1. KO High Performance Plan 2012- 2015 Revised 12/11/02 The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Karate Ontario High Performance Committee

2. Success sometimes happens … but SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE RARELY HAPPENS BY ACCIDENT It is a planned and managed process The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario

3. Competition aspect of karate within KO Establishing HP target groups Definition of Long and Short term goals for HP karate Definition of Benchmarks for HP sport karate in Ontario Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Definition of the budgets needed for the particular HP programs Plan implementation process and timeline Education/certification plan for HP coaches (Comp Dev) Rational competition calendar The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Scope

4. Budget sourcing definition Any other aspect of karate (traditional, recreational, style related etc) Current Karate Ontario provincial tournament system definition/redefinition Current Karate Ontario provincial team selection criteria redefinition Detail criteria for selecting HP group members and Coaches (this will need to be addressed in a separate document) The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Out of Scope

5. Talented (HP) athletes rarely train together, or don’t train in a HP-oriented clubs/centres Lack of culture of excellence Low weekly training load - far under the benchmark HP competition experience Lack of communication National-Provincial Coaches Low Fitness level of the athletes Seeing Karate as a Martial art and not as a HP sport Ability to execute HP scoring techniques The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Gap Analyses - Key Gaps

6. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario GOALS ( Long Term) Pan-Am Games 2015 National Team composed of 40% Ontario athletes 2 podium appearances by KO athletes at Pan- Am Games 2015 Consistently have 3 KO athletes finish in top 8 at world championships (junior and senior) Increase world championship podium results by KO athletes to 1 senior and 1 junior medal per event, consistently, after 2015. Implement new Integrated HP system

7. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Implement new HP target groups Identify and Implement HP training clubs/centres Define talent identification criteria High Performance groups’ training plans Establish new standards for KO HP Coaches Define provincial benchmarks for sport karate Define International strategy for KO HP groups Define HP athletes ranking system HP Competition calendar GOALS (Short Term)

8. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario HP Groups Group NameDescriptionAgeLTAD Phase Senior Athletes Current Members of the Senior A and B National team from Ontario 18+ Train to Perform Train to Win Junior Athletes U-20 Current Members of the Junior A and B National Team 16-17 an 18-20 (National Medalists) 16-20Train to Win Cadets U-15 Current Members of the Junior A and B National Team 14-15 (Gold and Silver medalists at the Nationals) 14-15Train to Win Rising StarsVery talented children who are consistently achieving top results at the Karate Ontario Tournaments and posses all or most of the ‘Win the podium’ criteria 12-13Train to train

9. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Selection criteria for the groups Potential athletes, in addition to the podium results defined for the particular HP group, need to possess the following: Talent Determination (perseverance) Strong Support from the family, community, club Ability to change (Trainability) Competition experience

10. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Selection criteria - example No.AthleteTalentDetermination Support Trainability Comp. Exp. TOTAL 1. Athlete 144334 19 2. Athlete 253223 15

11. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Competition Calendar The Competition Calendar must include all Team tournaments (National and Provincial) KaOn HP Committee will select Open Tournaments and rank them Calendar has to be defined before the beginning of each competition season and revisited monthly

12. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Competition Calendar - example Tournament DateLocationRank SeniorsSU-20 U-15RS Funding (Budget) 1. KaOn Tournament -1 9/30/12 TorontoDMMMMN/A 4. Paris Open1/17/13 Paris, France BRRO-2,000 2. Montreal Open 5/15/13 MontrealC MMMM 1,000 2. US Open 4/16/13 Las Vegas B MMR O2,500 4. Junior Worlds11/17/13SpainA-NTMN/A-3,000 5.

13. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Performance Calculation - example Each tournament selected for the HP group will be ranked…A, B, C or D in terms of difficulty in winning (Example: Worlds ranked A, US Open ranked B and KaOn tournament is ranked D) Each rank will be quantified by a Factor of Difficulty (Example: ‘A’ Rank tournaments will have Factor difficulty 10, ‘B’ Rank 5 and ‘C’ Rank 3 and D Rank 1) The factor will be used to multiply the base number of points earned at the tournament Need to determine the Base number of Points for each place (Example: Gold 50 points, Silver 25 points, Bronze 12.5 points, 5- 8 place 5 points). Base numbers are different for each HP group

14. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Funding Plan The funding of the athletes will be driven by performance (points) HP program will be funded from: Karate Ontario, Q4G, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Trillium, Business sponsorships, Family, Club fundraising Annual HP budget is expected to grow from $20,000 in 2013 to $50,000 after 2015

15. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Establishing Provincial Benchmarking system Provides realistic and achievable targets Creates an atmosphere conducive to continuous improvement (Kai Zen) Allows athletes to visualize the improvement, which can be a strong motivator for further improvements Creates a sense of urgency for improvement Provides transparent measurement showing that there is a need for change Helps to identify weak areas and indicates what needs to be done to improve KO will establish benchmarks for the HP Groups in 2013

16. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Benchmarking - Example No.Group Name Ev. Weekly training load (h/Week) Competition Experience (HP Tournaments/ Season) Training General/ Specific Training Budget Needed ($) Tournament Budget Needed ($) ??????? 1 Senior Athletes10-1215-2040/605K-10K 2 Junior Athletes U-20 7-1012-1530/704K-6K 3 Cadets U-156-810-1230/703K-5K 4 Raising Stars4-66-1020/802K-3K

17. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Establishing HP Training Environment In order to provide the conditions for frequent HP training sessions, KO will introduce HP Training Centres (TrC) HP TrC can be existing clubs/dojos or another KO HP committee-approved facility Two basic criteria will be followed in the HP TrC selection process, Convenience and Coaching staff

18. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario HP Training Centers Location of TrC needs to be convenient TrC need to be available for HP group training during Prime time (between 6-9pm) or weekends There should be 4 to 6 HP TrC in GTA – Ontario The TrC will need to possess basic HP equipment HP Groups will be trained by the HP Coaches/Instructors - Minimum Certification level of the Coaches/Instructors will be defined for each group

19. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario HP Instructors/Coaches (required level) No.HP Group Coach/Instructor Level (after 2013) Coach/Instructor Level (by the end of 2013) 1 SeniorsComp/Dev CertifiedComp/Dev In Training 2 Juniors U-20Comp/Dev TrainedComp/Dev In Training 3 Cadets U-15Comp/Dev TrainedComp/Dev In Training 4 Raising Stars U-13Comp/Dev In Training

20. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Establishing Integrated Support Team (IST) To have an IST Coordinator Create the Strategy for building an effective IST in a real KaOn environment What’s most needed Physiologists, Psychologists, Nutritionists Recruiting (introducing) process Volunteers, University students, Grad work, Athlete’s parents, HP coaches etc.

21. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario List of HP Programs No. ProgramTimelineTeamsOwner 1 Implement new HP target groups Rising Stars by October 2012. Other groups by the end of 2012. All KaOn HP Committee 2 Identify and Implement HP training clubs/centres Rising Stars by November 2012. Other groups by the end of 2012. AllTBD 3 Define talent identification criteria By the end of 2012AllTBD 4 Formalize Provincial Team International Strategy By the end of 2012All KaOn HP Committee 5 High Performance teams training plans Rising Stars by November 2012. Other groups by the end of 2012. All Group Coaches 6 Coach Talent Identification/certification program By the end of 2013CoachesTBD 7 Establish Provincial bench marks for sport karate Ongoing process, first version by the end of 2012 AllTBD

22. HP Plan Implementation proposal KO HP Plan Implementation The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario

23. HP Athletes competing in KO Tournaments Adding Rising Star 12-13 into Elite Divisions Make HP trainings mandatory for all KO Team members Request mandatory participation in all KO tournaments for all seeded athletes (KC Team) Allow registration for seeded athletes with 0 (zero) tournament fee

24. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Add Rising Stars (12-13) into Elite Divisions The Kumite categories need to be divided according to the weights At least we should have two categories for male and two for female athletes. Two categories -45KG and +45Kg for female 12-13 athletes Two categories -48KG and +48Kg for female 12-13 athletes

25. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario HP training enforcement mechanisms The HP trainings are necessary (KO HP Plan - Gap analyses) Talented (HP) athletes rarely train together, or don’t train in a HP-oriented clubs/centres Make HP monthly trainings mandatory – they will replace KO team preparation trainings KO to sponsor (financially support) HP monthly trainings HP Monthly trainings are mandatory for all 4 HP groups

26. The Sport Governing Body for Karate in Ontario Questions