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July 2012

Co-editors:  J. Cunningham, S. Barrette and L. Patterson

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IN THIS ISSUE
Job Corner
Athlete Development Matrix
Technique Update - Offset
Games for LTT and TTT Athletes
La Matrice de Développement de l'Athlète
Sleep, Recovery and Human Performance
NWSA Announces Funding Support for 2012-13
Strength Training
National Talent Squad
AltaGas Club Support Grants
FISU Games Update
Tech Corner - Sprongo.com
CAC 'Locker'
2013 Haywood Ski Nationals Accommodation
2012-13 FIS/CCC Calendar
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  • Own the Podium
  • Jemini Foundation
  • National Winter Sport Association

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Job Corner...

 

 

 

 

North Bay Nordic Ski Club - Ski Program Coordinator

 

Lappe Nordic - Ski Program Developer 

 

Please visit the Jobs section on our website for more information.

COACH CONNECTIONS 

 

Summer has arrived and the 2012-13 season is ramping up to be one of the most exciting in years. CCC is again offering this periodic newsletter as a resource to assist clubs and coaches in delivering outstanding programs.

 

Best wishes for another successful ski season!

 

James Cunningham

[email protected]

 

Bulletin des entra�neurs 

 

L'�t� est enfin arriv� et la saison 2012-13 s'annonce pour �tre une des plus excitante depuis des ann�es. SFC offre encore une fois ce bulletin de nouvelles comme une ressource pour assister les clubs et les entra�neur(e)s qui livrent d'excellents programmes.

 

Meilleurs vœux pour une autre ann�e remplie de succ�s!

 

James Cunningham

[email protected]

Athlete Development Matrix 

 

The Athlete Development Matrix is CCC's new LTAD aligned athlete development model. It has been developed with the help and contribution of experts from Own The Podium (OTP), Sport-Canada LTAD expert group, the NST and NDC Integrated Support Team (IST) specialists and some of Canada's HP cross country ski coaches.

In addition to providing specific guidance on how to develop each performance factor at every stage of development, it also now includes specific benchmarks and standards to aim for, for each performance factors at each stage of development as well as additional resources to facilitate the interpretation of the matrix guidelines.

 

Some of the content is not quite developed yet but there is currently a lot posted nonetheless and we hope that you will find the information useful for you. The matrix will be updated and enhanced on an ongoing basis as new information and resources become available.

 

Technique Update - Offset 

 
The Offset Technique is one form of skate technique used when skiing freestyle. It is used to climb steep uphills when you can't maintain tempo using the one skate technique. If one were to compare with a swimming technique, it would be comparable to the front crawl where one or another body part is always moving. There is no opportunity to rest via a glide-only phase.
 
Check out a sample video of offset do's and don'ts on Sprongo
 

Games for LTT and TTT Athletes

 

Summer has arrived and so has a news season of training camps for your athetes. To help offer some tools and sugggestions we have put together a collection of games that you can use with athletes in the LTT and TTT-part 1 stages of development. Find new ideas for fun and energetic games to add into practices or training camps throughout the summer.

 

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Jetez un coup d'œil au nouveau Mod�le de D�veloppement de l'Athl�te de SFC

 

La Matrice de D�veloppement de l'Athl�te est le nouveau mod�le de d�veloppement de l'athl�te de SFC. Ce mod�le a �t� d�velopp� avec l'aide et la contribution d'experts d'� Nous le Podium (ANP), du groupe expert sur le DLTA de Sport-Canada, des �quipes de sp�cialistes de l'�quipe nationale et des centres nationaux d'entra�nement, ainsi que de certains des entra�neurs canadiens de haute performance.

En plus de fournir des directives pr�cises sur la fa�on de d�velopper chacun des facteurs de performance � chaque stade de d�veloppement, la Matrice inclut maintenant aussi des points de rep�res et standards sp�cifiques � atteindre pour chacun de ces facteurs de performance � chaque stade de d�veloppement, ainsi que des ressources suppl�mentaires pour faciliter l'interpr�tation des directives de la Matrice.

 

Une partie du contenu n'est pas tout-�-fait disponible encore mais il y tout de m�me beaucoup d'information t�l�charg�e en ce moment et nous esp�rons que vous y trouverez malgr� tout beaucoup d'informations utiles. La Matrice continuera d'�tre mise � jour et am�lior�e au fur et � mesure que de nouvelles informations et ressources deviendront disponibles.

 

Page web de la Matrice de D�veloppement de l'Athl�te sur le site web de SFC

Sleep, Recovery and Human Performance

 

Please see the latest document from Canadian Sport For Life on Sleep, Recovery and Human Performance. This is an excellent resource for all levels of athletes and coaches.

 

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Sommeil, r�cup�ration et performance humaine

 

Le sommeil a un effet direct sur le processus du m�tabolisme tels que le bilan �nerg�tique, l'app�tit et le contr�le du poids. En tenir compte, r�duit le risque de surentra�nement/sous-r�cup�ration, potentialise la r�sistance aux maladies et am�liore la r�cup�ration �nerg�tique. Cet article approfondit l'importance d'observer le sommeil dans le DLTA.

 

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CCC LogoNWSA Announces Funding Support for 2012-13
 
The National Winter Sport Association (NWSA) was established through the foresight and donation of the Disbrow family. This generous support of the NWSA is aimed at assisting coaches, athletes and competitive racing programs in Canada; the long-term goal is focused on boosting and sustaining Canada's performance level and ranking at the international level. During the past four seasons, the NWSA funding has contributed close to one million dollars to enhancing the delivery of club, athlete and National Development Centre (NDC) racing programs. The NWSA's platform of support has a primary target to help professionalize and expand Canada's network of cross-country ski coaches who can lead quality club racing programs. The NWSA is also committed to allocating some funding support to selected developing athletes who demonstrate potential towards long-term international level development and a clear financial need.

  

2012-13 Organizations & Athletes Selected for Funding
 

La National Winter Sports Association fait conna�tre les subventions qu'elle offre en 2012-2013 

 

La National Winter Sports Association a �t� cr��e gr�ce � la pr�voyance et au soutien financier de la famille Disbrow. L'aide financi�re offerte par l'Association sert � soutenir les entra�neurs, les athl�tes et le d�roulement des programmes de comp�tition au Canada. � long terme, l'Association vise � am�liorer et soutenir le niveau de performance et le classement du Canada au niveau international. Au cours des quatre derni�res saisons, l'Association a offert pr�s d'un million de dollars pour am�liorer le fonctionnement des programmes de comp�tition pour les athl�tes, les clubs et les centres nationaux d'entra�nement. Le soutien offert contribue principalement � professionnaliser et accro�tre le r�seau des entra�neurs de ski de fond aptes � diriger des programmes de comp�tition de qualit� au Canada. L'association offre �galement une aide financi�re au d�veloppement des athl�tes qui ont fait preuve d'une capacit� de d�veloppement � long terme au plan international et qui ont des besoins financiers �vidents.

 

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Strength Training

 

Most people think strength training is just for professional athletes or body builders but we all need to understand what strength training is and the role it can have in improving our body and overall health . If you establish training guidelines and follow proper nutritional recommendations, adding regular resistance training in your daily schedule will have a considerable influence at any stage of development.

 

SIRC has compiled different articles to help you learn more about strength training, why it's good for you and what you can do to create your own training program.

 

 

Entra�nement � la force

 

La majeure partie de la population pense que l'entra�nement � la force ne s'adresse qu'aux athl�tes professionnels et aux culturistes, mais en l'analysant bien, cette forme d'entra�nement contribue � l'am�lioration de la sant� globale. En vous conformant � des directives en mati�re d'entra�nement et en vous alimentant bien, l'ajout de l'entra�nement � la force � votre programme de la journ�e aura un effet immense � tous les stades de la vie.

 

SIRC a collig� les articles suivants pour vous permettre d'en apprendre davantage au sujet de l'entra�nement � la force, de ses bienfaits et sur l'�laboration de votre propre programme d'entra�nement.

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National Talent Squad 2012-13

The National Talent Squad (NTS) 2012-13 Program is aiming at better preparing athletes in the early part of the L2C stage to benefit from NDC programs when they reach that level of performance and development. The program is delivered by each of the 4 National Development Centres (NDC) in collaboration with divisions' provincial team programs and the athletes' personal coaches.

CCC is proud to name the following athletes to the National Talent Squad for the 2012-13 season.

 

Groupe de D�veloppement National 2012-13

 

Le programme du Groupe de D�veloppement National (GDN) 2012-13 vise � mieux pr�parer les athl�tes au d�but du stade AC � b�n�ficier des programmes de Centres Nationaux de D�veloppement (CND) lorsqu'ils atteindront ce niveau de d�veloppement et de performance. Ce programme est essentiellement livr� par chacun des 4 CND en collaboration avec les programmes d'�quipes provinciales et les entra�neurs personnels des athl�tes du GDN.

 

SFC est fier de nommer les athl�tes ci-dessous au Groupe de D�veloppement National pour la saison 2012-13.

AltaGasThree clubs selected as recipients of a CCC-AltaGas club support grant

The AltaGas Club Coaching Support Program ("ACCSP") is a CCC initiative aimed at supporting Canada's high performance clubs and coaches by optimizing High Performance coaches' ongoing practical education and training. The financial support aims at improving the outlook for more full-time professional club coaching positions in Canada and consequently at increasing the number of Canadian clubs delivering year round, full-service programs.

 

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Trois clubs r�cipiendaires d'une bourse du programme de support CCC-AltaGas

 

Le Programme de Support AltaGas pour Entra�neurs de Club (PSAEC) est une initiative de SFC qui a pour objectif de supporter les clubs et leurs entra�neurs en favorisant la formation continue des entra�neurs de haute performance. Le support financier a pour objectif d'augmenter le nombre de postes d'entra�neurs professionnels � temps plein au sein des clubs et ainsi favoriser la croissance du nombre de clubs offrant des programmes complets � l'ann�e longue.

 

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2013 FISU Games - Change of Dates and Location

 

Trentino, Italy will be the host of the 2013 FISU World University Games. Due to the change in location, the dates of the event have been changed to Dec 11-21st, 2013. Due to the drastic change in dates from February 2012 to Dec 2013, the selection criteria for the Canadian cross country ski athletes has been changed accordingly. The NEW Selection Criteria can be found at: http://www.cccski.com/Events/Events-Info/Other-Canadian-Events/University-Racing/NEW-Selection-Criteria-for-FISU-World-University-G.aspx

 

For more information on the change in venue see: http://events.unitn.it/sites/events.unitn.it/files/download/universiade2013/Universiade2013_Kazan_Trentino.pdf

 

The Trentino 2013 Winter Universiade Games website is: http://events.unitn.it/en/universiade2013

 

There will be an opportunity to apply to be on the coach and wax staff for the 2013 FISU Games. The opportunity will be posted on the CCC website in the future but for more information please contact 2013 FISU Team Manager - Mary Waddell [email protected]

Tech Corner: Online Video Sharing

A new online video sharing site has arrived and this one is dedicated to sports teams. Sprongo.com is new to the online world and started primarily with alpine skiing. The site offers a number of significant advantages over YouTube and other online sharing options. Key differences are the ability to play at different speeds (double to � speed), frame-by-frame and basic drawing tools.

 

Brief intro to using Sprongo.com 

Development and Launch of the 'Locker' - January 2012

 

The Locker is a new system developed by the Coaching Association of Canada

to meet the technology needs of Canada's Coaches and the National and Provincial Sport Organizations that deliver coach education across the country.

 

A dedicated development team was created at the CAC which completely re-analyzed and re-designed the system used to track NCCP coach records.

  

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D�veloppement et lancement du � Casier � depuis Janvier 2012

 

Le Casier est un nouveau syst�me d�velopp� par l'association canadienne des entra�neurs (ACE) pour r�pondre aux besoins des entra�neurs canadiens ainsi que des f�d�rations provinciales et nationales qui g�rent la formation des entra�neurs � travers le pays.

 

Une �quipe de d�veloppement a �t� sp�cifiquement mise sur pied pour r�-analyser et reconcevoir le syst�me utilis� pour g�rer les donn�es sur la formation PNCE de tous les entra�neurs canadiens.

 

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2013 Haywood Ski Nationals Accommodation

 

The 2013 Haywood Ski Nationals organizers have arranged discounted accommodation in south and downtown Whistler and north Squamish for event participants.  Please go to http://www.whistler.com/haywood_ski_nationals/ and make your bookings.

 

Prices will be in effect until December, 2012 so please book early as accommodation will be in high demand in this period.

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CCC Logo2012-13 FIS/CCC Calendar

 

The FIS World Cup/CCC Tier 1 & Tier 2 Sanctioned Events Calendar for the 2012/13 season is now ready.

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George Grey & Alex Harvey-Whistler World Cup

 

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