What is the ISA Squad?
The ISA National Optimist Squad The concept of the ISA Optimist Squad had been in the offing for a number of years before it actually got off the ground in 2007. However when the final plans were placed before IODAI they were accepted. The general principle was twofold: 1. That the ISA are given money by the Sports Council each year to support sailing. The Sports Council support the ISA Performance pathway and as such fund the programmes being rolled out as part of this pathway. This same principle is applied by the Sports council for all other sports that receive funding. The level of funding given to the ISA is determined by a benchmarking system known as the Carding System. Basically the ISAs performance is assessed by the sports council on International success both past, present and future, the organisation structure and strategy and progress. You can read more about carding and The ISA Performance Pathway at http://www.sailing.ie/youthsail/inside/default.asp?sectionId=872 and htt
