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Discover Sailing
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Club Implementation Plan 2013
Part 8.
The Sailing Pathway
August 2013
DATE
Implementation Plan 2013
• You should now be hearing sound – if not check your
audio and ensure you are in slideshow (full-screen) mode
• This is Ross Kilborn, Sport Development Director at
Yachting Australia
• This presentation is the eighth of 11 in the
Discover Sailing Club Implementation Plan
The Monthly Topics
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
(1) Program Introduction & Purpose
(2) Planning & Prioritising
The gemba Report
Tackers
Sailability
Discover Sailing Days
Discover Sailing Hosts
Discover Sailing Experiences & Courses
Safety, Risk Management &
Membership Protection
The Sailing Pathway
Crewing
Club Promotion
Measuring Results
Summary & Future Plan
Pathways in Sport
Most sport structure the entry, progression, & retention of
participants on a pathway
Evidence & research based approach
Recognition that participant’s skills, confidence, &
commitment develop over time
Needs & wants of participants are different at each stage
Especially important for children who have additional
age-related needs
Misperception it’s about producing elite athletes
Its about retention of everyone
Why does sailing need a Pathway?
Retention
To map out the diversity of options our sport offers
Important to understand how to successfully
transition participants from introductory programs to
membership
Assist in directing limited resources at the needs of
participants – the things that will make a difference
Help us understand & avoid attrition
Brings all clubs and Centres together in achieving
shared aims – recognising each club and Centre may
cater for people on different stages of the Pathway
Three main Sailing Pathways
1) Recreational – primarily based around progression
of beginners through to active ongoing club-based
participation (usually as club members)
2) Development – a whole of sport Pathway that
outlines progression from beginners through to
pinnacle international success
3) Officiating Pathway – showing how club officials are
developed to support the delivery of the sport
Participation & Development Pathways
Majority of participants are found in levels 0-5
Important for clubs to recognise that most new
participants want social/non-competitive participation
Development Pathway (level 6 and above) is
important for people who have the talent, ability, and
commitment to excel in our sport - it maps their
progression over a long period of time
Level 0.
People’s first introduction to sailing
Applicable to people of all ages and abilities
Discover Sailing Day (delivered at any club)
Discover Sailing Experience (at Discover Sailing Centres)
Crewing
What is important at Level 0. ?
Welcoming
Able to participate with other beginners
No requirement for club membership
Boats supplied
Simple information
Great practical, hands-on, short duration activity
Providing information about the next step
Levels 1-3: Discover Sailing Courses
Discover Sailing Courses in dinghies, keelboats,
powerboats, windsurfers
Accredited Centres with qualified Instructors
No requirement for club membership
Boats provided
Different levels of courses to build skills
Introduction (Start)
Intermediate (Better)
Complete (Racing)
What’s important at Levels 1-3?
Great quality instructors
Instructor communicates The Sailing Pathway
Safety & confidence
Offering courses at every level & sequencing them to
retain groups of participants
Recognising the different needs of participants
(adults, children, people of all-abilities)
Making learning fun with the aim of retaining to the
next level
Social interaction
Level 4. Introductory racing / Green Fleet
Very important to offer modified/simplified racing
ISAF Simplified Rules
Entirely separate from club racing
Option to use club owned boats
Social emphasis
Can be a step to club racing but also an important
ongoing level to offer to participants who don’t want
to progress to club racing
Critically important for junior & youth to prevent and
manage burnout and drop out
What is important at Level 4. ?
Participants benefit from ongoing support from
instructors
Participants enjoy socialising and developing their
skills outside of a competitive environment
Participants understand the next steps
Ongoing social sailing and/or club racing are both
progressions after Level 4
Children and adults participate separately
Level 5. Club racing
Most clubs are effective at delivering club racing
Involves a range of volunteers
The Officiating Pathway is an option
Level 6. Club coaching
Misperception club coaching is only for people who
want to progress to elite performance
Helps people who want to be more competitive in
their club racing, State & National events, and
international regattas
Currently limited offering by clubs
Delivered by qualified coach
Great way to engage participants in giving sense of
achievement and skill development
Different from a course – coaching is NOT based on
a syllabus
What is important at Level 6.?
Qualified coach
The golf or tennis pro!
Program – which is structured to individual needs and
develops performance for key regattas
Offered in any type of boat but for those wanting to
move to Level 7 and above in the recognised classes
Considers the broader training needs of sailing such
as strength and conditioning
Level 7 and above
From Level 7 and above sailors are competing and
training to be the best in the World
Recognised classes
High level of the sailor’s individual time and resources
commitment
Performance measured and monitored
Involvement of State Institute and State Academies of
Sport
Success of the World stage to raise the public profile of
the sport at all levels
Resources and further information
Yachting Australia website – under Participation
Diagrams
Explanations
Green Fleet
Introductory Rules
www.yachting.org.au/pathway
Summary and Thanks
Understanding and implementing the Sailing Pathway
is one of the most important steps to retention
Next month – Crewing