Royal Club Talent Programme
Aims of the Royal Club Talent Programme
- To raise and encourage developing potential level to achieving excellence by providing pathway support training programmes.
- To increase strength and depth of athletes within the British Curling and Royal Club’s Performance Programme
- To encourage athlete and team participation in Royal Club and Ice Rink competitions therefore increasing participation.
- To identify talent at a young age within each Ice Rink in Scotland
- Encourage and improve young curler’s skills by measuring and monitoring proficiency that is recognised by the Royal Club Skills Awards Scheme
- The Royal Club Talent Programme is a development programme to integrate into the performance programme
- Manage goal setting and expectations of performance progression.
Structure of Talent Programme
- Approx 21 Ice Rinks which provide Royal Club Talent Programme (subject to athlete selection)
- Managed by Royal Club High Performance Coach
- Delivered by Royal Club Assistant Performance Development Coach
- Delivered by identified Royal Club Talent Programme Coach who is a Royal Club qualified technical coach (to be confirmed in due course)
Selection
| Ice Rink | Female Athletes | Male Athletes |
| Borders (Kelso) | Lorna Shaw | Cameron BryceCallum PottsNeil Sutherland |
| Braehead | Eilidh TempletonRebecca Steven | Fraser DavidsonRobin McCall |
| Curl Aberdeen | Rebecca MorrisonEmma ScottMaggie WilsonHayley Smith | Alasdair IzatEain Scott |
| Dewars (Perth) | Robin BrydoneCameron Smith | |
| Dumfries Ice Bowl | Heather MortonNaomi Whyte | Fraser KinganZack StewartRoss WhyteRuariadh Whyte |
| East Kilbride | Emma Hair | |
| Forfar Indoor Sports | Beth DandieHailey DuffLouise JoinerLesley Young | Adam FlintCraig JoinerEuan MacDiarmidMurray Young |
| Greenacres | Rachael HallidayLauren McIntyreJennifer Marshall | Fraser Keil |
| Inverness Ice Centre | Dionne ClarkEllie FraserFaye McInnes | John FraserCallum GreenwoodStewart LyleRyan Peters |
| Kinross | Kirsty PatersonKathryn SpainFiona SpainAlison Wood | Gregor BousieFinlay CampbellJames HayIain Wilson |
| Lanarkshire (Hamilton) | Carolyn BairdLaura RitchieHazel SmithHeather Waddell | Graeme AllanAndrew BallantyneConnor BallantyneAndrew Neilson |
| Lockerbie | Lynn PaulMhairi PaulKirsty Sloan | Cameron McNayDaniel Robson |
| Moray Leisure Centre(Elgin) | Amy MacDonaldEilidh Yates | Josh KellockGrant Stephen |
| Murrayfield | Karina AitkenLaura BarrElspeth LeanKaren Munro | Gavin BarrAndrew GreiveAndrew Mundy |
| The Peak (Stirling) | Louise MansionJayne Stirling | Andrew Morton |
| Stranraer | Performance Group | Performance Group |
| Waterfront | Angus Shearer |
The programme aspires to build over 2011-2014 to a maximum number of 8 athletes per Ice Rink (4 male and 4 female) making a total of potentially 160 each year.
Click here to view the 2012-2013 SELECTION POLICY – ROYAL CLUB TALENT PROGRAMME
Click for accompanying Mindset Information Sheet
Click for Royal Club Talent Programme Application Form 2012-2013
Assistant Performance Development Coach: Brad Askew
Mobile: 0773 326 4813
