Gold Medal Profile Overview Roddy Ward Physical Assets and Health - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Gold Medal Profile • Overview – Roddy Ward • Physical Assets and Health Key Performance Indicators – Jessica Kryski • Thank you for attending! • Please keep your video and microphone off during the presentation • Questions can be asked in the chat box and will be saved till the end • We will begin shortly

Gold Medal Focused on athletes tracking to podium performances at World Cup/World Profile Championships/Olympics Driven by best practice and latest research Developed in collaboration with: • Biathlon Canada, Nordic Canada, Para-Nordic National Team Staff, Directors, HP Managers and Integrated Support Team • Own the Podium • Canadian Tire • International researchers and experts

High Performance Level Junior Senior Podium (foundational) Gold Medal Profile Benchmarks and Key Performance Indicators specific to each level.

1. Results Tracking with Performance Benchmarks Gold Medal Profile Gap Analysis Overview 2. GMP - 6 Performance Pillars with measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

3. Individual Performance Plans (IPP’s) • Training objectives, Yearly Training Plans (YTP’s), Targets/Goals Gold Medal Profile Outcomes: 4. Daily Training Environment (DTE) • Common tools: i.e. Training Peaks training plans and logs, Hudl, SCATT

1. Results • Canadian Tire Tableau Tracking with • Developed in partnership between Canadian Tire Analytics Team, Own The Podium and Biathlon Canada Performance • Competitive season data at Olympics, World Championships and World Benchmarks Cup, IBU and Junior IBU circuits • Tracking ski speed, shooting accuracy, shooting speed

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shooting Accuracy in Men’s WC Sprint Races Athlete: GOW Christian Country: CAN Rank in Table: 16 Avg. Shooting Accuracy: 82.0% Top 3 Benchmark: 88.3% (78.75% / 95.00%) Top 10 Benchmark: 82.9% (71.25% / 100.00%) Top 20 Benchmark: 81.1% (66.25% / 95.00%) Top 40 Benchmark: 80.3% (66.00% / 91.67%)

TECHNICAL/TACTICAL TECHNICAL/TACTICAL SKI SHOOT 2. GMP Performance MENTAL ASSETS EQUIPMENT Pillar’s PHYSICAL ASSETS HEALTH ASSETS

GMP Performance Pillars (Junior/Foundational KEY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT Level Example) INDICATORS (KPI’S) METHOD

Key Performance Indicators • Tactical decision making • i.e. Pacing, attacking, responding, defending, momentum, technique transitions • Body position Technical/Tactical • Can the athlete maintain good body position throughout the movement? Ski • Balance • Controlling weight transfer is key • Timing • Sequential activation • Power phase, recovery phase Measurement Method • Ski technique report card (technical) • Race debrief (tactics)

Key Performance Indicators • Tactical adaptability • Different race formats, range entries, altitudes etc. • Range Procedure • Range entry, set-up, range exit • Body Stability Technical/Tactical • Upper & lower body positions • Rifle Stability Shooting • Tracking, fine aim, recoil, breath control, bolting, follow-through • Trigger Mechanics • 1 st stage slack, 2 nd stage trigger pressure, follow-through • Wind • Corrections, shading Measurement Method • Shooting report card (technical) • SCATT, Trigger Trainer, subjective assessment • Race debrief (tactical adaptability) • Sattelacker diagnostic testing (Salzburg, Austria)

Key Performance Indicators • Resilience • Can the athlete stay motivated through ups and downs, injury and illness? • Performance Readiness Mental Assets • Can the athlete perform when it matters most? • Communication • Can the athlete communicate effectively with their coaches, staff, teammates Measurement Method • Mental report card • Race debrief • Other possibilities

Key Performance Indicators • Ski Fleet • Does the athlete have a competitive fleet of ski’s? • Rifle • Does the athlete have a good rifle fit with Equipment optimized components for efficient shooting? • Ammunition • Is the athlete's barrel and ammunition matched for optimal performance? Measurement Method • Wax Database (WC, IBU, JIBU) • Equipment Checklist • Race Ammunition Testing

• Jessica Kryski Physical and • Biathlon Canada’s Integrated Health Assets Support Team Lead and Physiologist

Physiological Determinants of Endurance Performance Bassett and Howley Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 70-84, 2000

Physiological Determinants of Endurance Performance • VO2max • Metabolic Adaptions • Mitonchondrial enzyme activity • Economy • Mechanical Efficiency = ratio of work done to energy expended • “economy” refers to the oxygen uptake needed to run (or ski) at a given velocity Bassett and Howley Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 70-84, 2000

Bassett and Howley Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 70-84, 2000

Bassett and Howley Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 70-84, 2000

Ski Specific Literature • Sandbakk and Holmberg (2014) • Physiological Characteristics of Elite Cross-Country Skiers • VO2max – 80-90 and 70- 80 mL∙kg -1 ∙min -1 or greater than 7 L/min • Ventilation Rates – have measured up to 250 L/min • CO – greater than 40 L/min and SV – greater than 200 mL • Anaerobic Capacity • Upper-Body Power • High-Speed Techniques • “In both sprint and distance skiing the ability to efficiently transform metabolic energy into speed is a key determinant of performance” Sandbakk and Holmberg, Int Journal of Sports Phys and Perf, 2014, 9, 117-121

Key Performance Indicators • Economy (Run and Ski) • Aerobic energy cost at submaximal speeds • MLSS/AnT Speed (Run and Ski) • The fastest speed at which the athlete is able to clear lactic acid at the same rate it is being Physical produced. • Speed Endurance (~8mM Bla) - Run • The ability to maintain near maximal speed for a prolonged amount of time. • Maximum Aerobic Speed (MAS/VO2max) (Run and Ski) • Maximum rate at which oxygen can be consumed by the body at a maximum workload and the speed associated with that

Measurement Methods Physical • Incremental Submaximal and Maximal Tests • With blood lactate, heart rate and VO 2 • 3000m Run

Key Performance Indicators • Movement Quality • Are the athlete's bodies in good working order • Structural Health Health • Are the athletes at increased risk of injury or illness • Medical Health • Are there medical factors that could limit the athletes' ability to train • Mental Health • Are there mental health factors that could limit the athletes' ability to train

Measurement Methods • Movement Quality Report Card • Assessment by a qualified therapist, strength coach and ski coach • Body Composition and Bone Density Health • Medical • Medical History • Intake with a Physician • ECG, Blood Work, Lung Function, Vision • RED-S screening • Mental Health Screen • Mental Health Screen