Heptathlete Shianne Smith will next week move her career to France where she will train full-time at the esteemed Montpellier Decathlon Elite Club.Smith visited Montpellier in the summer to access whether the southern French city would be the good fit for her at this crucial stage of her athletics career.The 27-year-old admits she is searching for continuity having spent the past few years training under different coaches in California where she was based until recently.And she feels competing in the European club system will give her a better chance of achieving her ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics than if she continued competing in the US.“I feel like I’m finished in the US, I spent enough time there, I was there eight years and I feel ready to further my experience,” said Smith, who represented Bermuda at the CAC Games in Puerto Rico in 2010.“I’ve had the privilege of training with some great coaches in the US but there’s a real quick turnover (of coaches) in the college system, I need something more concrete.“With the club system you’re with that club, it’s concrete, whereas in the US the professionals set up as assistant coaches so they can be out there legally as athletes and train and compete with the college athletes.”Smith hopes the Montpellier Decathlon Club will provide her with an “athletic family” where she can grow as an athlete alongside other full-time heptathletes and decathletes.Montpellier Decathlon has helped produce top names such as decathlete Romaine Barros, who won the European Championships in 2010, while Great Britain Olympian Louise Hazel has also spent time training at the club.“The club has a good reputation and they have had some good athletes come out of there,” Smith said. “I contacted them, I went and checked them out and it was good fit. Everything is there; good gym, good food, everything is convenient.”Smith admits she would have considered staying in Bermuda if the qualify of coaching had been available on the Island. She also said part of the reason behind her relocation was that she would be able to find part-time work in France as the country is part of the European Union.“I would love to stay here, this is home, but I can’t get the quality training that I need.“I have spoken to Donna Watson (Bermuda Track and Field Association president) and Troy Douglas (head coach) and they are supporting me one hundred percent — they know the ultimate goal that I’m working towards,” said Smith, who is still looking for corporate sponsorship.“I guess another reason is that France is part of the European Union. I always wanted to go that direction and I would be able to make some money if I need to.“In the US I was just training and unable to work. I also want to learn French, and I want to become fluent. (The move) is to further my life, it’s not just a temporary thing.”The former California State graduate is hoping for a injury-free season as she aims to break the 5700 points barrier.“I have a numbers of goals this year and hopefully I can get 5700 points. I just want to be successful and stay injury free; that’s a big thing for me now I’m getting older.”