Eight Carmarthen Harriers athletes and their coaches have been accepted onto the 2021/2022 Welsh Athletics National Development Programme over the next 12 months.
The programme features 49 athletes across Wales and includes a mix of para and non-para athletes across all four event groups.
THROWS
- Storm Evans (Kevin Evans)
- Sion O'Keefe (Ralph Siggery/Alison Phillips)
- Morgan Batten (Ralph Siggery/Alison Phillips)
ENDURANCE
- Dafydd Jones (Carol Jones)
- Frank Morgan (Carol Jones)
JUMPS/COMBINED EVENTS
- Beca Roberts (Phil Warwicker)
- Jessica Lee (Jake Morgan/Wayne Griffiths)
- Osian Roberts (Phil Warwicker)
The National Development Programme is the second step along the performance development pathway and focuses on the top performing young athletes aged between 16-19 across Wales.
The programme is underpinned by an Athlete competency framework and follows a 2-year curriculum which aims to provide athletes and their coaches with the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviours to continue their progression in the sport of Athletics.
The opening day, a 2-day camp for the NDP took place in Cardiff over the weekend of Saturday 23rd October and Sunday 24th October.
Benefits for the athlete and coach include physical and performance behaviour profiling with practitioners and Welsh Athletics Staff, individual action plans to work on with personal coaches and access to online virtual sessions focusing on technical, performance behaviours, lifestyle and mental skills.
Report from last weekend in Cardiff CLICK HERE
Find out more about the Welsh Athletics Athlete Development Programmes CLICK HERE
