Final outcome:
Overall was as good that could be expected, if not better. The athlete ran a personal best performance. There was a hitch when a national team coach demanded to take over the training program 2 weeks out! But we worked around it and were able to avoid this national coach completely messing up the preparation.
As the athlete progressed he/she gained confidence as their workout times got better. 1 week out from competition, the athlete set a personal best in the 300m ht in practice. This gave that athlete supreme confidence.
Several bumps along the way came up, but we were in constant communication and were able to plan effectively around them.