Registration will open shortly on Sport:80 for the Youth and Para National Talent Development Programmes.
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The Youth NTDP provides training days for young recurve and compound archers at four regional centres across England (bimonthly at north, south and central) and Northern Ireland (monthly). The programme provides specialist technical coaching as well as a wide range of athlete development support. It’s also a great opportunity to meet other young archers with performance ambitions. Each athlete’s personal coach is encouraged to attend too to learn more about the technical model and to ensure aligned coaching between sessions.
Youth NTDP dates for 2024/25 are:
| England (bimonthly) | Northern Ireland (monthly) |
|
13 October (Central and North) and 20 October (South) |
20 October |
| 15 December | 24 November |
| 16 February | 19 January |
| 13 April | 16 February |
| 16 March | |
| 20 April | |
| 18 May |
To book for Youth NTDP, click on one of the links below:
“Overall, as a parent, you want your child to enjoy the sport and to grow as a person and athlete. Every time my son leaves an NTDP session he is tired but so excited. He talks about each session and what he needs/wants to do next. How he can improve and what he wants to work on. I couldn’t ask any more.” – NTDP parent
The Paralympic NTDP follows a similar model, though it is based only at Lilleshall National Sports Centre (England) and Lisnagarvey High School (Northern Ireland) in order to allow for specialist Paralympic practitioners to come together to support athletes. The Para NTDP is open to recurve and compound athletes of all ages, who consider themselves to have a physical disability. The NTDP does not provide specialist training for VI athletes but athletes with a visual impairment can contact British Blind Sport for information and support. It is important to note that progression along the Paralympic Pathway will be dependent on classification according to the rules of World Archery.
Paralympic NTDP dates for 2024/25 are:
| England | Northern Ireland |
|
9 November - cohort 1 |
19 October |
| 10 November - cohort 2 | 23 November |
| 25 January - cohort 1 | 18 January |
| 26 January - cohort 2 | 15 February |
| 22 March - cohort 1 | 15 March |
| 23 March - cohort 2 | 19 April |
| 17 May |
Two cohorts are planned for Lilleshall National Sports Centre to allow for more capacity on the programme.
To book for Para NTDP, click here:
