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 age group.
- 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 ranked U16 Athletes from the SSAA Outdoor Championships for individual events and top 6 for U18 & U16 Combined Events athletes at the SSAA Combined Events 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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