The purpose of the Triathlon WA Athlete Pathway Program is to provide an inclusive pathway to assist and encourage junior athletes (13-23 yo) to progress to higher levels of the sport and/or Triathlon Australia’s Athlete Categorisation. The pathway aims to provide the following:
A positive and supportive environment at sessions and National Series races.
Skills sessions to enhance their training in their daily training environments.
Athletes who display sport-specific skills and show interest in the sport of triathlon
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
Building skills in ‘draft legal’ racing and demonstrating athletic potential (including showing demonstrated signs towards a performance mindset)
TALENT SQUAD
Experienced in draft-legal racing and significant results at national/local triathlon and single discipline competitions.
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA ATHLETE CATEGORISATION
The purpose of athlete categorisation is to identify athletes who have the potential to achieve Olympic and Paralympic Podium Success within two Olympic and Paralympic Cycles. The level of categorisation reflects the timeframe around which an athlete is likely to achieve podium success based on patterns of progression of podium athletes within the sport.
This is the next step for our older Pathway Athletes.
HIERARCHY OF DISCRIMINATORS
The below Hierarchy of Discriminators forms the basis for our pathway strategy and what to develop.
Services
Athlete Pathway Race Days
Athlete Pathway Training Days
Education
Planning Support
Uniform Credits
Super Sprint Race Weekend
Aus Junior Relay Champs Invite
Talent Squad
Development Squad
Next Gen Squad
TRAINING SESSION CALENDAR
Date
Location
Skills / Relay / Education
Time
Coming soon
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further enquiries or questions about the APP, please contact the Triathlon WA Pathways and Coaching Manager on 9443 9778 or programs@wa.triathlon.org.au
