SHAPE
UP CORNWALL is
a campaign being run by The West Briton, Cornish Guardian and The Cornishman to
encourage people to exercise. This is not a flash in the pan but a six months
commitment to pushing fitness and sport, so if you have any bright ideas that
need some publicity, then contact Richard Whitehouse on 01726 76815 or e mail it to rwhitehouse@c-dm.co.uk Alternatively,
send me the details and I or Vicki Gregory will put them together to make a
legible article.
RUN
FOR LIFE dates
have been announced and Vicki Gregory at Cornwall Sports Partnership would like
to encourage road running clubs to fix some Run For Life training days with the
possible spin off of new members. Ultimately she is looking at a big publicity
splurge with contact names, numbers, clubs, etc all over the county. So if you would like to get involved, PLEASE
send info to me and I shall forward everything to Vicki with a few stories to
go with it to make it readable.
BEEHIVE
WEBSITE is
also part of the initiative. This is a site where clubs can register their
details. Have a look and see what you think
STEVE
BACKLEY Last
year I went to the National Coaching Conference and one of the workshops was
run by Steve Backley. I made a few notes and shall attach some of his drills
onto this newsletter. They make an interesting diversion from the run of the
mill drills that many of us do.
COACHING
COURSES. Not
many are left for the remainder of this year, but you could just squeeze one
in.
Level 2 St Luke’s College Exeter 2nd/3rd
Feb for the core weekend. Event specific days are 8th March for
Endurance and Jumps at Ivybridge, and 9th March, also at Ivybridge
for jumps and throws. Other dates are available on request for further afield
in the region.
Level 3 phase 2 9th/10th Feb
at Taunton or Mentoring 0n 16th/17th Feb at Yeovil
College
For
all the above, apply to the regional office at Exeter Golf and County Club,
Countess wear, Exeter, Devon EX 2 7AE or Tel 01392 879733
AGM
The county
AGM will be on Wednesday 18th February 7.15pm at the Summercourt
Memorial Hall. It is every clubs duty to attend, preferably with at least two
members. The Association needs a new chairman and a secretary, so your input is
vital.
UNEMAIL
I try to
keep undergraduates informed on an irregular basis, what is happening in the county.
So if you have anything to pass on, drop me a line.
SPONSORSHIPS You probably read about
Jemma Simpson getting sponsorship to the tune of £15000, well, Lamorna Newman
has also been offered a sponsorship deal, a group of sprinters at CAC have a
£585 grant to help with travel and strength training, a group of high jumpers
are in the pipeline for something similar.
PLYOMETRICS.
I have
emphasised this aspect of training recently as being good for all disciplines.
Now Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor
has said that the reason he can jump a foot higher than anybody else is because
he trained himself to head a ball hanging from a tree. When he could hit the
mark several times he shortened the string, and so on. This developed his
elastic energy capability.
STRENGTH
TRAINING COURSE. You just have time to get onto this excellent one-day course at St
Austell Rugby Club on Saturday 2nd February cost £10. Ring Mo on
0797 381 3550
CORNWALL
OPEN SERIES Sunday
11th May at Par, Thursday 26th June at Carn Brea,
Sunday 10th August at Carn Brea and there is also the Carn Brea
Relays on a Thursday evening, something like 29th May, but I shall
check that out.
Tony
Lett County Coaching Coordinator 01209 891101 tony.lett1@btopenworld.com