The Honda 150 European Championship is the Junior support class to the FIM Motocross World Championship. This Championship provides Motocross young riders, from 11 to 14 years old and will be run in association with the FIM Europe, taking place jointly with five rounds of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship with the following calendar:
Round 1 20-21/05/2017 Germany Teutschenthal
Round 2 01-02/07/2017 Portugal Agueda
Round 3 05-06/08/2017 Belgium Lommel
Round 4 19-20/08/2017 Sweden Uddevalla
Round 5 09-10/09/2017 Netherlands Assen
From the left: Fabrizio Paris – Sports Psychologist, Marco Infusino and Fabrizio Bernardini – Trainers, Alessandro Sambuco – FIM Europe Secretary General, Gordon Crockard – Honda Motor Europe Off Road Racing Manager, Gerry Bryce – Racedays Promotion Director. All photos @ Ula Serra
For the fifth year consecutively a FIM Europe Staff attended the Training Camp. This year the Staff was composed by the Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco, the trainers Fabrizio Bernardini and Marco Infusino and the Sports Psychologist Fabrizio Paris.The 25 riders coming from 13 countries were evaluated with three different tests:
1. Endurance in keeping the riding position on the bike with bent knee legs with vertical controller
2. Agility Circuit to evaluate the coordinating capacities of the young riders, particularly relevant in this age (11-14) and to be considered as a fundamental approach to an optimal development of motor skills.
3. Psychological inventory of Sports Performance – The questionnaire listed a number of statements made by the riders to describe their experience with competition. Accurate answers to the questionnaire can offer useful information and pragmatic hints in order to improve their performance.
In addition to the tests and the training, there was also a support work for the riders’ families by the Sports Psychologist who provided suggestions on how to facilitate their children’s sports activities, thus avoiding drop-outs.
