New AAI HP director

dna_leri

Good to finally have an appointment made.
Anyone know anything more about Kevin Ankrom?

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=17517

Athletics Ireland is pleased to confirm that it has appointed Kevin Ankrom as High Performance Director, effective April 2011.
Kevin has extensive international experience operating at senior level in High Performance Sport over the past fifteen years.
He is currently the High Performance Director of Athletics New Zealand, a role he has occupied since 2007.

Previous roles for Kevin Ankrom have been:
* Performance Manager/National Team Head Coach – Hong Kong Sports Institute
* Junior Performance Manager/National Team Coach – Bahrain National Team
* He has also worked at university level in the U.S. in various coaching capacities, including Head Track & Field/Cross Country Coach at North Carolina-Wilmington and Valparaiso University U.S.A.

ecoli

dna_leri wrote: »

Good to finally have an appointment made.
Anyone know anything more about Kevin Ankrom?

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=17517

Athletics Ireland is pleased to confirm that it has appointed Kevin Ankrom as High Performance Director, effective April 2011.
Kevin has extensive international experience operating at senior level in High Performance Sport over the past fifteen years.
He is currently the High Performance Director of Athletics New Zealand, a role he has occupied since 2007.

Previous roles for Kevin Ankrom have been:
* Performance Manager/National Team Head Coach – Hong Kong Sports Institute
* Junior Performance Manager/National Team Coach – Bahrain National Team
* He has also worked at university level in the U.S. in various coaching capacities, including Head Track & Field/Cross Country Coach at North Carolina-Wilmington and Valparaiso University U.S.A.

Don't know too much about his exploits in the US and Asia bit from what i have seen of his interviews during his NZ role he seems to realize that there needs to be an emphasis on the transitioning of junior athletes into elites at senior level.
Given our current crop of talented juniors his role could be pivotal in the build up to Rio (more so than London). Seems like this could be a good move on behalf of the AAI though will see how it pans out.

Getonwithit

Mr Ankrom is in situ a few weeks now? Anyone know how he's getting on? Any general feedback on his ideas? What things do you think he should be targeting? Are there structural changes needed in Irish athletics, calendar, club set up, club school relationship etc etc??