British Showjumping Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE)
Wednesday 08 January 2014
The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) which has been hugely successful in developing and preparing talented young athletes (aged 16-19) saw some of the first cohort of twenty students celebrate the end of the six two-day camps at a champagne reception at Olympia, the London International Horse Show.
Having received training from some of Showjumping’s top coaches and experts in a range of disciplines including flatwork, jumping, athlete nutrition, mental preparation for competition, athlete fitness, equine physiology along with career and media planning the programme has proved an incredible success. Haddon Training and British Showjumping first launched the AASE programme in February 2013 with the initial cohort of twenty riders, all of whom are due to finish their programme next month. Gaining substantial interest in the programme and the opportunities it was able to offer talented young riders, the second programme was rolled out in October 2013 with an intake of twenty four riders.
To celebrate the achievements attained by the first cohort, all riders were invited to Olympia, The London International Horse Show to not only enjoy the show from a private viewing box but to also receive their Certificates of Achievement from Rob Hoekstra, World Class Showjumping Performance Manager.
The first group of students are due to finish their programme in February 2014. To celebrate their completion of the training camps, Haddon Training invited all of the AASE students to Olympia on Wednesday 18th December. They enjoyed a champagne reception and watched the evening performance from private boxes.
11 students from the first programme were able to join us at Olympia. They received Certificates of Achievement from Rob Hoekstra, World Class Showjumping Performance Manager.
This year, eight of the twenty four riders that competed in the World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final at Olympia were students on the AASE programme. Jess Dimmock, one of the AASE riders, came first while Jessica Mendoza came third and Emma O’Dwyer, fourth. This competition identifies the top young riders in Great Britain at the moment and for a third of the riders to be on the AASE programme highlights the importance of the programme for a young rider’s training and development.
If you are interested in learning more about the AASE programme please visit www.haddontraining.co.uk where the eligibility criteria is listed for the programme and further information on the current group of learners.
Current Learners
Cohort 1:
Abigail Newbery, Alfie Bradstock, Anna East, Anna Wilks, Beth Adams, Carian Scudamore, Darby Ward, Jake Saywell, James Emblen, Jessica Ball, Jess Dimmock, Jessica Mendoza, Jordan Barnes, Lara Whiteway, Laura Robinson, Melissa Percy, Olivia Dales, Rebecca Marsh, Sally Hopkinson, Tim Wilks
Cohort 2
Alex Chitty, Annie Burton, Bethany Bould, Bryony Ward, Carmen Edwards, Charlotte Eagles, Danielle Lawrence, Darcie Cassel, Dominic Webb, Eleanor Meager, Elliott Reeves, Elliott Smith, Elodie Hales, Emily Bevens, Emma O’Dwyer, Georgia Leader-White, Harrison Polley, James Whitaker, Katie Speller, Katie Vernon, HErstin Deakin, Leonora Smee, Michael Tuff, Rosie Gunn.
Photo: supplied by Haddon Training (from left to righ)t
Philippa Curry (AASE Assessor), Lara Whiteway, Targa Hammond (AASE Asssessor), Sally Hopkinson, Tim Wilks, Jordan Barnes, Alfie Bradstock, Melissa Percy, Olivia Dales, James Emblen, Rebecca Marsh, Rob Hoekstra (World Class Showjumping Performance Manager), Laura Robinson, Chris Hewlett (Haddon Training Managing Director), Jessica Ball, Matthew Lanni (AASE Assessor), Corinne Bracken (AASE Programme Manager), Sara Hunter (Haddon Training COO), Nicky Fuller (AASE IQA), Justine Naylor (British Showjumping National Director of Sport).
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