Athlete Development Pathway

Pearlgate athletes (14+) with significant training experience are eligible to specialize in an Event-Specific Performance-Level program. These programs are for athletes who are competitive for provincial team opportunities such as Legion Youth Nationals, Canada Games, and Indoor Nationals and Outdoor Nationals u16, u18, and u20 standards. 

Entry into these programs are by invitation only from the Lead Coach of each program and are based on core competencies covered in the developmental programs. 

All athletes coming from the Junior Development (u14) program, or who are new to the sport at the 14+ age, must begin at the Developmental Endurance (14+) or Developmental Power Speed (14+) program, and cannot directly entre a Performance Level (14+) program. 

Once in the Developmental (14+) programs, athletes can be invited to advance to a Performance Level program at any time. To facilitate this, all Developmental (14+) programs will have one practice a week with the Performance Programs, built into their schedule, to give coaches and athletes the chance to understand where athletes are in their development. 

The goal of this is to ensure all athletes entering the Performance Level program have the required competencies, independence, maturity, and training and competition experience. 

Performance Programs:

Performance Endurance (14+ / born 2012 or older):

• Middle-Distance
• Cross-Country
• Steeplechase

Performance Power Speed (14+ / born 2012 or older):

• Jumps
• Sprints
• Hurdles
• Throws
• Multi Event
• Combined Events