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Integrated Performance System
The Integrated Performance System offers training and development pathways for athletes to move from provincial programs to national development programs and national teams.
2010 Legacies Now is committed to creating a sport performance environment which supports BC athletes in reaching their goals. Launched in 2006, the Integrated Performance System (IPS) aims to strategically support and invest in 30 targeted sports.
This innovative delivery system strives to put more BC athletes on national teams and links with Podium Canada to increase medal-winning performances by Canadian athletes.
Through the IPS, 2010 Legacies Now is strengthening sport across the province, from playground to podium.
The Integrated Performance System aims to:
- provide financial support to 30 targeted sports through salary and honoraria assistance for full-time provincial coaches and part-time regional coaches
- supplement Game Plan BC support for 10 of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games sports
- work with regional, provincial and national sport organizations to develop and implement each sport's pathway for BC athletes to move from the performance sport entry level such as BC Games, through Canada Games and national championships, to national development team and national team levels
- provide technical expertise for planning leadership and assistance to transform BC performance sport by optimizing opportunities and building on strengths
- connect sport medicine and sport science practitioners to identified athletes at both provincial and national levels
- leverage opportunities through partnerships with BC-based national training centres in 12 sports
- develop strategies to provide appropriate access to high performance facilities for athletes and coaches
- provide regional support and services through PacificSport centres
The IPS targets the following 30 sports:
| Alpine Skiing | Para-Alpine Skiing |
| Athletics | Rowing |
| Badminton | Rugby |
| Basketball | Sailing |
| Biathlon | Snowboard |
| Canoe Kayak | Speed Skating |
| Cross Country Skiing | Swimming |
| Curling | Synchro Swim |
| Cycling | Table Tennis |
| Diving | Tennis |
| Field Hockey | Triathlon |
| Figure Skating | Volleyball |
| Freestyle Skiing | Wheelchair Basketball |
| Gymnastics | Wheelchair Athletics, Rugby and Tennis |
| Women's Hockey | Wrestling |
For more information on IPS, please contact SportandRec(at)2010LegaciesNow.com
The Integrated Performance System is a partnership of 2010 Legacies Now, PacificSport, SportMedBC, Coaches Association of BC, National Coaching Institute – BC, BC Athlete Voice, the Sport and Recreation Branch for the Province of BC, and Sport BC.
