Orienteering Australia National Squads have been selected by the High Performance coaches. Athletes who have applied to be part of the squad structure have been assessed on their performances during 2014 and including the World Cup events in Tasmania. This has given the selectors benchmarks of achievement for each athlete which have been used to place athletes into the squad that is at their level of performance. Membership of the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad is by invitation only, based on performance analysis from major national events in 2014

The squads are:

Elite High Performance Squad (EHPS)

High Performance Squad (HPS)

National Development Squad (NDS)

Australian Junior Development Squad (AJDS)

Targeted Talented Athlete Squad (TTAS)

As a member of an OA National Squad each athlete must:

• Create a Profile on the Orienteering Australia Athlete Management Platform (AMP). New squad members will receive an invitation to be a member of the AMP. This profile is to include- age, phone, email address, postal address, coaches name and contact, IOF ID, link to training log, athlete biography, photo.
• Maintain an Athlete Log– contact with squad coach
• Complete Race Analysis (under Evaluations) for all major events
• Prepare an Event Schedule for 2015
• Complete a Wellness Test at least once a month and log any illness or injury
• Regularly log on to AMP to check documents as all communication with athletes will be via AMP.

Congratulations to all the listed athletes on becoming a member of one of the OA National Squads for 2015. The HP Coaches look forward to working with you all to further develop your orienteering and helping you to achieve your orienteering goals.

Squads list

OA National Squads 2015 (March)

Nick Dent

Orienteering Australia

Head Coach, Foot Orienteering.