CADET
POTENTIAL PROGRAMME
Programme
Manager: Neil
Brown
a
41 Sally Hill, Portishead, BS20 7BH t 07590 046892
e
neil.brown@britishfencing.com w www.fencingcoach.net
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Phil Marshall
a 3 Swanland Road, Hessle, East Yorkshire, HU13 0LS
m 07525 042748 e philmarshallsportsconditioning@hotmail.com
26/06/2009 13:06
Invitation letter to 09-10 squad – 42 fencers
Dear Fencer
Please note that the Cadet Potential Programme will
not be continuing in its present form. Please read the following article for
some ideas about the National Academy that will form the basis of the national
squad in future. http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fencing.asp?PageID=1467
As one of Britain’s top cadet fencers you have been
selected to attend a Cadet Potential Programme testing & training weekend
on the 4-5 July 09 in Stratford. 6 cadets from each of the 6 weapons will be
included, 36 in total. The age group is cadet for the 2010 European & World
championships (i.e. born in 93 or later). We have also taken as step to
addressing the relative age effect by inviting the next fencer on the ranking
list born in the 2nd half of the year. See the South West region web
site at www.southwestfencing.net for
some data on the relative age effect. Details of a fencing case study are here.
This selection list is being taken from the 08-09 1st
March world championship selection ranking. All full list
of the invited fencers is at the end of this document.
You are very likely to be involved with any replacement
programme so please fill & return the forms even if you can’t make the
first weekend.
The Cadet Potential scheme was started with 3 main
aims:
1.
To improve the general physical fitness of the squad
up to the standards established by British Fencing’s
Strength and Conditioning team.
2.
To bring the standard of fencing footwork up towards
the level of the best in the world.
3.
To provide support and recognition for the personal
coaches in order to make the most of their skills and contributions, now and
for the future.
For this weekend in July the Programme Manager (Neil Brown),
will work with the lead Strength and Conditioning coach (Phil Marshall) to
ensure fencers get the best information to shape their training efforts over
the Summer.
This testing & training weekend will introduce
some of you to the tests British Fencing performance team are using, & for
some of you will allow you to continue to monitor your progress & consult
with Phil Marshall.
If you wish to be part of this squad, you will be expected
to attend assessment sessions (or to perform the tests in your club), which
will allow the coaches to identify your needs and set up suitable training
programmes for you. Its reasonable you then follow
your individual programme so your progress can then be assessed at any
follow-up session.
We will expect the fencers accepting the invitation to
join this scheme to do the following:-
- Keep in contact with the management team (Neil Brown & Phil
Marshall).
- Carry out their prescribed training programmes, maintain training
diaries & report their progress, results & any problems or
injuries. Full details of the records fencers should keep will be
explained at the first training weekend. Any feedback you provide will be
confidential and not disclosed to anyone else without your permission.
- Show commitment to effective training
As you’ve seen the initial testing & training
weekend will be 4-5 July at KES in Stratford, there will also be an opportunity
to learn & perform all the fitness tests at other training events, e.g.
during the Millfield training camp in August. Please note there will be an open
invitation for all the fencers’ coaches to attend every session.
We expect you to show a good level of determination to
succeed & some long-term ambition. This programme will prepare you for good
quality training in the years ahead but it is your willingness to keep going
that will determine your future success.
It should be noted that national or international
rankings do not automatically entitle athletes to a place on this programme.
In offering you this opportunity, we recognise that it
might not be possible for every athlete in the top 6 of the rankings to adhere
to the requirements of the programme, (attending training, completing training
logs etc). In these situations and after discussion with the athlete, we will
replace those who are not able to comply. In these cases there will be no effect
on selection for international events.
Please contact me to discuss further if necessary.
Please note there will be a small cost for the July training
weekend to cover some travel expenses for the staff. There is no central
funding from British Fencing for this.
If you would like to accept this invitation, please complete
the 1-line spreadsheet on the CPP page at www.fencingcoach.net,
you
can download this file here.
Please complete all the relevant fields, rename the file as CPP0910info_Firstname_LASTNAME.xls
(using your own name,
so if you are Valentina Vezzali
the file will be called BCPP0910info_Valentina_VEZZALI.xls),
& send to me as an attachment at neil.brown@britishfencing.com.
Use only one row for your data & don’t add any more columns.
Please also complete the first relevant pages of the
pre-assessment form available on the CPP page at www.fencingcoach.net & here.
Personal coaches
The real success of the whole scheme depends on the
cooperation of the personal coaches of the fencers. As such there is an open
invitation to the coach of every fencer to attend all the training weekends.
Part of the long-term plan will be the training of the coaches who have the drive
& the energy to produce the top British fencers. As a fencer on this scheme
it may be up to you to communicate with your coach about the training you will
be doing. Of course we (Phil Marshall & I) will always be available to
answer queries or help with problems.
Coaches who attend the training & testing weekends
should, by Sunday, be competent to administer all the fitness & footwork tests
we will be doing.
Fencers should also encourage their coach to travel to
international events with them if they don’t already do so.
Parents
Clearly this is a scheme aimed at fencers who are U17
therefore the fencers all rely on their parents for financial & logistical
support. British Fencing are planning a meeting for parents at the beginning of
the season, watch this space for details.
Communication
As far as possible communication
will be online. You can call or text my mobile any time between 8am
& 10pm. I have now created a CPP group on Facebook, .
There is a CPP web page on a link from www.fencingcoach.net & from the
British Fencing web site.
For email notification of each change to the information about
this scheme you should subscribe to the Cadet Potential Programme thread at www.fencingforum.com, make sure you have “Instant Email Notification” selected
as the Default Thread Subscription Mode on the Edit Options tab in the User CP.
If you don’t know what all this means ASK.
Shopping List
Here is a suggested list of the things you should have
to help your training:-
- Nutrition & sports nutrition books.
Recommended are:-
Fuelling Fitness for
Sport Performance – Samantha Stear (don’t buy a copy,
we will give you one)
Sports Nutrition –
Anita Bean
- A swiss ball
- A heart rate monitor
- Dyna-band for resistance training
- A reaction ball
- Instant ice packs for injury in training &
ice packs in your freezer at home
- Suitable shoes for all your sports activities.
You may need: indoor running or cross-training shoes, outdoor running
shoes, fencing shoes. This can be very important for injury prevention.
Forms
The forms you need can be downloaded from the CPP page
at www.fencingcoach.net
Best of success with your
fencing.
Neil Brown
CPP Management group:-
Clare Halsted, Keith Smith, Neale Thomas, James
Williams, Peter Wright,
Neil Brown
CADET
POTENTIAL PROGRAMME
Programme
Manager: Neil Brown
a
41 Sally Hill, Portishead, BS20 7BH t 01275 840075 m 07813 693947
e neil.brown@britishfencing.com w www.fencingcoach.net
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Phil Marshall
a 9 Doon Garth, Anlaby Park Road South, Hull,
HU4 7JZ t 01482 645695
m 07920 054390 e phil.marshall@swimming.org
The invited fencers are as follows:-
|
NAME |
Name |
DOB |
Rank |
1st or 2nd Q DOB |
|
|
ME |
Marsh |
Philip James |
1994 |
1 |
2nd |
|
ME |
Hudson |
Jack |
1994 |
2 |
|
|
ME |
Littler |
Joe |
1993 |
3 |
2nd |
|
ME |
Sanchez-Lethem |
Paul |
1994 |
4 |
2nd |
|
ME |
Ming |
Daniel |
1994 |
5 |
2nd |
|
ME |
Frewin |
James J |
1993 |
6 |
2nd |
|
ME |
Cross |
Dominic |
1993 |
7 |
2nd |
|
MF |
Tofalides |
Alex |
1993 |
1 |
|
|
MF |
Cheriton |
Kareem |
1994 |
2 |
|
|
MF |
Archer |
Kristjan |
1994 |
3 |
|
|
MF |
Avril |
Casey |
1993 |
4 |
|
|
MF |
Rattan |
Amol |
1993 |
5 |
2nd |
|
MF |
Fitton |
Matthew |
1993 |
6 |
2nd |
|
MF |
Sale |
Joseph |
1993 |
15 |
2nd |
|
MS |
Artesi |
Fabio |
1994 |
1 |
|
|
MS |
Aiyenuro |
Soji |
1993 |
2 |
2nd |
|
MS |
Walker |
Henry George |
1993 |
3 |
|
|
MS |
Lawrence |
Chris |
1993 |
4 |
2nd |
|
MS |
Boteler |
Harry |
1993 |
5 |
|
|
MS |
Slankard |
Kirk |
1993 |
6 |
2nd |
|
MS |
McLeod |
Michael |
1993 |
7 |
2nd |
|
WE |
Chang |
Caitlin |
1993 |
1 |
|
|
WE |
Radford |
Amy |
1994 |
2 |
|
|
WE |
Mackinnon |
Leonora |
1994 |
3 |
|
|
WE |
Denham |
Antonia Jane |
1993 |
4 |
2nd |
|
WE |
Henshall |
Lucy |
1993 |
5 |
|
|
WE |
Barrington |
Georgina |
1993 |
6 |
|
|
WE |
Jowsey |
Molly |
1993 |
7 |
2nd |
|
WF |
Craig |
Alex |
1994 |
1 |
|
|
WF |
Clarke |
Ruth |
1993 |
2 |
|
|
WF |
Hamson |
Rachael |
1993 |
3 |
|
|
WF |
Mason |
Sophie |
1993 |
4 |
|
|
WF |
Kerr |
Hannah |
1993 |
5 |
2nd |
|
WF |
Francis |
Raelle |
1993 |
6 |
|
|
WF |
McDermott |
Chiara |
1994 |
7 |
2nd |
|
|
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|
WS |
Ridgeon |
Verity |
1993 |
1 |
2nd |
|
WS |
Carson |
Victoria |
1994 |
2 |
2nd |
|
WS |
Itzkowitz |
Aliya |
1994 |
3 |
|
|
WS |
Ruaux |
Emily |
1995 |
3 |
2nd |
|
WS |
Yates |
Georgia |
1994 |
4 |
|
|
WS |
Jones |
Libby |
1993 |
5 |
2nd |
|
WS |
Bradley |
Eucalypta |
1993 |
6 |
|
|
WS |
Sosnowska |
Izabela |
1993 |
9 |
2nd |