Talent Network?

[Les53]

[SIZE=10.5pt]OK, I found this on the News Monkey section, however nice an idea is, I cannot see it doing a whole lot of good I'm afraid. We have less grounds offering Olympic [/SIZE]disciplines than we used to have even a year ago, they are also few and far between. Until this country has more and better facilities I really don't see that such a plan is going to do very much. Any thoughts?  

 [SIZE=10.5pt] "British Shooting has announced the launch of its new initiative ‘Talent Network’. As the search for world class talent and potential in the UK continues, GB’s target shooting governing body is looking for clubs in the UK to become partners of the Talent Network. British Shooting’s vision is to become"...[/SIZE]

https://www.cpsa.co.uk/news/general/2015/12/02/british-shooting-launches-talent-network

 

[paul b]

 I like it,there is some very good shots about especialy in sporting and given the right incouragement may go on to a olympic discapline ,most of the gb shooting talent scouts only see what is sent to them,so may never here about some lad who is winning  local shoots every week because he aint got a big enough social media presence or hasnt spoke to anyone in the now.I have spoken to some good young shots about the programs gb shooting have ran over the past year or two and none of them have heard of them because they dont follow whats happening in the olympic discaplines.

As for lack of facilities,well that debate could go on for pages but if a good enough shot gets found they will do well with what we have.

 

[Will Hewland]

 I like it,there is some very good shots about especialy in sporting and given the right incouragement may go on to a olympic discapline ,most of the gb shooting talent scouts only see what is sent to them,so may never here about some lad who is winning  local shoots every week because he aint got a big enough social media presence or hasnt spoke to anyone in the now.I have spoken to some good young shots about the programs gb shooting have ran over the past year or two and none of them have heard of them because they dont follow whats happening in the olympic discaplines.

As for lack of facilities,well that debate could go on for pages but if a good enough shot gets found they will do well with what we have.

Sorry to see that you are going through a bad spell Paul..

 

[schmokinn]

"As for lack of facilities,well that debate could go on for pages but if a good enough shot gets found they will do well with what we have."

youngsters commit to hours of travelling on a daily basis to get enough practice witrh no real support.... i have to disagree there,think you will find one of the reasons our last gold medallist retired was because of the imminent closure of his practice ground.he was spending masses of time shooting hundreds of targets a day and the background work such as weighing every single cartridge to ensure conformity...plus a few hours travelling,just isn't going to happen is it?

 

[paul b]

My spelling is bad,but apart from that all is well. 

 

[Les53]

I guess we are all aware that this sport is under threat in many ways. We have the anti shooting mob, councils who can just shut or refuse permission for a ground because of one ***** who wants to complain, very few people who want or can afford to invest in new grounds......for obvious reasons. How will that ever change? I think we must also remember that the big thing in the UK is sporting, NOT the Olympic disciplines, a lot of shooters simply are not interested in the ISSF stuff for whatever reason.

 

[paul b]

"As for lac of facilities,well that debate could go on for pages but if a good enough shot gets found they will do well with what we have."

youngsters commit to hours of travelling on a daily basis to get enough practice witrh no real support.... i have to disagree there,think you will find one of the reasons our last gold medallist retired was because of the imminent closure of his practice ground.he was spending masses of time shooting hundreds of targets a day and the background work such as weighing every single cartridge to ensure conformity...plus a few hours travelling,just isn't going to happen is it?

Whats the answer give up and hope a wealthy arab spots some likely candidate at your local club on a wet sunday morning?or try and make the best of a bad job.

 

[Les53]

Whats the answer give up and hope a wealthy arab spots some likely candidate at your local club on a wet sunday morning?or try and make the best of a bad job.

Herein lies the issue Paul. A lot of us no longer have a local club, especially a local club that caters for the ISSF stuff. 

 

[paul b]

As i said the issue of lack of facilities could go on for pages.The hub idea isnt as far as i can see aimed only at ISSF clubs infact the shooters there will already be on the radar,there are very good shots in none olympic discaplines that need to have a go and if not picked may even like it.

 

[Dog Tyred]

What was it PhilR once said " Even a blind squirrel finds a nut...eventually"

You can 'trawl' the land for a goose that lays golden eggs but its all down to how you treat the goose once you've found it that really pays dividends in the long run.

The talent pathway has already found loads of potential gold egg laying geese but only one has been golden so far. The others just need nurturing, not putting in a battery farm.

Nuff said.

DT

 

[schmokinn]

Whats the answer give up and hope a wealthy arab spots some likely candidate at your local club on a wet sunday morning?or try and make the best of a bad job.

no that isn't the answer the point i was making is that depending where you are in the country makes a huge difference to if it is practical or not.

if you live near bisley or nuthampstead great but some people could be 100 miles away from the nearest DT facility.

 

[Salopian]

Perhaps to move onward and improve,  we the shooters need to look inward at our organisational structure ?

Who is at he helm of this and what are their personal goals or agenda's?

What is the funding, what are the costings, how are budgets and training scholarships awarded, where are the selected few trained and why?

I think many hopefuls and fathers of talented youngsters would like a few truthful answers to some of the decisions made by 'the experts '.

 

[Mike]

I found Sarah Wixeys' article in the November edition of Clay Shooting magazine, a bit of an eye opener into what goes on with regard to coaching.