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November 2012
Co-editors: J. Cunningham, S. Barrette and L. Patterson |
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| PARTNERS AND SPONSORS | |
Funding partners:
- Sport Canada
- Own the Podium
- Jemini Foundation
- National Winter Sport Association
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COACH CONNECTIONS
Welcome to the 2012-13 racing season!! By the time you are reading this the first races of the season will have started in some parts of the world and those that are training in Canada will be eagerly awaiting the beginning of another domestic racing calendar.
Best wishes for a successful racing season for your programs and athletes. If you have any suggestions for future topics to include in the newsletter please continue to forward those.
Bulletin des entraîneurs
Bienvenue à la saison de compétition 2011-12!! Alors que vous lisez ces lignes, les premières courses de la saison ont débuté à divers endroits dans le Monde et ceux qui poursuivent leur entraînement au Canada attendent avec fébrilité le début du calendrier de compétition domestique.
Nous souhaitons à vos programmes et aux athlètes nos meilleurs vœux de succès pour la saison de compétition. Si vous avez des suggestions de sujets à aborder dans nos prochains numéros, n'hésitez pas à nous en faire part.
James Cunningham
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Athlete Development Matrix
Technique videos updated with diagrams and technique tips in Athlete Development Matrix!
Technique video clips have once again been enhanced and now include diagrams and tips for the key technique benchmarks of each step. See example: Two skate (front view). NB: Click on the markers! PDFs of the technique checklists are now also available.
Any cross country ski coach who is a member of a CCC affiliated club and has a CC # (delivered by Coaching Association of Canada) can register to access the online Matrix for free. If you haven't done so yet, please register here.
Matrice de Développement de l'Athlète
Vidéos techniques de la matrice de développement de l'athlète mis à jour avec ajouts de diagrammes et points clés!
Les vidéos techniques ont une fois de plus été améliorés avec l'ajout de points de repères visuels (diagrammes) et de commentaires techniques pour illustrer les points clés de chaque pas. Voyez un exemple : Pas de deux en patin (vue de face). NB : Cliquez sur les marqueurs! Les listes de vérification technique sont aussi maintenant disponibles en format PDF.
Tout entraîneur de ski de fond membre d'un club affilié à SFC et détenant un #CC (délivré par l'Association Canadienne des Entraîneurs) peut s'inscrire gratuitement pour accéder à la Matrice de développement en ligne. Si vous ne l'avez pas encore fait, svp vous inscrire ici. |
Technique Update - Forward Lean
 Coaches try to teach to their athletes to get their hips forward and aim for forward lean, however, it is easier said than done.
The following tips and corresponding video will help you as a coach to assist athletes in understanding and gaining the feel of forward lean. This is meant to help coaches of developing athletes therefore the technique tips and analysis are kept very simple. Full article |
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iPad Video Analysis Apps
Video analysis has always been a great tool to provide technique feedback to athletes. And feedback received sooner, rather than later, is more effective. Now with iPads and iPhones, video can be taken directly on the iPad and uploaded easily to a number of Video Analysis Apps for instant feedback. Newer iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch can record at 30 frames per second which is ideal for technique analysis. And now technology allows for video that is of High Definition (HD) quality.
We've used several iPad apps and reviewed the ones we feel provide good features. Full article |
Online Coaching Tools
Over the past few years we have experienced a rapid expansion in the online tools available to the average computer user. Many of these tools have helped to make sharing information much easier and more reliable. Numerous clubs and coaches are already using online or 'cloud' services to help facilitate this information sharing.
We aim to share some of these best practices and tips on how these services might make things easier for clubs, coaches and everyone involved in your programs. Full article |
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Ideas for On-Snow Training Camps for T2T Athletes
Educating Athletes on Using Cue/Key Words or Phrases for Race Preparation
Sometimes young athletes have difficulty understanding how to use cue or key words as part of their race preparation. Cue words help an athlete to maintain focus, take their mind off the physical discomfort of racing, or keep their technique together during a race.
I have used two approaches to introduce the concept of Cue Words to young athletes. Introducing Cue Phrases during a Pre-Ski and using an Elevation Race Profile to Introduce the concept of Cue Words and Phrases.
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NCCP CCI(L2T) and CCI-Advanced (T2T) certification/evaluation update
If you have started your training in the CCI-L2T context, and wish to determine your current status and what you need to do to become CCI certified, please read the following: Full article
Mise au point sur le processus de certification PNCE du contexte ECI
Si vous avez amorcé votre formation d'Entraîneur au niveau Compétition - Introduction Apprendre à s'entraîner, lisez ce qui suit afin de déterminer votre statut actuel et ce qu'il vous reste à faire pour obtenir la certification. Article complet |
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Splits - iPad apps to help you out!
 Calculating splits on the side of the trail with paper and pencil is now a skill or art that coaches may not require. Many coaches now use an iPad or iPhone for keeping in touch with athletes, video analysis and many other things. With the two apps listed below you can also take splits to a new level with easy to use interfaces and sharing options with other coaches and parents. Just make sure the battery on your electronic device is charged up, otherwise, have a paper and pencil handy.
Both apps also have excellent websites with video and written tutorials to help you learn the different functions. We have included some very brief notes on some of the features and our personal views after using the apps over the last few years. Please head over to the websites for a more detailed review of the features and video tutorials...read more
Webscorer
RaceSplitter |
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Race Preparation Routines
By: A Training Centre Athlete and former National Aggregate Champion for their age category
Race Morning Preparation
My general rule is too get up at least three hours before the race starts if I have an early race start time so I can shake off any sleepiness. Giving yourself a lot of time before a race also means you can get all of your race stuff ready without having any stress of running behind in your morning preparation. If I have a race later in the day I try to wake up at a normal time that I am used to. I don't recommend sleeping all morning before the race unless that is something that you are used to doing. If you do race later in the day it is sometimes good to do some light activity in the morning to get your body moving to avoid arriving at the race in that tired and lazy mode...read more |
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Talent Identification
The process of detecting, identifying, and selecting talent is an enormous and difficult challenge that has long been discussed by National Sport Organizations, coaches and sport science experts, among others. Currently, the majority of organizations have talent identification or talent emergence programs in place, with all of them having similar fundamental characteristics varying by sport. The challenges are that skills and aptitudes shown at a young age do not automatically translate into performance, talent is not always apparent by observation alone and that 'chance' can be a big factor in identifying athletes with the best potential for success. Full article
Dépistage des talents
Le processus de dépistage, d'identification et de sélection des talents est un défi d'envergure débattu depuis fort longtemps par les organismes nationaux de sport, les entraîneurs et les experts en sciences du sport. À l'heure actuelle, la plupart des organismes disposent de programmes de dépistage ou d'émergence des talents qui présentent globalement des caractéristiques semblables d'un sport à l'autre. Les défis présents dans le dépistage sont les suivants : les aptitudes révélées à bas âge n'aboutissent pas obligatoirement à la performance, le talent n'est pas toujours détectable par la simple observation et la chance constitue un facteur important dans le dépistage d'athlètes présentant le meilleur potentiel de succès. Article complet |
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Quick Tips
On-snow strength and technique work
- Legs only skating is an excellent drill and workout for any athlete, especially in the early season when you are working on transfering all the rollerskiing to on-snow technique
- Helps develop an equal push with both legs, works on a forward body position and develops the strength needed to go fast during the racing season
- Try starting out with short sections of 2-3min legs only with 2-3min of double poling, repeat 3-5x. Depending on the stage of the athletes aim for 10-15min sections of each.
- Always think about technique and 'feel' during these workouts.
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