Several of YOUR coaches have been out here in Colorado Springs for the last 3 days, 2 of which were spent at the 2008 USOTC Coaches' Conference. Hopefully your coach was able to attend this great clinic hosted by USA Roller Sports and the USOTC. Each day for 4 hours we sat in a classroom style atmosphere and listened to speakers from SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY, ADDECO, SPORTS NUTRITION, USADA, and TRAINING BY DESIGN. All of these topics were presented by staff from the US Olympic Training Center and geared towards bettering ourselves as inline speed coaches. As I expected.... there was a wealth of information and as always,
I am going home with so much new information, both for training purposes and from USADA (United States Anti-Doping Association). This young man on the left, Taylor Hooton, died as a result of steroid use. Taylor had just turned 17 years old and was preparing to start his Senior year in High School, when his life was tragically cut short due to steroid use. This and many other stories were brought to light during the USADA presentation.I hope your coach was able to attend!! If not, look for my article in the USARS Fall Magazine. Linda
If your coach is sporting one of these cool Polo shirts, that means they attended the 8 hour, 2-day workshop held at the USOTC this past week.
