Please visit the Nirvana website for full details of packages available for this Championship.

Summer Series
The criteria for this series was the best five results from the published races. The full results are detailed in the spreadsheet NW Junior Summer Series 2009 In addition, competitors must have been signed up as Triathlon England members for the 2009/2010 season. Some places have gone to competitors who only did 4 or only did 3 races in which case they have been given a score of zero for the remaining race or races that they did not do.

TE membership has been checked with the central database at Loughborough. The following will be presented with trophies at the NW Region Presentation Night and Disco on Sat 27th March

Youth Girls
 Laura Gray
 Ella Carter
 Bethany Saunders 

Youth Boys
Thomas Kneller
Lewis Sanders
Liam McGuinness

T3 Girls
Charlotte Sinclair
Harriet Kneller
Megan Davies

T3 Boys
Bryn Davies
Alex Carlton
Matthew Sinclair

T2 Girls
Molly Merrick
Georgina Plant
Sophie Myers

T2 Boys
Chris Fallon
Nicholas Carlton
Joseph Akik

T1 Girls
Emily Barker
Charlotte Waddington
Libby Saunders

T1 Boys
Kyle Preece
Jack Mitchell
Spencer Shaw

If there are any queries/anomalies with regard to these either set of results, please e-mail steven.jones@btinternet.com with the details so that they can be resolved. It is the intention that these will remain as the provisional results until the 21st February, after which time they, and any agreed modifications to them, will become the final results.  Any changes to the results will be uploaded to the NW website.

Full details can be found on the regional web pages by following this link: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/triathlonengland/northwest/page.php?article=735&category=/northwest/

Full details can be found on the regional web pages by following this link: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/triathlonengland/northwest/page.php?article=735&category=/northwest/

All meetings are on a Wednesday  7.15 to 9.15 pm

10th March - Selwyn Jones Sports Centre,  Ashton Road,  Newton Le Willows WA12 8AG (Training Room)  M6 J23
12th May - Bolton Arena, Horwich,  BL6 6LB (Conference Room 1)  M61 J6
8th September - Truckhaven Carnforth, LA5 9RQ (Conference room)  M6 J35
13th October - Annual General Meeting  TBA

My name is Stephen Butler I am forty-nine years of age and I am very passionate towards Triathlon and its development in Wales. I have been involved with Triathlon for approximately sixteen years. The majority of this as a competitor but due to a recurring back injury the past six years has been spent as a Committee member & Coach with Pencoed Tri Club.

I have been part of the Welsh Triathlon executive committee for the past three years with the last year covering the Vice-Chairman's role due to the Vice chairman standing down.

My roles on the committee apart from the general Vice-Chairman's duties have included the following.

• A member on the British triathlon age group sub committee, which has involved introducing the new age group qualification criteria for World and European championship races. The qualification process is now more performance based. This has improved the quality of athletes representing GB and has been very well excepted by the age group athletes.
• I have also revamped the criteria for event organisers in Wales wishing to hold either a National Champs or Grand Prix series race. To host a Welsh championship event you now have to place a comprehensive bid with all relevant documentation to be considered. (Criteria to be found on WT website)This will help raise the standard of events in Wales and hopefully attract more participants and a higher standard of competition.
• I have also helped in the reorganisation of the Welsh academy with Richard Brady. The Welsh academy is now functioning very well and have a very strong group of athletes with huge potential.
 
If re elected to carry out the Vice-Chairman position, I feel my past experiences with sport and Triathlon will enable me to continue to develop in this role and help create a solid working relationship within the association and its associated clubs and members.

Executive Officer:  Richard Jones

My vision and ambition for Welsh Triathlon is to develop a performance level pathway that is effective and sustainable. This will provide Welsh athletes with the realism of competing at championship level at all distances.  This can only be supported with the development of home grown coaches. Coach development is imperative to the long term success of Welsh athletes.
During my time racing pro at Olympic distance and then long course, winning numerous titles at the elite level, I gained an abundance of experience and knowledge of the sport.
Since then, the past five years have been devoted to developing and strengthening my coaching skills. I have coached a number of athletes to European and World championship podiums, age group and elite IM winners and World Ironman championships. 
Having competed and coached at a high level, I believe that I have a full understanding of the requirements of performance that will enable Welsh Triathlon to move towards a greater depth at championship level.
My intention is to share my knowledge and coaching techniques in developing all coaches involved with Welsh Triathlon. 
I consider myself fitting for the role as Performance Director as my background, current coaching status and future vision for Welsh Triathlon all highlighted above demonstrate that I fully understand the requirements and skills to develop performance in Wales.
 

Executive Officer:  Rosemarie Jones

I have been involved in the sport of triathlon for approx 18 years when I participated in my first sprint distance triathlon. I have enjoyed the sport at all levels and have competed at all distances including Ironman. I have also twice represented GB in age group races.
 
Along with my Husband we formed Celtic Tri  triathlon club in October 2005  and I worked on the committee within the club in the role of development officer. I am still actively involved in organising club events including a yearly duathlon and aquathlon training series. I have on two occasions organised the Aberavon Beach Aquathlon which was awarded Welsh Championship status.

I now feel that I would like to use all my experience and enthusiasm in supporting and helping Welsh Triathlon and would like to apply for a position on the Welsh Triathlon Executive Board

 Executive Officer:  Jayne Arnold 

I have been involved in the sport of triathlon since 2003 when I participated in my first sprint distance event, ever since then I have been completely hooked on the sport and have completed numerous triathlons from sprint distance to Ironman.

I assisted in the creation of Celtic Tri triathlon club and undertook the position of treasurer for 2 years. I also assisted with the first club Aquathlon including receiving and processing application forms, on the day registration and timing for the event. I am extremely passionate about the sport of triathlon and I'm always keen to encourage others to participant irrespective of their ability.  

I would like to take up a position on the Welsh Triathlon Executive Committee to enable me to give something back to a sport that has given me a great sense of pride and achievement over the last seven years.

The British Triathlon Level 2 course supported by UK Sport international funding had a truly global flavour with candidates arriving from Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, St Kitts & Nevis, Malta, South Africa and Slovenia.

Delegates received expert tuition from the Workforce Development team and British Triathlon Coach Education tutors, developing an understanding of safe, ethical, and effective triathlon coaching.

This is not the first time international coaches have attended a British Triathlon coaching course, with a number of coaches obtaining British Triathlon Coaching Qualifications through the ITU Scholarship Coaching Programme. British Triathlon’s Coaching Qualifications are part of the UK Coaching Certificate Scheme and accredited by the International Triathlon Union.

British Triathlon’s President, Dr Sarah Springman OBE commented: “British Triathlon is incredibly proud of its coaching programme. To host the first all international delegate British Triathlon Level 2 Coaching Course was a fantastic opportunity to share our knowledge and experience with our international colleagues. Through our qualified Coach Education tutors, we hope to have enabled the delegates with the skills and abilities to plan, deliver and evaluate triathlon sessions and facilitated the promotion and growth of the sport within their home country. We also learnt a great deal from them about coaching in their countries.”

Emma Swanwick from South Africa commented:”I really enjoyed the course; the interaction with the tutors has been good bringing some new ideas into the activities we need to look at within our home nations. The staff at British Triathlon have been really helpful and we have made some nice links. We will take away some good experiences and information that we can start imparting to some of our coaches back in South Africa”.

Isabelle Zarb from Malta added: “I found the course very interesting and very informative; I come from a swimming background and although I was a triathlete myself, have never coached triathlon. The course has helped put the three disciplines together, and build the rapport with the coaches to establish the networks [needed for the future].

Shastri Sankar from Trinidad and Tobago also found the course enlightening adding: “It has given me a broader view of triathlon and greater interest in the sport. The information was extremely helpful on how to deal with athletes from all walks of life from beginner to senior. The course was simple and to the point, with excellent tutors”.

• 2010 Immenstadt ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships and 2010 Vitoria-Gasteiz ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships.
• 2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships and 2010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships.
• 2010 Budapest ITU Junior Triathlon World Championships and 2010 Athlone ETU Junior Triathlon European Championships.
• 2010 Budapest ITU U23 Triathlon World Championships and 2010 Kedzierzyn Kozle ETU U23 Triathlon European Championships.
• 2010 Athlone ETU Senior Triathlon European Championships.
• Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series.
• ITU Triathlon World Cup Qualification.
• ITU Continental Cups. 
• 2010 Kedzierzyn Kozle ETU Youth Relay Triathlon European Championships.

Please visit the Performance section of the website for full details.

Policies for the World Cup Series final and the Youth Olympic will be published by the 5th of February.
 
Details of who to contact concerning individual selections can be found in each document.

Working with Age Group athletes in the period around a major event, you will be able to use your expertise to provide on the spot service and repair work to the Great Britain Age Group Triathlon team. 

All capital gained shall be kept by the bike mechanics, see job description for full details

A job specification is attached below and should be returned along with a CV no later than 9:00am on 31 January 2010 (deadline extended to 26 February).

Adam Elliott
British Triathlon Federation
PO Box 25
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3WX

Or emailed to

adamelliott@britishtriathlon.org 

Bike Mechanic job specification

Triathlon England Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Committee are looking to appoint a Regional Head Coach as soon as possible, who will be able to lead our existing Regional Academy and continue the development of our talented youngsters towards elite levels.

The key responsibilities are to deliver an Academy that combines individual development of talented youngsters and high quality group triathlon coaching experiences, within a framework and budget set by Triathlon England’s National Development Strategy and Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Committee additional guidelines.

The Head Coach and the Regional Committee will encourage recruitment of additional volunteer coaching and provide opportunities, where necessary, for continuous professional development (CPD) for the whole coaching team. This joint approach is to assist the Y & H R Committee, the Academy’s Head Coach and Regional Coaches in their progress, and encourage an environment that focuses on developing sustained success and pride in the regional athlete’s achievements.

The Head Coach will liaise with and report to the Y & H Regional Committee and where appropriate work with Triathlon England’s staff, to combine resources and establish contacts with sponsors and local organisations to develop better support for the Academy. This position currently has an allocated budget of £4,600, which we are looking to expand as soon as resources permit.

To be considered for this position you must be a level 3 Triathlon coach, with experience of coaching young people.  A full job description is available on request from the Y & H R Chair, please email: chairyorksandhumber@britishtriathlon.org

The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Committee is also looking for L1, L2 and occasionally L3 coaches to assist on a volunteer basis with whoever is appointed as Head Coach. If you would like to expand your coaching skills and would like the opportunity to work with enthusiastic and talented youngsters on an occasional basis, we would like to hear from you.

Interested? Please email: Academyyorksandhumber@britishtriathlon.org

• Sian Rainsley
• Jimmy Kershaw
• Lauren Pestana
• Chloe Barton
• Megan McDonald
• Toby Robinson
• George Goodwin
• Sophie Edge
• Chris Brooks
• George Duckworth

Several other athletes were identified with the potential to join the Academy, and these will be invited to attend some of the sessions. There will be 12 Academy sessions per year and all athletes on the programme will benefit from top coaching across all 3 disciplines plus sessions covering strength and conditioning, nutrition, bike fit and maintenance to name but a few.

Membership of the Academy is continuous, not annual, and any athlete not yet in the Academy who can reach the required standard is able to join at any stage. The most likely route into the Academy is through the clubs and Club Coaches but if you require more information about the Academy, or wish to discuss selection, please contact Steve Lloyd at steve@absolute-triathlon-coaching.co.uk