Athletes are invited to apply for the Performance Access Scheme. Applications close on Friday 2nd March 2012.

Edinburgh Leisure and City of Edinburgh Council are committed to supporting our promising athletes of today and our stars of tomorrow. The Performance Access Scheme (PAS) provides talented athletes, including those with additional support needs, with subsidised access to sporting facilities.  PAS is designed to support athletes achieve their aspirations.

Selection Process for Athletics:
Athletes must be nominated through the National Governing Body of sport and the number of athletes selected to benefit from the programme is limited by the financial resources available to fund the scheme.  Up to 40 athletes can be nominated to Edinburgh Leisure by scottishathletics.

Athletes are therefore invited to apply, through scottishathletics, to be considered for the Edinburgh Leisure Performance Access Scheme.

Places will be allocated in consultation with the Edinburgh Athletics Partnership and the final decision will be made by scottishathletics.

Applications close on Friday 2nd March 2012.  No late applications will be accepted.

The 40 successful athletes will receive a letter and pass from Edinburgh Leisure before the 1st April 2012.

Passes are valid for one year starting on 1st April and in October the usage of cards will be reviewed and any un-used cards will be reallocated after discussion with the athlete.

Terms and conditions apply to all PAS holders and can be viewed at www.edinburghleisure.co.uk  

Benefits for Athletes:
Please see the attached document. Perfomance Access Scheme

Queries:

For any queries please contact either:  Jamie McDonald, scottishathletics, 0131 476 7324 jamie.mcdonald@scottishathletics.org.uk
or
Jane Scott, Edinburgh Leisure, JaneScott@edinburghleisure.co.uk, 0131 458 2177

Note – Please note that the local authorities in East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian all operate schemes to support athletes.  Further details can be found by contacting the Sports Development Department at each Local Authority. Qualification Criteria:

There are two levels of qualification:

Tier One
sportscotland Scottish Institute of Sport selected athletes who are either resident in Edinburgh or train in Edinburgh.

Tier Two
1. Athletes must be resident in Edinburgh or train in Edinburgh.
2. Require to have been in the Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Under 23 or Senior Age Groups during 2011
3. Athletes will be selected based on:
their ranking in the Power of Ten based on their 2011 season and the level achieved against the AAA’s Standards. http://www.boja.org/2009-2010%20AAA%20standards.pdf

Note One  – If the level of applicant is greater than the number of passes available higher priority will be given to athletes who are both resident in Edinburgh and a first claim member of a Club in Edinburgh

Note Two – The Age Group refers to athletes in that age group during the Summer Track and Field 2011 and Winter Road/Cross Country 2011 – 2012

Note Three – Off Track athletes are selected based on results achieved in Scottish National and International Competition

Note Four – If the level of applicant is greater than the number of passes available higher priority will be given to athletes in the Under 17 age groups and upwards in 2011.