The World Triathlon Athlete Development Model has been specifically designed to provide National Federations (NFs) with current information about athlete selection and development as a framework. The identification of athletes with the potential to compete at the highest level and to the best of their ability in triathlon allows NFs to use the resources available properly. It also helps in the process of designing the best strategy to achieve the best results. The identification process assumes that elite athletes can be selected based on some existing characteristics. However, the multi-dimensionality of sports performance and the variability of competencies needed to be a top athlete creates an environment where the number of variables able to fit an explanatory model of future performance is enormous, and in some cases are hard to identify at the point when selections may be being made, leading to the possibility of future high performing athletes being excluded from the process too early.
The following program provides the necessary information to identify the success factors in the sport of triathlon. It also highlights the essential characteristics athletes need to have if they aspire to compete at the highest level of the sport.
This is a free course.
