTER CLUB ACTIVITY Inter-Club Competition & Coaching activities ‘Learn to bike race’ School & club Programmes CLUB ACTIVITY Regular Competition and Coaching activities SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Links to clubs REGIONAL SCHOOLS OF RACING REGIONAL SCHOOLS OF RACING Coached sessions Competition based High Performance Centres MEMBERSHIP 1 – 2 years membership MEMBERSHIP D e l i v e r y Selection Criteria: Skills based Recommendations from club coaches Selection Criteria: Skills Assessment Ergo Test Commitment Race Results Life Skills Desire NATIONALREGIONALLOCAL PATHWAY DIAGRAM Input from Olympic Talent Coach Residential Camps Discipline Specific opportunities International Competition Opportunities Represent Region – Inter regional's, UKSG’s etc
4
Go-Ride Racing Local Racing Go-Ride Interclub Regional Racing Inter-Regional National Racing Club Coaching Sessions & Weekly Riding Regional Schools of Racing Talent Team and/or Domestic and International Competition Pathway Ongoing CoachingOngoing Coaching The Competition Pathway
5
What are Talented Young People doing? Racing! When are they doing it? All year round!! The Talent Team Model
6
What are Talented Young People doing? Racing! When are they doing it? All year round!! What are the demands of the events? “...intense, changes of pace...” “...dodgy, scary, random...” Highly skilled Fast We therefore need to develop highly skilled, fast, tactically aware, brave, hard-working bike riders The Talent Team Model
7
Developing a Rider The Snickers!
8
Developing a Rider Nuts Nougat Chocolate Caramel Wrapper Skilful Fast Tactically Aware Brave Work Ethic
9
Slide 9 L3 Core Unit (Route 1)/Training Theory (1) 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 60 Time (mins) Track MTB/CX Road/Crits The Demands of Youth Events
10
Planning and Prescribing Training
11
What does an ‘average’ week look like? Longer/Endurance rides Roller sessions Turbo sessions Short Intense sessions with Race orientation Skills sessions Racing “Periodised weeks” Based on the same principles we would apply to senior riders Planning and Prescribing Training
12
Under 12’s One or two club sessions per week Plus another bike ride, if they want to (maybe with family or friends/when the weather is good) A race most weeks Riding the bike when they want to
13
Under 14’s A couple of club sessions (if available) A club run or group ride A race or two every week (developing as they grow) Second year starts to need to train – maybe for six months (having a loop, getting on the turbo once or twice per week, getting out when they don’t always want to)
14
Under 16’s 7 - 9 hour per week 5 – 8 races per month A mix of club sessions, group rides/club runs, solo training loops, turbo and rollers Volume in the school holidays Second year would start to ride to races, etc
15
An Example Talent Team Diary – Youth A Female
16
Example Talent Team Diary – Youth A Male
17
Isle of Man Youth Tour 2010 Theory into Practice
18
Wim Hendriks Trofee 2010 Theory into Practice
19
Any Questions?
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.