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Fitness Training

The program (cost £50) will be as follows:

28 May Fitness Testing at Telford College, Edinburgh
2-3 July Weekend at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
Accommodation and food at Glenmore Lodge will be £30 and is advised.
1-2 October Weekend in Edinburgh (hopefully with accommodation)
13 November Single day of Testing a Telford College, Edinburgh

Kirsty Gardner will be in charge of the program but all the coaches (including Tom, Dave, Louise and myself) will be involved. (For those who don't know, Kirsty has a sports science degree and works teaching sports coaching at Telford College and was the head ski coach of SSC two years ago).

As well as testing the fitness sessions we will give you information on:

  1. Ideas for what you should be doing at home
  2. Introduction to weight training for those who are ready
  3. Information on proper technique for most common exercises (because you need to have good form or any training is waste of time)
  4. Other areas including sports psychology, team building and nutrition
  5. And some fun getting muddy in the outdoors....

We are trying to keep the cost to an absolute minimum so there is no excuse for anyone who is planning on training and racing on snow not to get involved. The core cost will be £50 for all six days training. We will not be allowing "drop in drop out" because that is a waste of time. The price we came up with actually assumed that everyone will need to miss one of the sessions but really you need to be tested regularly for the information to be useful. Anyway, £50 is about the cost of half a days training abroad on snow so no excuse....

Finally, for those in Edinburgh, Kirsty will be offering in addition to the testing, a fully personalised program which includes supervised training twice a week. This is for CH2 and up and is really what you should be doing if you are in a commutable distance... Contact Kirsty at kirstygardner@hotmail.co.uk

We really hope this is a "no brainer" for most of you. Cheques should be for £80 if you want food and accommodation at Glenmore Lodge or £50 for the sessions only. We haven't worked out a plan for accommodation in October yet.

Please post the cheque payable to Snowsport Scotland together with the information below to Shirley Henderson by MONDAY 16TH MAY. Please mark the envelope "Scottish Fitness Program."

Shirley Henderson
25 Longformacus Road
Edinburgh EH16 6SD

Parent Name:
Athlete Name(s):
Club:
DOB:
Racing Experience:
E-mail:
Contact Telephone Number:

Further information will be sent out after May 16th. Any questions, drop me an e-mail.

Robin Hutchison  Tel: 07979 550 712