Junior & U23 Development Program

JUNIOR News from corey bacon

22 December 2011

Finals day at Runaway Bay:

In the female races we had Bridget in the A final and Freya and Ayla in the B final. Bridget in her first year was up against the best junior girls in the country and she didn’t disappoint putting everything into it, being the youngest at the event. Bridget ran strong and ended up running the 2nd fastest split of 9min for 2.4k. In the A final she finished 12th which put her 11th overall for the weekend. Well done.

In the female B final we had Ayla and Freya. They both had good swims even though they were a little behind with some work to do. They worked brilliantly on the bike, making up ground on the other girls. Both girls gave it their all with Freya finishing 6th and Ayla 7th in the B final. Ayla finished 25th and Freya 28th overall for the weekend.

Onto the boys finals and in the D final we had two athletes. Tom and Hugh. Both boys finished well with Hugh running into 6th place and Tom 8th place in their final. Good job boys.

The C final was next and we had Cameron race for  10th position in his final and 47th overall.

Onto the B final and we had 2 athletes, Brayden and Jack.. Jack had the 3rd fastest ride split in the B final and 13th fastest overall. No one in the B final could match Brayden’s speed as he ran himself into 2nd place in the B final and if you gave him another half a lap or more he would have taken 1st place. He also ran the 4th fastest time overall. Great work Brayden and a good finish to a good weekend to finish 18th overall. Jack was consistent all weekend running to finish 11th in the B final, finishing 23rd overall.

The A final is what is all about and Declan was our one ACT representative. A great performance but the bike hurt him too much and he finished 15th in the A final but finished 7th overall after sitting in the top 3 after race 2 and up until the final. His highest overall position during the weekend was 2nd so a good effort.

Regardless of whether personal goals were achieved or not everyone should be proud of how they performed and I know they all gained valuable experience. They all made friends with athletes across the country and that is great for all and the sport. It was great to be part of ACT’s biggest team at the event and from my calculations I hope that the team will be even bigger next year. We received really good feedback on our performances and I know we will be even stronger next year. Let’s just make swimming our friend. Swim, swim and swim.

General information

For Junior triathletes 13-23 years of age, who would like to be involved in the sport at a more competitive level:

• TACT Junior Emerging Talent Squad (JETS),
• TACT Development Squad (DS)
• TACT Performance Squad (PS)

All information about the TACT JETS/DS/PS are displayed on the ACT Junior Development Policy (available soon).
 
 

Entry to the TACT JETS/DS/PS

Athletes

Entry is by application (Athlete Application Form 2011-12 & Athlete Code of Conduct 2011-12) and includes the successful completion of Time Trials (Time Trial criteria). The recruitment period is generally between April and May each year.

The squad follows an annual program aligned with the TACT membership year.  Athletes successful in their application will need to fulfil all necessary requirements, including the payment of an annual administration levy to Triathlon ACT.  Athletes must re-apply annually, there are no automatic selections.  Squad members, coaches & managers are required to be current members of Triathlon ACT.

 
The cost for joining the TACT Junior Squads is $100.00. If you have been selected in the Junior Squad for the 2011-2012 season please click here to pay your contribution. You can also pay by cheque to Triathlon ACT at Locked Bag, 3004, West Deakin, ACT, 2600

 
Coaches and Managers

Coaches and managers also have to apply at the same period by sending the Coach-Manager Application Form 2011-2012 and the Coach-Manager Code of Conduct 2011-2012.
 

Important note:

Athletes who participated in the April time trials will have the opportunity to move to a higher squad if times are met at the pre season time trials on Saturday 3 September 2011.
 

2011-2012 Junior Squads:

Please click here to see the coaches, the managers and the athletes involve in this season Junior Squad.
  

2011-2012 Important dates:

25 April 2010                         New year athlete, coach and manager position applications open.

16 May 2011                         Applications close

1 June 2011                          2011-2012 Squad members announced

1 July 2011                           All TACT memberships due for renewal

Mid Aug 2011                       New season uniform orders placed

3 Sept 2011                          Time Trials at AIS

31 October 2011                   Thredbo Camp deposits due online

4 December 2011                 Callala Triathlon - race away weekend

9 - 12 January 2012             JETS/JDS/PS camp. Thredbo - 4 days

12-14 March 2012                Huskisson Triathlon - race away week

 
ITU ENDORSED JUNIOR TRIATHLETES

Junior triathletes, 16-19 years of age as 31 December 2012, seeking to compete in the Australian Triathlon Junior Series of events, must first become endorsed as an "ITU Junior" triathlete. Refer to the "TA ITU Junior information" document which can be downloaded from the Triathlon ACT Policy page on this website. Endorsements must be processed for sign off well in advance of the planned ITU Junior race event through the TA recognised State Development Coach who is also our Squad Head Coach. Last minute endorsements may not be recognised by the race organisers on the day of competition.

Race Competition Uniform Rules for ITU Juniors - 2009 version available here

Please contact Squad Coach Corey Bacon on coreybacon@optusnet.com.au if you wish to be considered for selection or would like further information.