Team Ontario Indoor - Targeted Athlete Support
Team Ontario Indoor Athlete Targeted Support is designed for athletes who have demonstrated the potential to progress toward Volleyball Canada’s National Excellence Program and future National Team opportunities.
The program provides individualized support to complement the athlete’s existing club and training environment. Athletes work with Team Ontario staff and practitioners to identify areas where additional support can help them continue to develop the habits, physical qualities and behaviours required at the next stage of the high-performance pathway.
Support may include strength and conditioning, sport nutrition, mental performance, injury prevention and recovery, technical/tactical support as well as guidance through the National Excellence Program application and selection process.
The program is not intended to add another full training environment to an athlete’s schedule. Instead, Targeted Support works alongside the athlete’s existing training to help address individual needs and prepare them for the increasing demands of national-level programming.
Program Focus
Athletes will be supported to:
Take greater ownership of their preparation and development
Build the physical and performance habits required for national-level training
Identify and address individual gaps in their current development environment
Prepare for the National Excellence Program application and selection process
Continue progressing toward future National Team opportunities
Athlete Identification
Participation in Indoor Targeted Support is by invitation. Athletes are identified by Team Ontario staff and coaches based on their performance and involvement within Team Ontario and/or National Team programming and their potential alignment with Volleyball Canada’s National Excellence Program. This program primarily identifies 16U and 17U athletes.