July 29, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Don’t miss the Alberta Ski Team’s “Finding More Speed” Sprint Camp 2010 presented by Salomon from August 12-15 at the Canmore Nordic Centre/Bill Warren Training Centre with guest coach, Peter Larsson,  6-time FIS World Cup winner.

Meet The Team
– Head Coach – Chris Jeffries
– Guest Coach Peter Larsson – 6 time winner FIS World Cups
– Strength Coach Rob Soffer
– Guest Speaker TBD
– Camp Director – Mike Cavaliere
– Supporting Coaches – Eric Groeneveld, Graham Nishikawa, Drew Goldsack, Brittany Webster

Camp Objectives
– Bring new ideas to athletes preparing to improve and excel in sprint racing
– Develop an understanding of the complexity of the event – from technique to tactics
– Introduce proper muscle recruitment and motor control development through monitored functional strength training

Camp Schedule

Thursday August 12th
– 9:00am – Check in
– 9:30am – Group sorting/roller ski – Z1 – 1.5hrs
– 11:00am – Video in groups
– 12:00pm – Lunch – Canmore Nordic Centre Day lodge
– 1:00_2:30 – rest and relaxation
– 2:30_3pm – Video review of basics
– 3:00pm – Technique basics –
Group 1 Skate
Group 2 Classic
– 4:30pm – Video in groups
– 5:00pm – Session ends
– 7:00pm – Peter on Tactics

Friday Aug 13th
– 9:30am Roller ski – Starts and Finishes, ski walking cool_down
– 12:00pm – Lunch – Canmore Nordic Centre Day lodge
– 1:00_2:30pm – rest and relaxation
– 3:00pm – Skate – cornering and agility technique
– 4:30pm – Video in groups
– 6:30pm – Dinner at Flatbread Company (optional)
– 8:00pm – Baseball Game – AST vs. AST Alumni (Lions Park)

Saturday Aug 14th
– 9:30am – Group 1 Technique training for sprinting Skate
Group 2 Strength training Developing explosiveness/warming up properly
– 11:00am – Group 1 – Video review
Group 2 – Stretching and Muscle Recruitment Exercises
– 12:00pm – Lunch – Canmore Nordic Centre Day lodge
– 1:00_2:30pm – rest and relaxation
– 3:00pm _ Group 2 Technique training for sprinting
Group 1 Strength training Developing explosiveness/warming up properly 4:30pm – Group 2 – Video review
Group 1 – Stretching and Muscle Recruitment Exercises 7:00pm – Speaker TBD

Sunday Aug 15th
– 9:30 -Sprint Race _ Classic Protocol Warming up Prologue Heats
– 12:00pm – Lunch – Canmore Nordic Centre Day lodge
– 1:00pm – Camp ends

Meals and Accommodation
– Lunch will be provided daily at the camp. Athletes will be responsible for all other meals and snacks.
– Accommodations will be the responsibility of the athlete. Billeting can be found for out of town athletes, please contact Christine Hicks if required.

Equipment
– All essential dryland equipment will be required: Rollerskis (skate, classic), poles (skate, classic, walking), boots, helmet
– Other important equipment: clothing for any and all weather (including changes of clothing for between sessions), drinkbelt, heart-°©_rate monitor, sport drink, notebook and pen

Alberta Ski Team 2010-11
1995 Olympic way suite 100, Canmore, Alberta T1W2T6 Ph. (403) 678-1441

Contacts
Mike Cavaliere – mcavaliere@albertaworldcup.com (403-678-1441)
Chris Jeffries – Jeffries.christopher@gmail.com (403-796-4990)