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HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM UPDATE

October 6, 2023

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UPDATE OVERVIEW

  • Nationals Update
  • NCCP Update
  • Professional Boxer Pathway Update
  • Bogota, Colombia PAG Prep Camp Update
  • Santiago 2023 Pan American Games updates
  • Boxing Canada HP “Culture of Excellence” Update
  • Carding Criteria Update
  • Petro-Canada FACE Awards
  • Review of the upcoming competition calendar

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NATIONALS UPDATE

  • December 5-10 in MTL
  • Waiting on Hotel Deals to send out Technical Package
  • Objective to have three rings
    • Each boxer will get 2 bouts
      • If out in first round, Automatic matchup with another athlete out in first round
  • Olympic Weights will be used to select and rank for the Olympic World Qualifiers in 2024

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NATIONALS UPDATE

  • 2023 Nationals Coach Requirements:
    • All Registered coaches must be Minimum Comp-Int Trained (MED Online Evaluation Complete)
    • One coach per corner must be Comp-Int Certified or Comp-Dev In-Training
  • Future Nationals Coach Requirements:
    • Comp Dev Certification required for corner access

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NATIONALS UPDATE

Athlete Education Session

  • Athlete: Anti-Doping Program Course CCES
    • Clean Sport
    • Sample Collection
    • Supplements
    • Prohibited List
    • Medical Exemptions

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NATIONALS UPDATE

Coach Education Sessions (after weight-in)

  • Topics being finalized based on survey and presenter availability
    • https://forms.gle/wXiLVjXeA6NLFrRu8
    • Shared to PTSO and from there to Coaches
    • 67 Respondents
    • Top 3 Picks
    • Nationals conflicts with OTP SPIN Conference

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NATIONALS UPDATE

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NATIONALS UPDATE

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NATIONALS UPDATE

Performance Analytics

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NCCP UPDATE

  • Internal process being updated and streamlined
  • 206 Coaches registered for Comp Dev through www.coach.BoxingCanada.org
  • Since August 30 coaches requested Evaluation
    • 14 IB, 16 CI
    • 6 have completed certification
    • Average turn around for the 6 completed – just 3 days
  • BC has a minimum requirement for coaching at Provincials; this is a strong BEST PRACTICE
  • Check your status at www.TheLocker.ca

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PROFESSIONAL BOXER PATHWAY DRAFT

  • Objective
    • Maximize Canadian opportunity for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  • Overview
    • weight classes where Canadians have failed to earn spots to the Olympics via a top 2 placing at the Pan Am Games 2023.
    • Pro Boxers will be integrated into the December 2023 Canadian Championships.

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PROFESSIONAL BOXER PATHWAY DRAFT

  • Evaluation considerations
      • The boxer's past international amateur performance
      • The boxer's professional career performance
      • The boxer's current training environment
  • Policy posted
    • 5 applications Received and evaluated
    • 1 Applicant accepted and notified

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Professional Boxer Applications to Boxing Canada (Deadline Sept 22, 2023)

Boxing Canada HPAG Assesses each applicant (Sept 23-25, 2023)

PROFESSIONAL BOXER PATHWAY DRAFT

Provisional Acceptance Notifications sent to applicants (Sept 25, 2023)

YES

NO

Professional boxer awaits final acceptance pending PAG results (October 30, 2023)

Professional Boxer invited to engage PTSO Team to earn a quota spot to Olympic Qualification. (Sept 23-25, 2023)

December 2023 Nationals Championships and Olympic Qualification Tournament (Dec 4-10, 2023)

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Professional Boxer Applications to Boxing Canada (Deadline Sept 22, 2023)

Boxing Canada HPAG Assesses each applicant (Sept 23-25, 2023)

PROFESSIONAL BOXER PATHWAY DRAFT

Provisional Acceptance Notifications sent to applicants (Sept 25, 2023)

YES

NO

Professional boxer awaits final acceptance pending PAG results (October 30, 2023)

Professional Boxer invited to engage PTSO Team to earn a quota spot to Olympic Qualification. (Sept 23-25, 2023)

December 2023 Nationals Championships and Olympic Qualification Tournament (Dec 4-10, 2023)

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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA PAG PREPARATION CAMP

  • Multi-nation Camp
  • September 23- October 14
  • 15 CAN athletes, two coaches, HPD
  • +/-14 Countries (BRA, COL, ARG, DOM, MEX, PAR, URU, CHI…)
  • +/-100 athletes
  • Altitude consideration
    • 2625 metres
    • 8660 Feet

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SANTIAGO 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES UPDATE

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SANTIAGO 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES UPDATE

  • Canada Will attend with a full team of 13 athletes
    • 12 athletes qualified in Cali, Colombia PAG Qualifier
  • Expecting 15-30 athletes/division
    • Only 2023 PAG sport with open registration
    • October 19-27
    • Team arrives in Santiago on October 14th

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SANTIAGO 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES UPDATE

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BOXING CANADA HP “CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE” CHECKUP

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CULTURAL ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT TOOL

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CULTURAL ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT TOOL

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CULTURAL ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT TOOL

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CULTURAL ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT TOOL

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2024/25 CARDING CRITERIA

  • Final draft near completion
  • Going for translation by early next week
    • Reviewed by;
      • HPAG
      • Sport Canada
      • Athlete Committee

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2024/25 CARDING CRITERIA

  • Move to Performance Thresholds and away from accumulated points
    • Eight Carding Classifications based directly on key competitions
      • Olympic Games
      • Olympic Qualifiers
      • World Championships, Elite and U19
      • Pan American Games
      • Continental Championships
      • World Boxing Cups
      • World Boxing Challenges
      • National Championships

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2023/24 PETRO CANADA FACE GRANT

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COMPETITION CALENDAR

  • HP Staff planning focused on Paris but also looking past
    • Three Olympic Qualification pathways
      • PAG
      • World Qualifier 1
      • World Qualifier 2
  • Somewhat reactive to World Boxing competitions that surface combined with other opportunities

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WORLD BOXING UPDATE

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WORLD BOXING UPDATE

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WORLD BOXING UPDATE

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WORLD BOXING UPDATE

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ATHLETE OLYMPIC PATHWAY

2023 Nationals Senior February

PAG October

World Qualifier #1 (March 2024)

Paris 2024

2023 Domestic Box-off (June)

World Qualifier #2

(May 2024)

2023 Nationals (December)

Club/PTSO Teams

Pro Boxers

AMBCAugust

Paris qualified athlete(s) will bypass Nationals, and this/these weight division(s) will not be used to select for the World Qualifiers

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ATHLETE OLYMPIC PATHWAY

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COMPETITIONS CALENDAR REVIEW

  • Pan American Games Santiago, CHI October 19-27
  • Nationals December 5-10, 2023

  • World Boxing Cup, Jan/Feb, 2024 TBC

  • Stranja, BUL February 2024

  • 1st World Olympic Qualifier, February 29 – March 12, 2024, Busto Arsizio, Italy (Milano)

  • World Boxing Cup, April 14-21, 2024, Pueblo, Colorado, USA

  • 2nd World Olympic Qualifier May 23 to June 3, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

  • 2024 Olympics July 26-Aug 11, 2024, Paris, France

  • U19 World Boxing Championships Aug-Nov 2024 TBC

  • World Boxing Cups/Challenges late 2024

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NEXT HPP UPDATE

  • Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 12:00 Eastern Time