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2000 Senior Squad SeminarThe objective of the meeting is to focus everyone's mind on what has to be done for WOC in Finland (9 months away). Preparation includes resolution of Admin details (finance, selection, Anti-doping control, communications), and specialist preparation (coaching, training in Finland). Invited are all orienteers who currently compete or intend to compete for Ireland at Senior level in the future. (This includes older promising juniors.) If you're aiming for WOC2001, World Cup 2002, or WOC2003 in Switzerland this seminar is for you! Also invited are coaches to squad members, and friends and supporters. Venue is the same as last year - Merrion Cricket club, Anglesea Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin4... thanks Lindie! Please let me know by 20th Nov if you are coming. Email me or phone (01-8336263). Cost for seminar £4.00 seniors, £3.00 students and juniors. A light lunch is included. Agenda/Program: 10:30 Opening presentation - Wally Young, Director of High Performance Orienteering. 10:35 Preparation and Training for International Orienteering Competition - Colm Rothery, Senior Irish O. Champion, World Masters O. Silver medalist, Double European Masters Champion & World Masters Record Holder (800m). 11:30 Interval training session - Lindie Naughton, Coach. (bring your running gear and O-shoes... the ground is slippery!) 13:00 Lunch. 14:00 Psychological training - Felicity Heathcote. (Felicity has published 2 books on the subject and has been Irish Olympic team psychologist. See comments below.) 15:30 Implementation of IOA Anti-doping policy and out-of-competition testing - Aonghus O'Cleirigh. (Bernard Creedon has volunteered to be the IOA Anti-Doping Officer.) 15:45 Appointment of Selectors, Criteria for selection, Trials for WOC2001 - Wally Young / Gerry Brady. 16:15 Squad Administration - Finance, Pre-WOC training Finland and fund raising events, communications, allocation of coaches to athletes - Gerry Brady/ Aonghus O'Cleirigh. 16:55 Closing address - Wally Young. On Felicity: 'If you think sharp, you're going to be sharp.' Michael Carruth, Olympic Gold Medalist, 'Felicity has given me a new way of looking at things ... the advice she gave me helped so much in the winning of the gold.' Niall O'Toole, World Rowing Champion Just two of the many sportsmen and women who have achieved peak performance with the help of Olympic Sports Psychologist Felicity Heathcote. Others include: Wayne McCullough, Commonwealth boxing gold medalist; Michelle Smith, European Champion swimmer; Paul Griffin, European boxing gold medalist; and the walker Bobby O'Leary. Covering soccer, athletics, rugby, hockey, boxing, sailing, swimming, rowing, canoeing, tennis and cycling |
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These pages were last updated during November 2000 by Conor Creedon. Comments and suggestions to ccreedon@ucc.ie. |