PROGRAMME AND AGENDA OF THE ICF COACHS SYMPOSIUM All the participants arrive on 26th and 27th will

be taken by SAWA taxi from the airport to the Hotel: Airport Hotel Okecie, ul. 17 Stycznia 24, 02-146 Warszawa, e-mail rezerwacja@airporthotel.pl, www.airporthotel.pl tel. +4822 4568000 fax +4822 4568029 26 all day and 27 February morning the arrival of the participants 27 Feb. 09:00 to 12:00 Sprint Committee meeting 27 Feb. 12:30 Lunch for all 27 February (Friday)

1st DAY

Common section for all participants Master of Ceremony: Richard Fox Time Subject 14:0 Greeting the participants 0 14;0 Opening the Symposium 2 14:0 Greeting by President of FKDT 5 14:1 Welcome speech by the Vice Minister of 0 Sport and Tourism 14:1 Welcome speech by the President of the 5 POL NOC 14:2 Welcome speech by the President POL CF 0 14:2 Speech by the ICF President 5 15:0 Experiences in the O.G. Beijing in 0 comparing it with the previous Games (i.e. organisation, qualification system, statistics etc, 15:3 Experiences in the O.G. Beijing in 0 comparing it with the previous Games (i.e. organisation, qualification system statistics etc, 16:0 Coffee break 0 16:2 Olympic movement view, future and the 0 possibility of changes ICFs operation and vision, ICF data base, on line entries, logo, website, licensing etc. Speaker Richard Fox Jose Perurena Jerzy Dachowski Tomasz Polgrabski Piotr Nurowski/ Irena Szewinska Josef Bejnarowicz Jose Perurena Istvan Vaskuti

Jean Michel Prono

Simon Toulson

17:0 0 17:3 0 18:0 0 18:3 0 19:3 0

Information on the Youth Olympic Games Observation of the Canoeing sport ICF/WADA Anti doping rules, procedures Questions by the participants Closing the first day Dinner 28 February (Saturday)

Richard Fox Don McKenzie

2nd DAY

Canoe Sprint Session Master of Ceremony: Frank Garner Time 08:0 0 08:3 0 09:0 0 09:3 0 10:0 0 10:1 5 Subject Block Periodisation training programme Biomechanics analysis for technique Speaker Prof. Vladimir Issurin (ISR) Daniel Henderson (USA) Geza Zakarias (HUN)

Endurance development programme with telemetric pulse control Using GPS system for training programme Oliver Boivin (FRA) and execution of training Coffee break DigiTrainer is a new device incorporating the latest state-of-the-art technologies in order to measure performance and technique of canoe/kayak athletes Training periods and picking before the main events Hydromechanics for Sprint Canoeing development New concept in the boat manufacturing Suggestion of canoeing development for the developing athletes Finish the morning session Lunch

Laszlo Grand and Balazs Gerber(HUN)

10:4 5 11:1 5 11:4 5 12:1 5 12:3 0 13:0 0

Josef Capoucek and Mathias Englert (GER) Tomasz Bugalski (POL) Richard Seruga (POL) Zdizslaw Szubski (POL)

14:0 0 16:0 0 16:1 5 18:0 0 20:0 0

Discussion on all Canoe Sprint related matters Coffee break Further discussion Closing the Sprint session Dinner

Frank Garner and the participants

2nd DAY

28 February (Saturday)

Canoe Slalom Session Master of Ceremony: Jean Michel Prono Time 08:0 0 10:0 0 12:3 0 13:0 0 14:0 0 16:0 0 18:0 0 20:0 0 Subject All slalom related questions Coffee break Finish the morning session Lunch All slalom related questions Coffee break Closing the slalom session Dinner Speaker

3rd DAY

01 March (Sunday) 3

Common section for all participants then Meetings of the Committees Time 08:3 0 09:0 0 10:0 0 10:1 5 10:3 0 10.45 Subject Information on the discussions in the Sprint session Information on the discussions in the Slalom session Comments by Comments by Comments by Speaker Frank Garner Jean Michel Prono Simon Toulson Richard Fox Istvan Vaskuti Jose Perurena

Comments by the ICF President Questions comments by the participants 11.30 Closing the Symposium 12:0 Lunch 0

The participants should leave hotel till 13:00 except the Committee Members 14:00 Meeting of the Athletes Committee Meeting of the Sprint Committee Meeting of the Slalom Committee 16:00 Coffee brake 16:20 Meetings 18:30 Dinner 4th DAY 02 March (Monday)

8:30 to Meeting of the Sprint Committee 12:00 Lunch

Information of the Presentation: 1. Block Periodization as an Alternative Approach to Preparation of HighPerformance Canoe/Kayak Paddlers Vladimir B. Issurin, Ph.D., Professor Elite Sport Department at the Wingate Institute, Israel

The proposed paper deals with basics and principles of up-to-dated training system directed to prepare athletes more successfully for top-performance. The bases of contemporary training were founded about four decades ago when the knowledge was far from completeness and level of workloads, results and demands were much lower than now. At that time the traditional training periodization, meaning a division of the whole seasonal program into smaller periods and training units, was proposed and elucidated. The further progression of world sport emphasized contradictions between traditional periodization and successful experiences of prominent coaches and practically oriented researchers. These experiences and scientific evidences led to alternative training concepts and planning approach coined as Block Periodization. Its general idea presupposes the use and sequencing of specialized mesocycle-blocks, where highly concentrated training workloads are focused on a minimal number of motor and technical abilities. Unlike the traditional periodization where simultaneous developing of many abilities is prevalent, the block concept proposes consecutive training stimulation of carefully selected fitness components. The new approach has been implemented in canoeing and other Olympic sports and has led to outstanding athletic achievements. Therefore, the purpose of offered presentation is to introduce Block Periodization of sport training as the general concept and the basis for a revamped approach to training construction and elucidation. The revised training concept has been elaborated and specified in the following basic positions; namely: general principles, taxonomy of mesocycle-blocks and guidelines for compiling the annual cycle of preparation. Implementation of Block Periodized system presupposes appropriate modifications of monitoring training, employment of restoration means, and dietary adjustments. The differences between traditional and Block Periodized training is considered from the viewpoint of human adaptation i.e. homeostatic regulation and stress reactions. 2. Canoe Sprint Biomechanics: Practical Laboratory and On-the-Water Applications Daniel Henderson If you have ever thought about paddling technique, thought about how athletes can make the boat go faster through how they move or apply power, you are thinking like a biomechanics. Canoe Sprint is a technically demanding sport. Great advantage can be gained through the development of economy and efficiency to increase boat speed. Biomechanics is a method to further refine our understanding and analysis of paddling technique to enhance athlete performance.

In a search for optimum technique, the balance of bilateral differences and in bringing members of team boats into unified one, joint angles can be measured and compared. In a search for optimum technique, changes in position, velocity and acceleration of paddling motion can be quantified. To improve power, directions of force application can be analyzed. Power and power requirements for the entire motion and at each joint, which is useful in developing technique, training regiments and injury rehabilitation, can be determined. In this presentation, Dan Henderson, canoe sprint coach and biomechanics, will explain roles of biomechanics and describe data gathering tools and methods of analysis, both in the laboratory and on-the-water, and how these can be used to enhance athlete performance. 3. The function of heart rate monitoring in endurance training. Dr. Geza Zakarias Ph.d Semmelweiss University Budapest Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sience The endurance - like physical ability - has a great importance in all sport, where need to suit a race-situation, without failure of performance level. The endurance - but hang on several organ in the human body - are less pre-determinate to genetic than other physical capacities, and can be train well. To develop it mainly among rising generation - is very important, because in case of incomplete coaching we have deficit at all their carrier. The most difficult to set from the part of components of training-workload: the INTENSITY. The proper intensity is guarantee, that endurance training can be focus on the proper metabolism process, which adequate to the character of this sport. With controlled heart rate we can avoid the overreaching and overtraining. Key words: endurance training, heart rate monitoring, intensity, metabolism 4. Oliver Buoen
Two options are possible to use GPS at training: The first opportunity is for the coaches. o It gives (most of time) objectives information about the speed on target intensity. For example, the average speed for a good C1 on endurance training (6*2000m) is between 12 and 12.5km/h (5'/1000

and 4'45/1000) on good condition. A test of maximal aerobic intensity and the history of the athlete, determine the target aerobic zone. At the end of each training, the curve shows the stability (or instability) of the training session. We can correlate the curve speed with Cardiac pulsations, and with technical paddling (stroke), or waves o We can do, on a personal calendar, an historic profile for each athlete with all the training sessions. o We can schedule on the watch, any sort of training sessions: with times works or (and) distances or times rest or (and) distances.

o Sometimes, we simply use GPS to marked the lake with bowls (each 250m on 2000m long for example) The second opportunity for the athletes. o It gives them a lot of information on real speed, time or count down, distances. They can work their technical return and sensations with speed variation in... Direct live...

Of course this is only a tool and sometimes I tell athletes to put their watch on the bank and trains only on sensations (the best way to win) like in race.

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DigiTrainer Balazs Gerber and Lszl Grand Development engineers DigiTrainer is a new device incorporating the latest state-of-the-art technologies in order to measure performance and technique of kayak, canoe, and rowing athletes. It contains a GPS, heart rate monitor, and an accelerometer, which can measure the movement of the boat in all three directions. From the data collected, parameters such as stroke rate, stroke power, boat stability, speed, distance, heart rate can easily be observed. This information is also displayed in real time on the instrument, helping the athletes improve their technique and performance during training. Features: On the water: - accelerometry - GPS - Heart rate monitor

Speed display Stroke rate display Virtual partner Data logging

Computer analysis: - Speed, stroke rate, heart rate graphs - Observation of catch, power, and release phases - Drawing course over satellite-based map - Data display synchronized to video 6. Training for high performance, peaking Josef Capoucek and Matthias Engler 7. Hydromechanics for Olympic kayaks development Tomasz Bugolski Hydrodynamics aspects of canoes and kayaks as a semi-displacement ships, some examples of application of experimental and computational fluid dynamics methods to modern kayaks design, results of research project New line of Olympic kayaks, etc. 8. An idea of development and systematic programme of participation in competition for the group of CANOE for the new members of advancement in the world By Zdizslaw Szubski (POL) For more information please contact Csaba Szanto ICF Technical Director: csaba.szanto@canoeicf.com