Representative Athlete Pathway Program (RAPP)

Representative Athlete Pathway Program (RAPP)
The Representative Athlete Pathway Program (RAPP) is an ANSW initiative designed to support our elite and emerging elite athletes take the next step in their careers by experiencing European-based training and competition during the international season. The objectives of the program are to:

support NSW athletes to train and compete in Europe to maximise the number of NSW athletes qualifying for Australian senior representative teams;
provide a pathway to Athletics Australia’s National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) and underpinning NSWIS programs;
inspire the next generation of athletes to continue in the sport throughout their teenage years; and
create a Team NSW culture amongst our elite and emerging elite athletes, who will become ambassadors for the sport in NSW.

Germany 2023
The RAPP will be piloted in 2023 with a six-week program in Europe based in Duisburg, Germany. The program will be a collaboration between ANSW and the participating member clubs of selected athletes and will provide significant funding for the athletes. The details of the Germany 2023 program are below.
Application
To be considered for the program, athletes must submit this Application Form by no later than 5pm, Friday 22nd May.
Further Information
If you require further information, please complete this Enquiry Form and we will be in contact with you as soon as possible.

Dates

Monday, 18 June to Monday, 31 July 2023.

Location

Accommodation and training to be based in Duisburg, Germany. Athletes will compete in competitions across Europe as relevant to their event group.

Athlete Selection and Eligibility Criteria

The selection criteria is available here. The selection criteria has been developed to ensure that it is based on objective criteria and has a balance across male and female athletes, as well as across event groups. Athletes must be 18 years of age or older prior to the date of departure.

Team Support and ANSW Funding

The following support will be provided to the team by ANSW:

funding of approximately two-thirds of the costs of accommodation, training facility access and training transport in-country;
an on-site Team Manager and physiotherapist for most, if not all, of the duration of the program;
administrative support from the ANSW office in Sydney where relevant;
assistance with the provision of training equipment to the extent possible; and
some limited assistance with accessing competitions in Europe to the extent possible.

Club or Athlete Co-Contribution

The clubs of participating athletes will be asked to make a financial contribution of $1,000 per participating athlete as a co-contribution towards the cost of the program, noting that ANSW will pay approximately two-thirds of the costs of the program. Participating clubs will be official partners of the ANSW RAPP.

In the event the athlete's club does not make the co-contribution, the athlete will be required to fund that co-contribution as an athlete levy.

Athlete Requirements

Athletes will be required to comply with the following:

attend a mandatory briefing session prior to departure;
enter into an Athlete Agreement including a Code of Conduct and arrangements regarding sponsorships and other matters;
arrange their own travel and other relevant insurances;
fund their own flights to and from the program, as well as their food and incidental expenses while in-country;
provide their own equipment to the extent it is not available in-country; and
arrange access to their own competitions in Europe to the extent ANSW is not able to assist.

Further Information

Further information and details will be provided to athletes who submit an application for the program.

If you require further information in the meantime and ahead of submitting an application, please complete this Enquiry Form and we will be in contact with you as soon as possible.