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European Athletics High-Performance Conferences
European Athletics
High-Performance Conference
23-24 November 2013, Frankfurt (GER)
European Athletics High-Performance Conferences
Discussion Group Feedback
What can federations really do to affect the performances of elite
athletes?
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Centralisation ( athletics specific or multi-sports)
Best athletes , best coaches, best medics
Focus on junior to U23 categories
Long term development of athletes
European Athletics High-Performance Conferences
What are the reasons European athletes seem to compete less than
successful athletes from other areas?
• University and collegiate North American system
• Calendar improvement
• Athletes and coaches decide together not to compete until
peak condition is reached
• Counter opinion: competition is part of training
• Season of the youngsters ends very early
European Athletics High-Performance Conferences
What can we do to improve the planning of performance development
and the provision of services to elite athletes and their coaches?
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Conferences should includes scientific and medical staff
Formal and informal education
Coach exchanges and resources sharing
Information sharing and mentoring
Development of inter-nation matches
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What are the recommendations you can make for each other and
European Athletics?
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Journal publication (online)
Translation of existing information
Catalogue of existing knowledge
Better control of citizenship change
European Athletics High-Performance Conferences
Group Members
Jean
Ramon
Ghani
Peter
Cheick-Idriss
Massimo
Igor
Mikael
Isik
Mykhailo
Tomas
Krzysztof
Vahagn
Eduardo
Nazim
Kestutis
Eduardo Ricardo
Aliaksandr
Anatolie
Gracia
Cid
Yalouz
Stanley
Gonschinska
Magnani
Mironenko
Norman
Bayraktar
Medved
Dvorak
Kecki
Javakhyan
Garcia Garcia
Israfilov
Jezepcikas
Garcia Garcia
Trashchyla
Popusoi
FRA
ESP
FRA
GBR
GER
ITA
RUS
SWE
TUR
UKR
CZE
POL
ARM
AND
AZE
LTU
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BLR
MDA