The 1st FIM Europe Weight Training Workshop
The FIM Europe has organized, in collaboration with the European Weightlifting Federation, the 2nd Weight Training Workshop.
The Workshop is addressed to FIM Europe FMNs Trainers, even to those who participated at the 1st edition. In fact will be presented also updates deriving from the scientific studies carried out in the past year. Also Trainers coming from other FIM CONUS will be welcomed at the Workshop.
The initiative is a confirmation of the partnership strategy between FIM Europe and other sports federations.
Which is the role of strength in the performance of the rider?
What are the differences that characterize the use of strength in the various disciplines of Motorcycling?
What means should be used for the development of strength?
What can be the role of weight training?
Is it better to use fixed weights or free weights for strength training of the riders?
The Workshop points to give a shared answer to these and other questions. In the first edition of the course the main topics were: the benefits of Weight training for the rider; halth & safety and equipment selection; Postural Analysis and Functional Movement Screen; the importance and role of Anatomical Adaptation; weight training and the young rider; principles of Training; designing a warm up program; over Reaching and Over Training/Periodization; designing sample programs.
From the left Tomi Konttinen, SML Trainer, Colin Buckley and FIM Europe Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco.
Presenter will be Colin Buckley – EWF Education Department – who has over 25 years experience as a Professional Weight Training Coach working with many clubs and Federations developing training programmes up to Elite and International Levels.
He is a member of the European Weightlifting Federation Executive Board, managing the EWF Weightlifting for Sports development program. He is a coach educator and author of Coach Development manuals and resources.
The Workshop will be held at Hotel Paradies in Graz (www.hotelparadies.at).
Participation at the Workshop and full board accommodation in double room will be free of charge. Travel costs and extra costs will be paid by the participants.
A certificate will be granted to each participant at the end of the Workshop.
There are twenty places available for the Workshop which will be assigned to the first twenty applications received. Applicants will receive a written confirmation by e-mail about the acceptance of the inscription at the Workshop.
Applications should be sent within February 23rd 2015 to: office@fim-europe.com
«It is very important that the trainers, who work with the riders almost every day, are on a top level», FIM Europe President, Dr Wolfgang Srb stated. «Continuing education is the key. Colin Buckley is a well-recognized trainer with many years of experience. I am grateful to the European Weightlifting Federation that Colin Buckley will already share for the second time his great experience with us. As a matter of fact, not only trainers from European Federations are invited, but also trainers from other Continental Unions».
