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Quarterly Report

Junior Excellence Programme

  • The JEP has been refined and developed however the central philosophy and methodology of the programme has not altered since its inception.
  • An appropriate relationship has been developed between the programme and Area Institutes of Sport.
  • An appropriate training and competition calendar has been devised.
  • Academy squad of 17 has been chosen with appropriate planning and support put in place.
  • High Performance Programme put in place consisting of four squads and 45 participants.
  • An appropriate selection criterion for representative events has been established and publicised.

Competitive results:

  • World Junior Women's Championships conducted in Cairo, Egypt with Team finishing in 12th position and Lauren Gray making round of 32 in the Individual event.
  • Academy squad competed in Nordic Junior Open with two event winners and four semi-finalists across all age groups.

Senior Programme

  • An appropriate selection criterion for representative events has been established and publicised.
  • All senior players in realistic contention for both men's and women's World and European Teams Championships have been individually contacted with appropriate needs analysis conducted and support commenced.
  • Trials conducted for World Men's Team Championships, O'Hara and Frankland joining the pre-selected White and Heath.
  • Men's rankings published.
  • An appropriate relationship with the SIS established with Wendy Maitland and Martin Heath joining John White and Pam Nimmo as SIS members.
  • TAP funding application and review process established.

Competitive Results:

  • World Men's Team Championships conducted in Vienna, Austria with team finishing in seventh position.

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