THE BRITISH FENCING ACADEMY WELCOME TO THE BRITISH FENCING ACADEMY Piers Martin Chief Executive.
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THE BRITISH FENCING ACADEMY
WELCOME TO THE BRITISH FENCING
ACADEMY
Piers MartinChief Executive
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WELCOME
British Fencing The Academy LTAD and fundamental principles
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VISION
a “world leading fencing family”
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“We succeeded because what we did was based on business principles not
sporting fantasy.”
Peter King, CEO British Cycling
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TO BE WORLD LEADING...1. An outstanding NGB2. A sustainable business3. Effective communications4. A bigger sport5. A community club network6. A skilled and active workforce7. High quality events8. Long Term Athlete Development 9. Winning
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OUR VALUES & BEHAVIOURS
Earn trust through integrity Display team spirit Challenge and innovate to excel
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THE ACADEMY
Our delivery machine... A quality learning and development
environment
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OFFICIALS
TEAM MANAGERS
HE/FE LINKS
CLUBS
COACHES
REFEREES
COMPETITIONS
P/G/Cs
SSSM
THE ACADEMY
ATHLETES
FACILITIES
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WHAT IS THE ACADEMY? National & Regional Programme to develop:
– Clubs– Skills– Talent
Actual & Virtual Ongoing programme Supports clubs and coaches, does not replicate or
replace them
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THE ACADEMY – TALENT
The aim of the British Fencing Academy is to provide an environment for fencers with talent & desire to develop and prepare for life as an International Athlete
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POTENTIAL
TALENT + ENVIRONMENT+ DESIRE
= PERFORMANCE
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FENCER vs ATHLETE
School fencer? Club fencer? Regional fencer? National fencer? GB fencer?
Medal Winning International ATHLETE?
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TRIDENT TRAINING
Fencing Strength & Conditioning Athlete Lifestyle & Education
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TRAINING BASED PROGRAMME
A3 A2 A1
GB CADETGB JUNIOR
GB SENIOR
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“It takes at least 10 years of extensive practice to excel in anything.”
H Simon, Nobel Laureate
“10 years or 10,000 hours.” Ericsson and Charness Salmela et al
10,000 hours in 10 years:
- 20 hours per week x 50 weeks per year
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WHAT IS LTAD?
Putting the needs of the ATHLETE at the centre of everything we do in our sport
A philosophy not a programme An understanding that performances
improve due to:- Growth & development- Properly Planned Training
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DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AT THE RIGHT TIME
Long Term Athlete Development is about achieving optimal training, competition and
recovery throughout an athlete’s career, particularly in relation to the important growth
and development years of young people.
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WHY LTAD?
The “critical” periods of accelerated adaptation are not fully utilised.
Under development between 6-16 years cannot be fully overcome: athletes will never reach full potential.
The best coaches are encouraged to work at elite level.
Coach education tends to skim the growth, development and maturation of young people.
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COMMON PROBLEMS Young athletes under-train, over-compete. Low training to competition ratios in early years. Adult competition superimposed on young athletes. Adult training programmes superimposed on young
athletes. Male programmes superimposed on females. Training in early years focuses on outcomes (winning)
rather than processes (optimal training). Chronological age dominates training rather than
biological age.
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CHRONOLOGICAL VS DEVELOPMENTAL AGE
Training and competition is based on chronological age
Athletes can be 4 - 5 years apart by maturation levels
Training a biologically 11 or 15 year old the same way?
Players progress because they get OLDER or BIGGER not BETTER
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HOW OLD IS A 13 YEAR OLD??
Biologically11
Chronologically13
Biologically15
Chronologically13
4 YEARS
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HOW OLD IS A 13 YEAR OLD??
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“Our task is not to do something dramatic to please people in the short term. It is to establish the
structure for long term success.”
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QUESTIONS?
