Rowing Pathways To Success You are somewhere on

Rowing Pathways To Success .

You are somewhere on this pathway Sen WC => Olympic WUG=>U 23 WC Club => HIR

The purpose: Develop a athletes/pool of competitive HI/Coupe/WUC/u 23/senior showing potential and commitment to compete at international level. Develop training units in clubs/at different locations and develop links with club and university coaches to work with these training units. Bring the training units together regularly for full squad training. Help develop goals for all athletes based on their current profile.

Agenda. Goals Athlete list Speed targets/Weight management/Monitoring Training Programme Communication Possible Training Dates / Events Challenges

Goals: High Level: Develop a deep pool of athletes Develop training units with coaches Come together regularly for full squad training. Help develop individual goals. Short/medium term goals: (2016 -17) Trial in 2 - or 1 x in Dec, crew boats on 2 nd day. Target events appropriate to level of squad members (HIR, WUG, U 23, WC) Target A final at WC in two U 23 boats from list (2 - or 4 -, 2 x or 4 x). Develop capable podium finish in WC. Provide backup to Olympic class boats. Long term goals: (2018 -22) Consistent podium performance at WC in non-Olympic class boats Consistent Final A performance at U 23 WC. Consistent Final A performance at WC in both Olympic class boats

Possible Training Dates/potential clashes Nov 7 Neptune head, 5 pm meeting after head Nov 14 At club base. Nov 21 Provincial erg test. Nov 28 Possible camp date, venue tbd Dec 5 Possible camp date, venue tbd Dec 12 Possible camp date, venue tbd Dec 19 Trials, designated pairs or singles on the Sat, big boats Sun Dec 26 Christmas Jan 2 Possible camp date, venue tbd Jan 9 …. Jan 16 …. Jan 23 IIRC/2 k test Jan 30 …. Feb 6 . . (Cork HOR) Feb 13 Regional junior trials Feb 20 …. (SMRC HOR) Feb 27 …. (Lagan HOR) Mar 3 …. (Erne HOR) Mar 12 Mar 19 HP Trials, …. Galway HOR, …. Gannon Cup this week? Mar 26 …. (Dublin HOR) Other events…. London HOR, London Metro, Henley, Irish Champs

Training Programme 10 -14 sessions per week (depending on how you define some sessions) Work on basis of 6 days training/1 day off Train twice on at least 4 days to give 6+4=10 sessions. Content to be balanced as follows: 4 UT 2 sessions 2 UT 1 sessions 1 AT session 3 strength sessions (one could be in boat/bungy) Core/flexibility as part of everything 2 recovery sessions Make sure you are on email distribution for guide line programme