2023_24 IODASA SQUAD EOI APPLICATION

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Fri 01 Sep 2023 09:00 — Fri 22 Dec 2023 09:00

TBA, TBA

Event information

Registrations for this event are closed.

IODASA are seeking expressions of interest for South Australian Optimist sailors to participate in - (subscription numbers permitting) - an intensive State Based Squad Training program.

These squads will be run by IODASA and are in addition to any Club training the sailors continue to participate in.

The training is scheduled to run from late August/Septemeber to Decemeber 2023, to align the athletes peak performance with the commencement of the the Optimist Nationals in SA Jan 2024.

The squads options on offer are:-

Open - this squad is targetted at sailors keen to attemp qualification for AOST squads for 2023/4
Developing - this squad is targetted at intermediate sailors and or new to open sailors looking to advance to AOST selections beyond 2023.

This program is aimed at developing high performance sailors and will involve a significant commitment from accepting squad members.

A link to advice around the IODASA training squad programme can be found by Clicking Here

Training locations will vary and sailors and parents to expect changes to locations and times to maximise use of availavle weather windows. The attached schedule is a guide to the quantum of training events - exact dates and times will vary.

Squad Numbers will be limited to ensure quality of delivery of coaching. Please note - nommination of an EOI by a sailor does not guarantee a position into either squad. Further nommination of participation, in either squad, will be based on the head coaches squad allocation recomendations following the qualification rounds in August.

Prices of these squads are a anticipated to be around last years figures- however the final budgets are contingent on numbers . As an indication figures for last season were as follows:-