About Us
The Bahamas Triathlon Association
The Bahamas Triathlon Association (BTA) was formed in the 1980’s and has been dormant for a number of years. It became active again since 2015 and from that time we focused on the development of the sports in the country. We want to expose the World to our triathlons and our Triathletes to the world. There are currently between six and eight events a year throughout The Bahamas. The association is open to all ages regardless of experience, background or ability. We are an inclusive and welcoming, supporting beginners through their first triathlon alongside more experienced athletes – many members have gone onto represent the Bahamas in international age group races, IronMan, Caribbean and CARIFTA Championships.
At BTA our goal is not only to develop young triathletes, but develop young people” – Dorian Roach
- President
Triathlon Community Coaching Course
Mission Statement
To grow the sport of Triathlon in The Bahamas by educating and certifying coaches to train for the sport of Triathlon within an Athlete Development framework.
Introduction
The Bahamas Triathlon Association (BTA) would like to congratulate you on your first step to understanding Triathlon. Whether you want to become a coach or are a parent, or athlete learning about the sport, this introduction will give you a basic understanding of the sport. Triathlon is a unique activity. It is adaptive, inclusive and flexible. People of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can participate in triathlon, and it is a sport that emphasizes “finishing over winning”. Challenge, personal achievement and a healthy lifestyle is encouraged.
As a triathlon coach, we encourage you to teach young athletes and novices the values and philosophy of the sport. We challenge you to introduce and model the components of a healthy lifestyle. More importantly we encourage you to have fun.
Triathlon is a multi-discipline sport involving a continuous race over various distances in the three disciplines of swimming, cycling and running, but is so much more. As well as the transition skills required between swim-bike (T1) and bike-run (T2) disciplines, you also need a background knowledge of the sport, the rules of competition, the how-to skills of coaching, and the ethics and welfare needed for safe and equitable coaching.