INTRODUCTION

 

As our team evolves so does our program. We have added and changed many elements within the Technosport program. Please review the summary below and read the Members Fees and Swim Plans for programs offered to help you achieve your goals. This will also help you understand the total Technosport program.

 

To date, I have met with and registered about 70 participants so far and have yet to meet and register about 70 more participants, who have verbally committed to the program. We have 140 committed and need 10 more new recruits. If you have only verbally committed but changed your mind please let me know ASAP so we can open up your spot to a new recruit. (Note: all registrations must be finalized by Aug. 18th.)

 

RECRUITMENT...the time tested best way to recruit is through you, "the current membership".

• Please be encouraged to bring your friends/family members to some practices during the next 2 weeks.

• Please review this year's Technosport programming below and note that ** denotes a new program.

SWIMMING

• addition of optional 2-hour practices, Monday and Wednesday mornings, will be of great benefit for distance swimmers and Ironmen**

• addition of optional skills and drills practice Friday morning will benefit those who want that little extra help for starts, turns and strokes**

• reduction of swim meets from eleven to six will allow for more long course Saturday training and less volunteer timing for meets

RUNNING GROUP

• track is moved to Monday night at 6 pm and is integrated with a comprehensive Technosport program**

• rental of the Indoor track in Orleans for running seminars in the winter**

SPINNING

• regular spinning of 40 one-hour sessions integrated with a comprehensive Technosport program every Wednesday evening and every second Sunday morning

• addition of endurance spinning of 5 two-hour sessions at the end of the 40 sessions**

• addition of fitness spinning of 12 one-and-half-hour sessions for cross training your swimming program to gain additional fitness**

SKILLS AND DRILLS MINI CAMPS

• 10 Saturday sessions, 90 minutes

• concentrated under and over water video analysis of strokes**

"THE T-3 SERIES": TECHNOSPORT TRIATHLON RACE PREPARATION SERIES OF CAMPS**

• 10 sessions of four hours each to prepare the triathlete for swim, cycle, run, transitions, nutrition, peaking and tapering for the triathlon season

WEIGHT TRAINING

• available for Technosport at U of Ottawa facility at substantially reduced price. (payable to University)

• programs supplied by coach for the season (payable to coach)

WEIGHT LOSS, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS

• personal counselling which is carefully monitored and integrated according to intensity of season training

YOGA**

• dates and times to be determined

• integrated with Technosport training and specific to the high fitness level of all Technosport athletes

PERSONAL COACHING

• Various plans available to all Technosport athletes... "Incorporating a healthy and winning lifestyle into a busy schedule"

• Performance is based on specific training—doing the right and least amount of training to bring continual improvement.

• Technosport ensures specificity and establishment of a means of measurement, with an athlete's involvement, to continually evaluate seasonal and long term goals.

• The seasonal training plan focuses on immediate objectives and training volumes, to ensure the athletes know where they are going—input from the athlete in the planning process is necessary for total commitment to the plan.

• Measurement and testing for heart rate zones and/or power output are encouraged in the progress toward race goals.

• Science, heart rate, power meter or other standard objective measures of intensity monitors development—vague description of intensity from training partners, inexperience and enthusiasm often cloud actual performance.