Coaches' Corner

MSO Coaches Clinic Invitation

Coaches: Sign up for the first MSO Coaches Clinic!
March 25, at Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa

Coaches, assistant coaches and anyone interested in masters coaching, MSO is sponsoring a coaching clinic to be held in conjunction with the MSO Provincial Championships in Ottawa. The program will take place at the Nepean Sportsplex, the same pool hosting the Provincials. The program will be led by Duane Jones, PhD, one of the best-know coaches in Canada with over 45 years of coaching experience. He has guided his team, Technosport, to three successive first-place finishes at the MSC Canadian Masters Championships.

The program will run from 10 am to 3 pm, starting with a classroom session and then moving to the pool. Topics covered are listed below. Entry fee is only $30, lunch included. The program is open to coaches from anywhere, not just Ontario. Limited to 15 participants.

Sign up today or obtain further information by emailing mso.clinic@gmail.com

Topics include:

• Establishing and Managing a Masters Team,
• Retaining and Motivating Masters Swimmers
• Workout Design for Different Levels of Swimmers
• Cycles of Training Over the Season
• Working with Triathletes/Open Water swimmers
• Dryland Training and Injury Prevention
• Long and Short Axis Technique
• Using Video
• Meet Preparation and Racing Tips

Posted at 02:46PM Mar 06, 2011 by Lindsay in General  |  Comments[0]