SSAA & SA Development Days
scottishathletics and Scottish Schools Athletics Association have teamed up to engage with athletes and their coaches earlier on the pathway.
we are aiming:
- To support the individualisation of training in the U16/U18 age groups.
- To provide a good understanding of the basic KPIs in their event
- To assess underpinning qualities and encourage coaches and athletes to utilise these elements in their training programmes.
Linked to the scottishathletics event group projects – athletes and their coaches will be invited based on performance at the Scottish School Athletics & Combined Events Championships.
Invitations will go out in August each year to the top 5 U16 Athletes from the SSAA Outdoor Championships for individual events. (Additional athletes may be selected based on performance through the season if they’re unable to attend the SSAA Championships)
For Combined events the top 6 for U18 & U16 Combined Events athletes at the SSAA Combined Events Championships. (Additional athletes may be selected based on performance through the season if they’re unable to attend the SSAA Championships)
A breakdown of each of the event days can be found on the tabs below.
For more information please contact – National Talent Manager – allan.hamilton@scottishathletics.org.uk or coachingssaa@aol.com
- Endurance
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Dates: Winter 2026 & Spring 2027
Event specific date to be confirmed
Aim
– Engage with coaches and athletes earlier on the pathway to influence athletes training programmes indirectly by testing underpinning elements.How
– Endurance Training & Education
– Submaximal Field Test & Education
Why
– To provide a good understanding of the basic KPIs in their event.
– To assess the underpinning qualities to encourage coaches and athletes to utilise these elements in their training programmes.
– To support the individualisation of training at this stage.
- Throws
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Dates: Winter 2026 & Spring 2027
Event specific date to be confirmed
- Jumps
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Dates: Winter 2026 & Spring 2027
Event specific date to be confirmed
- Sprints/Hurdles
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Dates: Winter 2026 & Spring 2027
Event specific date to be confirmed
Aim
– Engage with coaches and athletes earlier on the pathway to influence athletes training programmes indirectly by testing underpinning elements that we would like to see in athletes programmes.How
– Provide coaches with a framework for assessing their athletes
– Breakdown of competition performance & use relevant model data for comparison
– Use those analyses to break the event down for coaches and athletes in the training days
– Link those specific skills to underpinning strength and power qualities & benchmark athletes with simple strength & power measures
Why
– To provide a good understanding of the basic KPIs in their event.
– To assess the underpinning qualities to encourage coaches and athletes to utilise these elements in their training programmes.
– To support the individualisation of training at this stage.
- Combined Events
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Dates: September/October/November
3 training days
Schools Indoor Pentathlon International
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