USSA

Measuring Athletic Performance

Measuring Athletic Performance

 

Below is a chart (required for certification) and information that will help you map out specific athletic performance indicators. Please be sure to use this resource to map out all athletic result performance indicators such as:

  • Elite athletic performance: athlete placements at national and international level competition, athlete placements on regional or national teams, etc.

  • Developmental athletic performance: increases in participation and improved performance at local and regional levels, noted and measurable improvements by younger individual athletes, noted and measurable improvements by development team measurements, etc.

  • Other: list other athletic performance indicators that you use to measure your programs athletic success

     

    Key measurements per discipline: Leaders in each sport have described the pipeline of athletic performance for their disciplines below. Please note that each list goes from development performance measurements to elite performance measurements. It is important that your club list performance benchmarks on both ends of the spectrum (if your club works on both ends), or concentrate on what your club does best along that spectrum. This will help you, as a club, identify where you best fit on this athletic performance spectrum and what your strengths are with regards to the national development pipelines.

     

    Alpine

     

  • SkillsQuest “Gold” Medals at all developmental levels

  • Consistent enrollment retention or increases, especially while moving up U system

  • Number and percentage (can be key for smaller clubs!) of athletes qualified for USSA Divisional Championships

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Regional Championships

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for NorAm events

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA national age group camps

  • Regional team members

  • Divisional Championships top 10 and top 3 placements

  • Regional Championships top 10 and top 3 placements

  • National Championships top 10 and top 3 placements

  • Invitations to the National Training Group

  • Athletes placed on the US Ski A, B, C or D teams

Cross Country Skiing

 

  • Consistent enrollment retention or increases, especially while moving up U system

  • Number and percentage of athletes participating in Local competitions (Youth skills events, Youth competitions/ BKL, local citizen competitions)

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for School championships, Sectionals, NCAA or NCSA competitive teams

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Divisional or Regional Championships

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for Divisional & Regional team members

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Regional Elite Group camp

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Junior National, USSA Senior National Championships & SuperTour Finals

  • Athletes qualified for USSA national age group camps (U-16, National Training Group (NTG), National Elite Group (NEG), invites to USST camps)

  • Athletes qualified for USSA sanctioned international competitions (U18 trip, Junior World Ski Championships, World U23 Championships, USSA sanctioned International Continental Cup (COC))

  • Regional Championships top 10 and top 3 placements

  • National Championships top 10 and top 3 placements

  • International Championships, International COC, World Cup top 10 and top 3 placements

  • Athletes placed on the US Ski A & B teams

     

    Freestyle

     

  • Consistent enrollment retention and or increases

  • Athlete participation in all age groups to ensure NTS pipeline

  • Number and percentage of athletes that compete in divisional events

  • Number and percentage of athletes that compete out of their division

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Junior National Championships

  • Number and percentage of athletes that qualify for Young Guns

  • Number and percentage of athletes that qualify for Selection Events and National Championships

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for NorAm/Continental Cup events

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for Junior World Championships

  • Number of athletes qualified to compete in World Cups starts before National Team status

  • Number of athletes ranked top 20 overall at Divisional Championships

  • Number of athletes ranked top 10 overall at Junior National Championships

  • Number of athletes ranked top 10 overall National Championship including podium results

  • Number of FIS podium results

  • Number of athletes ranked top 10 NorAm Grand Prix

  • Number and percentage of athletes qualified for Development group

  • Athletes placed on the US Ski A, B, C

     

    Snowboarding

     

  • Consistent USASA regional series event results in each age class. Moving up through the USASA competition pipeline.

     

    • Number and/or percentage of athletes qualified for USASA Nationals in each age division and Open Class.

    • Number of athletes qualified for Revolution Tour

    • Number of athletes qualified for Project Gold Talent Development Camps

    • Number and/or percentage of athletes with top 10 results and top 3 results at Revolution Tour events.

    • Number and/or percentage of athletes qualified for Grand Prix/Dew Tour events

    • Number of athletes placed on the US Snowboarding Rookie Team

    • Number of athletes placed on the US Snowboarding Pro Team

       

      Freeskiing

       

    • Consistent USASA or USSA regional series event results in each age class. Moving up through the competition pipeline

    • Number and/or percentage of athletes qualified for USASA Nationals in each age division and Open Class

    • Number and/or percentage of athletes qualified for USSA Jr. Nationals

    • Number of athletes qualified for Revolution Tour

    • Number of athletes qualified for Project Gold Talent Development Camps

    • Number of athletes qualified for The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series

    • Number of athletes with top 10 results and top 3 results at Revolution Tour events.

    • Number of athletes with top 10 results and top 3 results at TNF PPOS events

    • Number of athletes qualified for Grand Prix/Dew Tour events

    • Number of athletes placed on the US Freeskiing Rookie Team

    • Number of athletes placed on the US Freeskiing Pro Team

 

Use the table on the next page to report your athletic performance benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks met by athletes or club (Quadrenially)

 

Use this chart to list the most significant performance standards your Club has achieved within the previous 4 years:

Please list athletes or identifiable club groups, competition achievement or performance benchmark data, and the season achieved.

 

Athlete Name(s) or Club Groups:

Achievement/Benchmark data:

Season:

Example: Joe Skier

 

3rd Place SL East J4 Championships

 

2011

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

For assistance contact: education@ussa.org




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