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Barry Fudge Head of Endurance and Sport Sciences

Endurance Overview

Today

• We recognise that communication is key;
• Haven’t always been brilliant at it in the past;
• So an opportunity to get key endurance info out to a wider audience;
• And to obtain some formal/informal feedback either during today

and/or in the days and weeks afterwards;

• Also the information will hopefully be useful as you plan the next 12-

18 months for your athletes.

Overview

• Endurance overview
• BA/UK Sport planning and review process for 2015 key points
• Key endurance dates 2014-2016

Endurance Initiative - Vision

Endurance Initiative – Working in partnership

Creating Winning Environments

Endurance Initiative – Creating Winning Environments

Endurance Initiative 2014-17

Altitude exposure Science support Medicine support Coach support/education

Identified athletes capable

• f:
• Medals
• Finals
• Representing

GB At the Global and European level

• Junior to senior
• Bespoke
• Flexible
• Aligned to
• bjective

targets

• Accountable
• Supported by

leading experts

• Long term

investment in athletes

Communication

VLM strategy and Targets

• Based on calculations of what it will take to win medals in endurance

events across various objective indicators of the pathway and how specific event groups are performing now, the overarching targets are to:

– Identify and support 4 of the top 8 athletes in each event (based on selection criteria); – With 75% of identified athletes progressing year on year towards an identified performance goal (agreed in advance).

• Identified athlete/coach pairs will undergo a review and planning

process and be supported appropriately (e.g. science, medicine, coach education, training camps) based on their current level and potential future running ability.

Strategy

Endurance Initiative – People

Advisor/Mentor Head of Endurance Event Lead Special Advisor Expert Technical Advisor Accelerated Coach Development Athlete Based Support Associated Coaches NCDP+ Coaches NCDP Coaches Logistics Support Admin Support Barry Fudge Martin Rush Paula Radcliffe Alberto Salazar Jon Bigg Craig Winrow WCPP coaches James Brewer Lisa Richardson Mike Johnston Steve Cram Others Rob Denmark Bud Baldaro Futures coaches Darrell Maynard Others Others Personal coaches Support and guide WCPP athletes and their coaches Support home nations identified coaches/athletes Mentor and advise identified coaches/athletes Coach athletes to a high level Coach WCPP & pathway athletes Coach WCPP & pathway athletes to finalist level at global champs Coach WCPP & pathway athletes Coach Coach To lead and manage the

• rganisation of

identified training camps Support Head of Endurance Lead the accelerated coach development program Lead home nations coach education programes Provide program support - teams, training camps Provide expert advice and

• pportunities for

the accelerated coach development program To quickly advance their knowledge to a high level and apply it to the their coaching practice Provide program support - teams, training camps, selections To advance their knowledge and apply it to the their coaching practice To advance their knowledge and apply it to the their coaching practice To manage the endurance house Lead BA program strategy - BA budgets, lead BA endurance meetings Lead home nations program strategy - home nations budgets, lead home nations endurance meetings Provide expert advice to the Head of Endurance To drive the ethos of British coaches working together (co-

• rdination of

formal/informal education, training days) Provide program support - teams, training camps, selections Provide program support - teams, selections Program support - teams, training camps, selections Focus areas Who Logistics & Admin Support

British Athletics - Endurance Initiative

Title / Role / Purpose 10-15 identified coaches 40-50 identified coaches Leadership Coaching

Institute Coach Physiotherapist Physiologist

Creating Winning Environments – Own the start line

For further information please contact: British Athletics, Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2BE www.britishathletics.org.uk

WCPP reviews/IAAF World Champs Update

Endurance meeting

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP:

– Since 2013, UK Sport have changed the way they fund individual sports; – Each sport has a maximum number of funded places – this number is based on the numbers of athletes that UKS think we need to meet our target of 8-10 medals in Rio; – We have the following athlete places available:

• Podium – 40 (including relay)
• Podium Potential – 46;

– We can only use Podium Potential places for Podium (or vice versa) in exceptional circumstances (VERY expensive); – We can also buy extra places at either level, but only in exceptional circumstances (EVEN MORE expensive); – We do not want to leave many (if any) athlete places empty as we will potentially lose investment;

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP:

– UKS has now made it clear that the WCPP for all sports is about medals

• nly – top 8 no longer the main consideration;

– Athletes on Podium should have realistic potential to win a medal within this cycle; – Athletes on Podium Potential should realistic potential to win a medal within 2 cycles; – The panel must therefore be confident of an athlete’s future medal potential in order to approve their funding – we now have to demonstrate this to UKS as part of an annual review process (new requirement); – As a result, there will be casualties every year this year and we HAVE to be more realistic and selective – we can’t guarantee we’ll get it right all the time!

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP – new process:

– “Event Specialist Committees”

• Group (approx 6-7) of specialists for each event group to meet before the

WCPP selection meeting;

• Aim to get a greater spread of specialist knowledge to inform the

selection process;

• Aim to “dilute” opinions of individuals in the room who may have

alternative/selfish agendas;

• Committees are NOT selecting athletes for funding;
• Engage a wider proportion of the athletics community to encourage

greater understanding of the challenges associated with funding decisions;

• Ultimately helps the WCPP selection panel to make better, more

informed decisions;

• Invites for attendees already sent. These don’t have to remain static

every year, but it’s important that those involved fully understand the process;

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP – new process:

– WCPP selection meeting – changes:

• Much smaller group of key decision makers (i.e. PD, “Heads of” plus a

few others) who are armed with detailed information provided from the Event Specialist Committees;

• No personal coaches involved – addresses key criticism of previous

system;

• Decisions made by vote if necessary;
• Fewer people in the room allows for more detailed discussion of athletes
• n the border-line between levels/being exited;
• Now taking place AFTER the individual athlete reviews with relevant

Head of – along with Event Specialist Committees, now gives WCPP selection panel much greater information on which to base decisions;

• Consequence is shorter appeal window (hopefully not needed!)

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP – athlete reviews:

– Conducted by relevant Head of (i.e. Barry) in most cases – sometimes the PD/Institute Manager if more appropriate; – Focussing on Critical Determinants of Success; – Simplified process with maximum 6 questions to answer; – In as many cases as possible, athlete review will be in face-to-face; – Review is unashamedly focussed on medals (UK Sport directive) – what does it take for an athlete to bridge the gap to global medals? – Review will be discussed at WCPP selection meeting, and information provided will help in decision making processes; – Important athletes/coaches buy in as much as possible;

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP – athlete reviews - questions:

– What were your goals (performance and process) in 2014, and did you achieve them? – If you didn’t achieve your 2014 goals, why was this? – What critical determinants of performance do you need/are you able to address to bridge the gap to the medal zone by 2016/2020? – How do you plan to do this? – What input/changes (technical/tactical/science/medical/lifestyle) do you need to help you make these gains? – Taking the answers to the above into account, what are your goals for 2015?

Creating Winning Environments – Own the start line

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2014-15 Olympic WCPP – athlete reviews – how to make best use of

them:

Do Don’t Be honest Try and kid the system Be open Hide the truth Come prepared with detail Refuse to engage Come with solutions, not just problems Lack detail and clarity Speak to Barry in advance Think British Athletics are trying to catch you out Speak to your support team(s) in advance Worry!

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2015 IAAF World Championships – selection update

– New IAAF process:

• Single standard (somewhere between old A and B) which aims to qualify

75% of athletes – still waiting for majority of standards from IAAF;

• Remaining 25% can qualify via world rankings;
• Number of athletes that qualify via world rankings will vary by event,

depending on target number, and number of athletes qualified by standard;

– Two tier qualification system means that it’s almost impossible for us to increase standards; – Exact selection process tbc – reviewing entire philosophy with PD/HO’s; – Main selections have to be very late (due to fixed IAAF dates); – Looking at options to pre-select Marathon runners, race walk and 10km to provide better preparation for key athletes for champs (i.e. no/limited trial);

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2015 IAAF World Championships – holding camp

– Sea-level holding camp secured in Fukuoka, Japan. Same city which hosted 2006 IAAF World XC (have access to park where this was hosted – if wanted); – Similar climatic conditions to Beijing (very hot/humid); – Approx 3 hour transfer time to China; – 60,000 seat stadium, WU track, gym etc solely for GB team; – 2k synthetic lake loop and trails short distance from hotel; – High quality hotel; – Altitude options very limited – not much in Japan above 1000m. Looking to negotiate use of Hypoxic Training Lab in Tokyo for those who need altitude (lab-based training facilities and low-oxygen accommodation to live and train high); – Approx 8-9 days in camp, before transferring to Beijing 3 clear days prior to first competition date;

World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) - Selections

• 2015 IAAF World Championships – holding camp

Mike Cavendish British Athletics, Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE

Barry Fudge

Key Endurance Dates

Presentation prepared by: Ryan Murphy Presentation to: Claire Furlong Date: XX/XX/XX

Kenya: November 2014

• Out: 29 October/12 November;
• Return: 26 November/10 December;
• 12-15 athletes over the whole camp

(majority out on 29 October back on the 26 November);

• For development and WCPP athletes;
• Research focus pre/post/on the camp.

Project Pinnacle

Optimise Training | Maximise Performance

• Innovative research partnership between the EIS & British Athletics
• Performance focused research: 2014-15, 3 research projects
• Immediate, meaningful data
• Support evidence based decision making
• Optimise preparations for Rio and beyond

Optimising Tapering Altitude Training Running Economy

1: Running Economy: Optimising training strategies

• Identify whether both tempo

running on flat and downhill can enhance running economy in well trained distance runners

• Inform structure of training

programmes

• Optimise training to maximise

competition performance .

2: Optimising altitude and hypoxic training

• Identify if there is an optimal time to

compete after altitude exposure

• Validate pre-screening tool to predict

athlete response to altitude

• Objective data to coaches to use

when deciding on intensity of training at start of camp.

3: Tapering: Maximising Race Day Performance

• Identify if training intensity in final

days of taper, after large volume reduction, has ‘priming’ effect on performance

• Assess 1500m performance after two

7-day tapers: one currently used and new lower volume/high intensity

• Inform current practice to optimise

race-day performance

• Research provides low-risk

environment to taper and identify

• ptimal individual strategies

Kenya: January – February 2015

• Out: 2 January/14 January/30 January

(marathon athletes);

• Return: 28 January/11 February/27

February (marathon athletes);

• 20-25 athletes over the whole camp

(majority out on the 2 January, back on the 28 January);

• For development and WCPP athletes.

Spring – summer 2015: some key dates

• World XC 28 March
• London marathon 26 April
• 10,000m British champs (Highgate) 16 May
• European 10,000m cup 6 June
• Birmingham DL 7 June
• European team champs 20-21 June
• European Under 23’s 9-12 July
• British champs 10-12 July
• European Juniors 16-19 July
• London DL 24-25 July
• World champs 21-30 August

Altitude training opportunities: spring/summer 2015

• Possibility of WCPP camp in Park City 29 April to 27 May:
• Leading in to Eugene DL and incorporating Oxy HP meet;
• For athletes going on to run at World Champs;
• Small focussed camp;
• Feedback?
• Possibility of a development camp in Font Romeu approx. April to mid

May;

• Leading in to Stanford, Loughborough International, Highgate BUCS,

BMC etc.;

• Larger development opportunity;
• Feedback?

Pre WC 2016

• Those not wanting to do altitude will go to Japan as Mike has laid out;
• Those wanting to do altitude (and have a track record through the

year) can complete a combination of Font Romeu immediately after London DL for approx. 10 days leading in to an altitude location and/or an altitude house (both options in Japan) for 10 days to adjust to local time zone and weather.

• Exact altitude location to be confirmed shortly.

Summer 2016

• Very similar schedule to Beijing year;
• Approx. 3 weeks between last DL and start of champs;
• Therefore follow similar protocol;
• Either use BOA holding camp option or;
• A Combination of Font Romeu (10 days) with an altitude location in

Brazil (10 days).

For further information please contact: British Athletics, Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2BE www.britishathletics.org.uk