IPP Process

The Individual Performance Plan (IPP) is a compilation of several Performance Plans blended together to make the IPP. The IPP is used to ensure optimal performance planning, integration and use of Performance Services from the New Zealand Academy of Sport, and the funding support from SPARC and Athletics New Zealand.

The Individual Performance Plan Process
1. The Performance Service Coordinator will provide the New Zealand Academy of Sport Performance Planners with the details of the carded athletes and their coaches who will require planning support.

2. A level 2, 3, and 4 carded athlete will be required to submit a draft Performance Sport Plan to the High Performance Department (before 20 April and before 20 September of each year). Failure to submit the draft Performance Sport Plan by (30 of April and 30 September of each year) will result on a hold for all Performance Services and HP funding support. Performance planners and/or national event coaches can assist the coach in writing the sport plan if required.

3. Ten days after the initial draft submission of the Performance Sport Plan, the High Performance Department will endeavour to schedule a meeting (with the coach, athlete, performance planner - and a HP representative) to complete the review and the Performance Sport Plan.

4. Following the Performance Sport Plan review meeting an "Athlete Agreement" with set performance goals and funding allocation will be signed.

5. The approved Performance Sport Plan will be sent to the academy Performance Planner who will schedule a meeting (with the coach, athlete, HP representative) to complete the Performance Services Plan (on ANZ tempalte) which will reflect and support the outcomes of the Performance Sport Plan.

6. Performance planner will send the Performance Services Plan to ANZ for final approval. Once approved, ANZ will notify athlete, coach and performance planner.

7. Performance planner will help to coordinate an athlete's performance services by circulating the Performance Service Plan to identified providers. Goals, competition schedule and gap analysis should be copied into the Service Plan document.

8. All level 1 carded athletes Performance Sport Plans will align with the individual athlete agreements and be managed by the High Performance Director. As well, level 1 carded athletes can use the academy Performance Planners to identify and complete a Performance Services Plan.

9. Process should be completed by the end of May/October each year for all athletes (active review cycle every six months).

10. Newly carded athletes who enter the programme mid-year (between the official yearly 6 month review periods) will be required to deliver a draft Performance Sport Plan to the High Performance Department within 14 days from their initial carding date. Performance planner may meet iwth athlete and coach once Sport Plan is approved to develop an initial draft Service Plan.

11. The Performance Service Coordinator will communicate the monthly Performance Service credit spend to athlete/coach, academy Performance Planners, and the High Performance Department.

12. Performance Planners will be required where possible to monitor an athlete's Service Plan regularly and be in touch with their providers and the coach to monitor progress (minimun of monthly communication).

Performance Case Management
IPP case management meetings may be carried out throughout the year independently from the yearly scheduled reviews. The High Performance Director and/or the Rio 2016 Performance Project Manager will be the key driver of this process.  The purpose of the individual case management meetings is to review the athlete’s progression towards achieving specific performance outcomes.

The academy Performance Planners will be required to monitor an athletes IPP regularly, and in doing so, communicate any requested changes to the athlete Performance Service support needs (as appropriate) with the High Performance Director, the Rio 2016 Performance Project Manager, and/or the Performance Service Coordinator.

IPP Development 

The Development of the Individual Performance Plan
Sport Plan + Service Plan = IPP
1. Coaches and athletes will be required to first to develop an initial draft Performance Sport Plan that will consist of:

A. The Season Review
- Discuss training/preparation and performance
- Summarise the strengths and weaknesses of last year's programme

B. The Championship/Development Plan
- Multi-year plan outlining the long, medium, short range goals leading up to the 2012 Olympics
- U20 athletes, multi-year plan leading up to a major championship (WJC, CWG, WC, OG)
- Event future (your event pathway and/or event that you feel is right for you and will succeed at the international level) 
- Gap analysis (this is an outline of the gap between an athlete's current position and their future position set by their goals)
* Aspects to consider for the Gap analysis are: performance levels (see funnels - appendix 2), athlete's physical condition, technique, committment requirements (e.g. lifestyle/study/time), and competition level (e.g. domestic season, competing in Australia, Asia, Europe etc).

C. The Annual Plan (example)
1 year planning document that will include:
- Competitions/camps
- Periodisation scope
- General Training focus (example) 
- Specified training focus - optional (example)
- Key performances and tracking (KPI's)
- Budget (as it relates to your the performance plan) separate allocations for athlete/coach

Downloads
Click here to download a description of the sport plan and templates
Click here to download additional performance planning examples
Click here to download the 'how to guide' for performance planning

- Coaches and athletes can use their own performance planning templates as long as it consists of the items listed in A-B-C above.
- If needed, athletes and coaches may choose to utilize the academy Performance Planners to develop the initial draft Performance Sport Plan.

2. The academy Performance Planners will develop a Performance Service Plan that will enhance and support the outcomes from the Performance Sport Plan. The academy Performance Planners will use the academy Performance Service template.

3. The formal IPP meeting will clarify the athlete’s goals, performance tracking, funding support and specific Performance Services related to the IPP to maximize success.

4. A formal IPP will consist of:
- The Season Review (A)
- The Championship/Development Plan (B)
- The Annual Plan (C)
- Performance Service Plan
- Service credits / HP funding support
- Signed Athlete Agreement