Enhanced Excellence

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Enhanced Excellence

• Report to the Synchro Ontario
• Presidents/Registrars/Coaches Meeting
• Toronto September 23, 2006

2
Synchro Ontario Goals

• Build on our existing infrastructure for our
  athletes (all levels and constant attention paid)
• The ultimate goal - a Vast improvement on the
  results of Ontario athletes at high performance
  events and in high performance initiatives.

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Goal Attainment How?

• Build on our Existing infrastructure for our
  athletes
• 2003-2006

• Develop Athletes, Coaches, Officials and Clubs to
  ensure success by offering programs which
  compliment one another.
• Implementing community suggestions, ie. Age in
  T1.
• Offer quality programs review past programs and
  continuous improvement for success.
• Continue to build partnerships ie
  Interprovincial Meet and PAC. Host Nationals
• Review Competitive Structure Review Strategic
  Plan and Update

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Goal Attainment How?

• Develop Athletes, Coaches, Officials and Clubs to
  ensure success by offering programs which
  compliment one another
• Implementing community suggestions, ie. Age in
  T1.
• Offer quality programs review past programs and
  continuous improvement for success.
• Continue to build partnerships ie
  Interprovincial Meet and PAC.
• Host Nationals
• Review Competitive Structure
• Review Strategic Plan and Update

• Ongoing with Athletes. Officials and Coaches
  training opportunities.
• Agreement in 2006 that this was a good
  initiative review for potential T2 changes in
  2007.
• Ongoing
• Consider a 13-15 Training Team in 2007 that is
  hosted in Quebec/Ontario
• 2004 and 2006
• Initial review in Fall 2005 2nd review at SO AGM
  in June 06. Continued monitoring to take place
• Board will be reviewing/updating in November 06.
  Consultant is leading the process.

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Goal Attainment How in 2006-07?

• Develop Athletes, Coaches, Officials and Clubs to
  ensure success by offering programs which
  compliment one another
• Continue to build partnerships ie
  Interprovincial Meet and PAC.

• Ongoing with Athletes. Officials and Coaches
  training opportunities. NTT and Outreach
  Programs will be included/introduced this year.
  Leslie will speak to this later.
• Leadership Conference
• LTAD implementation
• Quest for Gold opportunities
• HP Camps 2007
• Consider a 13-15 Training Team in 2007 that is
  hosted in Quebec/Ontario

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Quest for Gold Program

• Funded through 2010 Monies. Collaboration
  between Ministry of Health Promotion and the
  Lotteries/Gaming Corporation.
• Funding is to support Athletes Coaches and to
  provide enhanced competitive opportunities.
• Overarching goal of the Ontario Athlete
  Assistance Program is directly related to the
  Ehanced Excellence goals of both Active 2010 and
  the Canadian Sport Policy ie. To improve the
  performance and number of Ontario athletes
  performng at the national and international
  level thereby contintributing to the improved
  performance of Canada at international
  competitions.
• Initiated in January 2006 to fund programs that
  ran April 1, 2005 March 31, 2006
• Synchro Ontario allotted 9 cards to support
  athletes across 2 categories
• Buy the tickets to support athlete development at
  the HP level

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Quest for Gold Program

• 2005/06 Funds Supported
• 9 athletes with funds
• Coach training
• 5 spots purchased for Level 3 coaches that
  participated in a Mentorship Training Opportunity
  hosted by the CAC.
• 2 coaches chosen to attend National Team Training
  Camps as Team Managers/Coaches
• Funds directed to the Leadership Conference to
  support all Ontario coaches.
• Note coaches supported by this program MUST be
  NCCP Level 3s as this money is Excellence
  driven.

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Quest for Gold Program

• 2006/07 Funds Will Support
• 9 athletes with funds (formal approval received
  Sept 06)
• Coach training (no information received to date)

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Quest for Gold Program

• 2006/07 Current / Next Steps
• Sept 8 - PSO HP Questionnaire submitted
• Oct 6 - PSO Athlete Selection Criteria to be
  posted
• Oct 24-27 Meetings with PSO to review
  applications for nominated athletes
• Oct 31 Deadline for PSO to publish list of
  nominated athletes
• Nov 15 Appeals Committee reviews appeals
• Nov 23 Appeals Committee notifies outcomes of
  appeals
• Nov 30 PSO to re-submit applications for
  athletes after appeals process has been completed
• Dec 1 MHP to finalize list of 2006-07 carded
  athletes.

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Quest for Gold Program

• 2006/07 Draft Selection Criteria
• Selection Criteria has been determined and
  Committee recommended Board approval. Board
  approved criteria at its August meeting.
• Selection Criteria is currently being shared with
  our MHP representative for review and informal
  approval so it can be posted by October 6th.
• Based on the criteria, Committee has determined
  the athletes who will be nominated this year and
  we will follow the process to do so.

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In Closing

• A lot is going on!
• Were being noticed in the sport community and in
  fact are being modelled after!
• Relationships are building with our funder.
• Relationships are building across Canada within
  the synchro community
• There is a number of initiatives underway and
  lots of planning that is inclusive to ensure our
  success!