Triathlon South Australia Junior Development Program

About Triathlon South Australia Junior Development Program

Our Junior development program commenced two years ago, and is growing every year. Under its current format, it is split in to two tiers based on key performance benchmarks at a national level. We aim to encourage and develop the abilities of all our members in a supportive, respectful and appropriate way. At present our program has the following members Performance squad: 6 members, 1 female, males Development squad: 17 members, 10 females, 7 males These junior athletes race all across our state, Country and event overseas, such is their ability.

Value to the Community

Triathlon South Australia embraces the values of Respect, Health, Enjoyment, Belonging and Achievement. Our team values the spirit of inclusion and regularly attend community events such as the very popular school based Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon, where 1150 children between 7 and 12 participated in their first triathlon.

Why the funds are needed

these funds would be used to purchase much needed equipment, specifically a bike fitness tester, to establish exact performance benchmarks to further educate our coaching staff as to the current performance levels of our squad members and how it relates to their development through childhood / adolescence. With the use of this performance assessment tool, we can measure in a quantifiable way, the exact training needs to balance performance with fatigue, injury prevention and in line with their growing bodies. Additionally, exact training loads / power curves can be established to balance these sporting training needs with their other important obligations such as schooling (i.e reduced over-training, reduced fatigue, better school results).

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