 INTRODUCTION
Cycling Ireland in partnership with the Irish Sports Council and Sport Northern Ireland are introducing their talent transfer programme; ROUTE 2012, to find athletes with the potential to make an Irish track cycling team bidding for London 2012 Olympic qualification. Talent Transfer is about the recognition of athletes who already possess highly developed physical attributes and skills and have the potential to transfer these talents to another sport. If you have a proven track record of performance at international level or at the highest standard nationally, preferably in endurance based sport you could find through ROUTE 2012 testing that your specific talents are best suited to track cycling. If following testing by the ROUTE 2012 team you are deemed to have the potential you may be invited to join the track cycling programme bidding for London 2012!
BACKGROUND
Fact
Previously an Olympic silver medallist at the Athens Games in rowing, Rebecca Romero made the switch to track cycling and four years later is the new Olympic Champion, having won gold on the track at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Romero also won gold earlier this year at the track cycling world championships.
Question?
Could you replicate Rebecca's amazing story? Do you have what it takes to compete in the 2012 Olympics?
The Plan
We want to take young men and women with a background of sports training and competition at a high level and provide them with the opportunity and environment to transfer their skills to track cycling.
IS IT YOU?
If you think you can handle the speed, are aged between 17 and 30 (male or female) and consider yourself to:
- Have a proven track record of performance at international level or at the highest standard nationally, preferably in an endurance based sport
- Experience of following an intensive high-quality training programme, probably in excess of 15 hours per week
- Have good levels of power and speed
- Have good levels of endurance
- Enjoy competition and high-speed challenges
- Be a fast, tactical thinker
- Be "coachable", i.e. prepared to listen to advice and try new skills
- Be able to demonstrate persistence and determination
- Be eligible to compete for Ireland
Then Yes, It Could Be You....
If you think you meet the above criteria, come along to the ROUTE 2012 testing taking place in your region to see whether you are suitable for a potential career in track cycling.
The exercise tests will give an indication of your power output and will take approximately 40 minutes to administer. Track cycling is exciting, explosive and fast. It provides the ultimate mental and physical challenge.
REGISTRATION
Be Quick! Registrations should be received by Wednesday 17th September 2008.
Provisional testing dates are scheduled as follows:
- Monday 22nd September - Dublin; National Aquatic Centre
- Tuesday 23rd September - Cork; National Rowing Centre
- Wednesday 24th September - Galway; National University of Ireland
- Thursday 25th September - Enniskillen; Lakeland Forum
- Friday 26th September - Jordanstown; Sports Institute Northern Ireland
Following application, participants will be contacted and full details of testing confirmed.
For more information and applications forms please contact, Robin Gregg, robingregg@sportni.net +44 7814741828, +353 28 90383208.
CONTACT US
Cycling Ireland;
Kelly Roche, 619 North Circular Road, Dublin 1, Ireland,
Tel: +353 (1) 8551522 Fax: +353 (1) 8551771
Email: info@cyclingireland.ie
Irish Sports Council;
Top Floor, Block A Westend Office Park Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8608800
Email: info@irishsportscouncil.ie
Sport Northern Ireland;
House of Sport. 2a Upper Malone Road. Belfast BT9 5LA
Tel: 028 90 381222 Fax: 028 90 682757
E-mail: info@sportni.net
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Brochure: Talent Transfer - Track Cycling
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