Gran Premio de Espana
The Scotland squad for the Gran Premio de Espana, to be held in Madrid on 9th – 10th July 2011 is:-
FS
55kg – Craig McKenna
FW
48kg – Donna Robertson
55kg – Kathryn Marsh
59kg – Tracy Connell
67kg – Sarah Jones
Coach – Viorel Etko
Referee – Thomas Kirkpatrick
Scotland squad for Raphael Martinetti’s Cup
The Scotland squad for Raphael Martinetti’s Cup, a tournament for male cadet and junior wrestlers is:
Brian Harper
Gareth Jones
Tony McKenna
They will be coached by Scottish Assistant Coach, Viorel Etko at the tournament which will be held in Martigny, Switzerland on June 11th 2011.
Scotland squad for Austrian Open and Grand Prix of Germany
The Scotland squad selected to compete at the Austrian Open (3 – 5 June) and Grand Prix of Germany (10 – 12 June) is:
Donna Robertson
Jayne Clason
Kathryn Marsh
Tracy Connell
Chelsea Murphy
Shannon Hawke
Coach – Volodymyr Gladkov
Team Manager – Fiona Robertson
Referee – Victor Keelan (Austria) and Thomas Kirkpatrick (Germany)
The squad will participate in a training camp following the Austrian Open, before travelling on to Dormagen for the Grand Prix of Germany. Both tournaments are for female wrestlers, senior, junior and cadet.
Scotland squad for City of Sassari tournament
The Scotland squad selected to compete at the 16th International City of Sassari tournament is:
FS
55kg – Craig McKenna
55kg – Ross McFarlane
66kg – Oleg Gladkov
74kg – Sean Keogh
84kg – Masoud Yosefi
96kg – Douglas Maxwell
FW
48kg – Donna Robertson
51kg – Jayne Clason
55kg – Kathryn Marsh
59kg – Tracy Connell
Coach – Volodymyr Gladkov
Team Manager – John Keogh
Referee – Thomas Kirkpatrick
The squad is preparing at a training camp in Rome ahead of the tournament, which will be held on Saturday, 28th May 2011.
Institute of Sport supported athletes 2011
The following wrestlers have been selected for support from the sportscotland Institute of Sport for 2011:-
Jayne Clason
Tracy Connell
Viorel Etko
Kathryn Gallagher
Alex Gladkov
Brian Harper
Shannon Hawke
Sarah Jones
Gareth Jones
Corey Keatings
Sean Keogh
Megan Malone
Douglas Maxwell
Ross McFarlane
Anthony McKenna
Craig McKenna
Ashlea McManus
Chelsea Murphy
Donna Robertson
Fiona Robertson
Masoud Yosefi
The sportscotland Institute of Sport provides expert services including coaching, sports medicine, sports science, strength and conditioning, and performance lifestyle.
Scottish Squad to compete at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
The 2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships will be held at the PAP Indoor Stadium in Jalandhar in the Punjab region of India. Scotland’s 12 strong squad, led by Head Coach Volodymyr Gladkov, left Glasgow airport on Monday morning ahead of the first competition weigh-in on the 17th.
Commonwealth Championships squad:
| Craig McKenna | 55kg |
| Viorel Etko | 60kg |
| Kieran Malone | 66kg |
| Sean Keogh | 74kg |
| Masoud Yosefi | 84kg |
| Fiona Robertson | 48kg |
| Donna Robertson | 51kg |
| Jayne Clason | 55kg |
| Kathryn Marsh | 59kg |
| Tracy Connell | 63kg |
| Ashlea McManus | 67kg |
| Sarah Jones | 72kg |
COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
Thursday, 17th December 2009
Greco-Roman: 55, 60, 66, 74 , 84, 96 & 120 Kg
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Medical Examination: Greco-Roman |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Weigh-in:- Greco-Roman |
Friday, 18th December 2009
Greco-Roman: 55, 60, 66, 74 , 84, 96 & 120 Kg
Women’s Freestyle: 48, 51, 55, 59 , 63, 67 & 72 Kg
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Qualification Rounds – Greco-Roman |
| 13:00 – 16:30 | Qualification Rounds – Greco-Roman |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Medical Examination – Women’s Freestyle |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Weigh-in Women’s Freestyle |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | OPENING CEREMONY |
| 17:30 – 20:30 | Semi Finals, FINALS & Medal Ceremony – GRECO-ROMAN |
Saturday, 19th December 2009
Women’s Freestyle: 48, 51, 55, 59 , 63, 67 & 72 Kg
Men’s Freestyle: 55, 60, 66, 74 , 84, 96 & 120 Kg
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Qualification Rounds – Women’s Freestyle |
| 13:00 – 15:30 | Qualification Rounds – Women’s Freestyle |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Medical Examination – Men’s Freestyle |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Weigh-in Men’s Freestyle |
| 17.30 – 20.30 | Semi-Finals, FINALS & Medal Ceremony – WOMEN’S WRESTLING |
Sunday, 20th December 2009
Men’s Freestyle: 55, 60, 66, 74 , 84, 96 & 120 Kg
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Qualification Round- Men’s Freestyle |
| 13:00 – 16:30 | Qualification Round- Men’s Freestyle |
| 17:00 – 20:00 | Semi Finals, FINALS & Medal Ceremony – MEN’S FREESTYLE WRESTLING |
BWA Talent Squad Selection, White Award & Recreational Membership
The British Wrestling Association have issued details of the Talent Squad Selection Event and a briefing on squads, awards & membership
It is available for download from the British Wrestling Association Website here and the text is reproduced below for information.
Talent Squad Selection Event and briefing on squads, awards & membership
Dear N&R Committee members, Coaches and Welfare Officers, (and readers of the British Wrestling website)
Members of the Nations & Regions Committee, Coaches and Welfare Officers are invited to attend one of two briefing sessions that will cover:
- A new Talent/Development Squad structure
- A new British Wrestling White Award that will align with the FILA colour awards
- A new Recreational Membership level
The briefing Q&A sessions will be at:
- Wigan and Leigh in parallel to weighing-in on 4th Sept at 7:30-8:30
- Leytonstone, in parallel to Referees Course, 12th Sept 12:30-13:30
- British Wrestling Academy, Salford, on 19th Sept 12:30-13:30, alongside the Development Squad event
After the first briefing session I will circulate a summary of the briefing and Q/As that came up there.
Below, is a short summary on each topic:-
Talent/Development Squad structure
In line with the performance pathways in all other Olympic sports, there will be a talent, development and performance squad structure. It is also intended to have a regionally based Club/School squads for 10-13years. As well as having a consistent pathway, it is important that to ensure we have a transparent selection and development process for our young athletes who are aspiring to achieve domestic and international success.
The current Performance structure remains unchanged, at Salford. However, the current Development Squad will be disbanded and replaced by a Talent Squad (14-19yrs) and new Development Squad (18+ yrs). These national squads will be brought together on a regular basis, approx 5-6 times per year. The finer detail of the logistics and dates of the squads coming together across the year has still to be worked through, but it is expected that athletes would arrive on Friday night, train on Saturday, have a short session on Sunday and return home. Only athletes who are part of these squads will be considered for international tournaments
Club Coaches that want athletes to be considered for the new Talent Squad should send them up to attend the last current Development Squad date of 19th September, (for males & females), where they will be assessed by a panel consisting of Performance Director, National Coach, Scottish Coach and Steven McKeown. This panel will be part of an overall assessment as they will also consider previous performance, and performance in international tournaments. To ensure that only those eligible come to the session, athletes should have finished in the top 3 at the British Junior Championships and the minimum age that will be assessed is 14, (and those coming up for 14 by British Juniors in May 2010). Also, athletes need to be eligible for international weight classes (min 40kg male, 36kg female). Detailed selection criteria for all squads, is given below.
Coaches need to communicate about these changes and the 19th September selection event to their athletes and parents. Current Development Squad parents should also receive a letter by end-August.
British Wrestling White Award
This award is intended as an introduction to the FILA Award scheme and gives an attainable target for school sessions and the earlier club sessions. Children are then well placed with a more standard foundation knowledge of grips, stance, basic exercises and moves, which will equip them progress in clubs to the FILA Yellow Award and upwards. Some athletes who have already been wrestling for a few months will not necessarily take the White Award but go straight to the yellow FILA Award. Any present Level 2 coach will be able to assess the White Award. However, assessors of the initial stages of the FILA awards need to be Level 2 coaches qualified under the new scheme. Link to June website announcement http://britishwrestling.org/plibrary/docs/FILAawards09.pdf
Recreational Membership level
This level of BWA membership will be required for people taking part in the British Wrestling White Award, (to be eligible for a British Wrestling Award, an athlete needs to be a member of the BWA). It will lead to a consistent approach to membership and consistent application of the White Award. It is expected that many on current Block Memberships will transfer to the Recreational Membership. Current competitive membership remains unchanged and Recreational Memberships applies to the FILA Awards as it does to the White Award if an athlete does not compete at competitions. Recreational membership will cost £5, with £4 being returned to the Regions, £1 being retained for postage and administrative costs etc.
I look forward to seeing as many as possible of you at the briefings, but any immediate questions on the above should be addressed, in the first instance, to the BWA Administrator.
Colin Nicholson
Interim Chief Executive
7th August 2009
