New Weekly Middle Distance and Endurance Coaching Sessions Autumn 2016
Cork Athletics Weekly Middle Distance & Endurance Coaching
CIT Track, Thurs Nov 10th to Thurs Dec 15th
Photo: Athletics Ireland - Leinster Schools 5,000m
Cork Athletics County Board is delighted to announce a six week group Training sessions for Athletes aged 14 to 17 years old - focusing on Middle Distance & Endurance.
The six-week Pilot Program starts, at CIT Track, on Thursday November 10th, at 6pm, and continues each week, until Thursday December 15th, inclusive.
This new and innovative programme is FREE of charge and is open to all Athletes and Coaches. The sessions will be age/ability appropriate.
Aims
- Highlight the benefits of group Training.
- Offer an alternative to those Athletes/Coaches who have no option but to train on their own or in very small groups.
- To share knowledge and experience between Coaches
- To help clubs retain their Athletes during this difficult age period 14 to 18 years old.
Collective approach to Training - How it works!
- Coaches will decide on the Sessions each night in a Collective manner. Coaches will be activity encouraged for their input and assistance with helping out in the Sessions
- Remember – Nobody has a Monopoly on knowledge
- We want to encourage a Positive Training Environment for our Athletes in Cork
- It is proposed to rotate lead coaches each night
- Different Voice, different perspective - New experience.
This is also a great opportunity for Coaches learn from each other.
David Matthews (Development Officer - Cork) will be there each night to lead & facilitate the Pilot Programme.
Cork Athletics would like to acknowledge and thank Riverstick/Kinsale AC for their co-operation and for providing to access to the Track, during their scheduled track time, on each of the 6 nights
For further information contact:
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Development Officer, Cork Athletics
087-0516430
