Rowing Ireland Junior Training Program

[catchup]

Following sent to junior coaches. Contact your coach for the details.

Hi All

I hope you all had a good break and are all keen to get stuck into some light training in September before we move on.

The aim of this month's program is to help your athletes to prepare to train correctly and to get their general fitness back up after there break.

You will notice in week one, the first Saturday back that there are two 1500m pieces at rate 24. This is basically to get a measure of your speed now at this early stage so that you can gauge any improvements over the next couple of months.

All athletes are to be encouarged to keep a training diary and to record all weights lifted ,ergs etc. during the year. In the October program I will give you a record sheet that each athlete should fill in during each weights session and during any camps this record sheet is to be brought along with them.

I will issue a Provisional Junior Calendar for the year once the AGM has passed.I am proposing a training camp over the first school mid term in October to co-inside with the development camp on the 24th-26th October. Juniors invited will be encouraged to stay on until Thursday 29th October. This development camp is due to take place in Blessington. More information to follow on the development camps shortly and who is eligible to rock up to these camps.

Any questions on the program don't hesitate to call me 07789288675.

Lastly, please make sure your potential athletes who will be trialing get each program send out from me.


Regards
Derek

[casabud]

While i am delighted that we have a man of the great calibre of derek holland in charge of junior irish rowing now and training programs are published but if the new programme is passed at the AGM. Then your gonna have junior athletes training for 12 months straight surely this is not good,burnout,fatique boredom, would it not be better for them to start back in say oct nov and then train to champs in sept, just asking

[stakeboats]

Aug 28, 2009 15:37:08 GMT casabud said:

While i am delighted that we have a man of the great calibre of derek holland in charge of junior irish rowing now and training programs are published but if the new programme is passed at the AGM. Then your gonna have junior athletes training for 12 months straight surely this is not good,burnout,fatique boredom, would it not be better for them to start back in say oct nov and then train to champs in sept, just asking

Ireland were dissapointing at the Coupe this year, taking an extra two months off at the start of the season isn't going to help improve for Coupe 2010. I'm sure thats what he is thinking of. Many people have gained a lot of weight and lost a lot of fitness since the Champs. The bad eating and heavy drinking of some rowers during the off-season, something which is just a treat, may become habit with another two months.

[deadmau5]

a break is certainly nescesary, its easy for one to say yeh ill train 12 months of the year non stop no break but im sure they'll eventually come face with reality! however it dosent have to be 2months long and week long piss ups and ordering from the kebab shop. i dont think the above comment is nescesairley correct this years coupe squad was unjust and unfair (besides the mens and womens pair and mens quad) and so underperformed as apposed to other years.
and ya can always turn that added fat into muscle ;-)

[stakeboats]

Aug 28, 2009 16:26:22 GMT deadmau5 said:

i dont think the above comment is nescesairley correct this years coupe squad was unjust and unfair (besides the mens and womens pair and mens quad) and so underperformed as apposed to other years.

I'm sure those who picked the squads had their reasons for picking who they did, and if they were "unjust and unfair", will things have changed for this year?

Anyway are people going to be using his program or sticking with whatever their coaches feel worked best in the past? Anyone know what kind of stuff it includes?

[deadmau5]

the people who picked the squads wont think that but im just saying is all that they were of a lower standered then most yrs, but last year was the 1st yr of that trialing system and was as such a "pilot" one might say, hopefully it'll be more thorough this year.....anways thats another thread sorry....
is this training programme for people who wish to row for ireland or just generel?

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