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West Wales Squad Session 3

 

 

Sunday 16th December

10:00am

Welcome, registration and explanation of days activities and goals

Session 1:

10:15am

Theory session with Karen Reed

Speaker’s Biography

Karen Reid (BSc. Nutrition Hons SRD)

 

Karen Reid has almost 20 years’ experience working as an accredited sports dietitian at an elite level in sport. She is a member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA), and a Committee member of the BDA Dietitians in Sport and Exercise Nutrition (DISEN) group, as well as the British Olympic Association Sports Nutrition Advisory Group.

Karen was the Regional Lead Nutritionist for the EIS in London for four years and has provided performance nutrition support and consultancy services across a variety of sports and organisations, including UK Athletics, Welsh Rugby Union, Elite Cymru athletes, England Women's Rugby Football Union, England Hockey Association.

 

In 2003, Karen launched her company Performance Food Ltd and developed the innovative company website www.performancefood.co.uk and is recommended by UK Sport as a source of independent advice on food alternatives to supplements in their new supplements educational document Sports Supplements and the Associated Risks. Karen knows what it takes to help elite athletes maximise their potential to perform, and draws on many years of experience designing sport specific nutritional strategies for both teams and individuals across a range of different sporting disciplines. Her presentation will demonstrate practically how to use the optimal balance of foods to enhance sports performance.

11:45pm

BREAK

 

Session 2:

12:00pm

Practical session led by Regional Event Group Coaches on fundamental movement skills.

12:45pm

LUNCH

 

Session 3:

1:30pm

Practical session focusing on the technical and tactical aspects of all events (also includes a practical skipping workshop session)

2:30pm

BREAK

 

Session 4:

2:45pm

Practical session focusing on conditioning for all events

3:45pm

Coaches opportunity for informal questions and answers with Event Coaches

4:00pm

CLOSE

 

 

 

Regional Event Group Coaches:

Track Events: Judith Gooding

Throws: Dai Arnold

Jumps: John Pickett

 

Event Coaches:

High Jump: John Pickett

Long & Triple Jump: Sue Alvey

Pole Vault: Ed Thompson

Javelin: John Davies

Shot, Discus & Hammer: Dai Arnold

Endurance: John Griffiths

Hurdles: Chris Baillie

Sprints: Judith Gooding

Skipping Workshop: Malcolm Pugh