RADAR

 

 What is RADAR

RADAR is a program established to identify, track and monitor athletes RADAR is a series of tools that take a multi layered look at an athlete and their development. These tools are used by ROWONTARIO to create an integrate pathway for athlete development in Ontario. It is a systematic approach to support and help talented athletes, their coaches and their club to develop from a grassroots level through to the National Team.  RADAR also allows ROWONTARIO to compare athletes from across the province to the same standard.  This will inevitably lead to a streamlined selection system for Ontario’s Provincial programs. 

 

Tool  #1: Talent Identification – TID

This tool provides athletes, clubs and coaches information on the potential of their athletes to perform at an elite level. This information allows athletes to be targeted to the appropriate stream within a club or provincial program. This tool can also identify athletes that are currently not involved in rowing, and direct them to the sport based on a TID score.

 

Tool #2: Talent Development and Monitoring – TD&M

Three areas that are essential to ensure increased performance as athletes develop are:

1.    Physiology – building a rowing specific engine

2.    Skill – Ability to move the boat effectively

3.    Performance – Putting it all together

 

How does it work:

Talent Development– By looking at the athlete with a multi layered approach we can identify their strength and weaknesses. This becomes very clear and transparent for both the coach and the athlete. By maintaining an athlete’s strength and targeting their weaknesses an athlete can develop to the next level. RADAR provides the roadmap to individual development

 

Talent Monitoring – Much the same as a development, a coach can look at how an athletes’ assessment changes over time. An improved RADAR score reflects athlete improvement. This is not always reflected in ergometer performance.

 

Scoring system: Each area in the Talent Development and Monitoring Tool is assigned a specific score. By achieving a certain standard for each identified skill the athlete accumulates points. The total score is determined and compared to the score needed for each level. Once complete the results can be used as a developmental report card for the athlete and the coaches working with the individual.
 

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 How to achieve a RADAR score

Step 1: Assessment

 

Club coaches assess their athlete using the RADAR Talent Development and Monitoring (TD&M) tool. 

 

Coaches can assess their athlete for the following area’s

• Skill - Water based assessment

• Performance - 2k and 6k. Also water based performance compared to Gold Medal Standard

• Physiology / Performance - 100m / 1min / 1000m / 16k, erg based tests

 

A score is given in each area assessed achieving a total RADAR score.

 

Step 2: Confirmation / Enhanced assessment.

 

The club coach contacts their local Provincial Coach and provides them with their athletes RADAR score.

 

The Provincial Coach will confirm assessments as follows:

 

Skill:

• Based on the club coaches submission of the TD&M score sheet. In some cases athletes may be asked to do a follow up assessment by the Provincial Coach.

 

Performance:

• Erg performance - Will be cross referenced with submissions to the Testing and Monitoring program and Rowing Canada’s erg submission program

• Water performance - results in 1x’s and 2-’s from Identified events will be assessed against Gold Medal Standards.

 

  

Step 3: RADAR level is assigned.

 

Once the athletes score is confirmed they will be assigned a RADAR level.

 

Levels and score requirements are as follows.

 

TD&M Level	TD&M Score
Club Elite	75	-	150
Provincial Development	151	-	300
Provincial Elite	301	-	500

 

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Using the RADAR score

 

ROWONTARIO will use the RADAR score achieved using the TD&M Tools to assign athletes to a level.  RADAR scores will then be used as a component of Provincial Team Selections and Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP) carding.  More details on both selection and criteria will be published as programs are finalized.  There are three different levels of ranking in the RADAR system.

Provincial Elite

RADAR - TD&M Score

Achieve a score or 301 - 500

Athletes are required to participate in the RADAR scoring assessments twice a year and there should be an increase in score for each assessment date. (These dates will be circulated annually)

Training Expectations

     Rowing weeks per year = 44 - 46

     Training hours per week = 13 -18+

     Training sessions per week = 10+

Provincial Development

RADAR - TD&M Score

Achieve a score of 151 - 300

Athletes are required to participate in the RADAR scoring twice a year and there should be an increase in score for each assessment date. (These dates will be circulated annually)

Training Expectations

     Rowing weeks per year = 42 - 44

     Training hours per week = 10 -15+

     Training sessions per week = 8+

Club Elite

RADAR - TD&M Score

Achieve a score of 75 - 150

Athletes are required to participate in the RADAR scoring twice a year and there should be an increase in score for each assessment date. (These dates will be circulated annually)

     Rowing weeks per year = 30+

     Training hours per week = 8 -10+

     Training sessions per week = 4-6

All Athletes

    1.   Provincial team athletes are committed to represent Ontario at identified events.

2.   Athletes must maintain communication with the provincial coach throughout the year.

 

 

These documents may be downloaded below:

 

What is RADAR        How to Achieve a RADAR Score     Using the RADAR Score

Provincial Erg Standards ( updated Aug/09)                  Erg Test Battery Guideline for 2009 NRC Selection Consideration

Score Sheet - Men            RADAR Data Tracking Sheet           Talent Development and Monitoring Protocols

Score Sheet - Women       Talent Identification Protocols