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L E A R N T O W I N / L I V E T O W I N As part of rest and recovery, regularly scheduled massage and/or chiropractic appointments are essential. All athletes need to continue to develop and consolidate the mental skills required for this level of competition. Pair and ice dance teams need to foster communication and conflict resolution skills. 865 Sheord Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 1H9 Competition 7 Phone 613.747.1007 I Toll Free 1.888.747.2372 I Fax 613.748.5718 I Toll Free Fax 1.877.211.2372 At this level, it is about doing it when it counts—plain and simple. There must also be recognition that more is not better. Athletes often arrive at their peak events (i.e. Worlds and Olympics) physically and mentally exhausted because adequate rest and recovery has not been taken following the national championships. Given the nature of the international event calendar, athletes, coaches and applicable leadership need to plan training, competition, and recovery wisely. This includes the establishment of realistic and attainable performance targets/goals. As the competitive calendar is somewhat different for Junior and Senior athletes, the following table is broken down by level: Junior Senior Spring Technical development Technical development Summer Monitoring (mid-summer) Competition (August) Fall ISU Junior Grand Prix events and/ or qualifying events Winter ISU Junior Grand Prix Final (December) Nationals (January) ISU Worlds Junior Figure Skating Championships (March) 50 Technical development (continues) Monitoring (mid-summer) Competition (August) ISU Grand Prix events ISU Grand Prix Final (December) Nationals (January) ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (January/February) Olympics (February: every four years) ISU World Figure Skating Championships (March) NOTES: • Approximately 5 to 7 competitions (Junior) and 5 to 10 competitions (Senior) annually • Technical skill development is priority between April and July for Junior athletes and April to August for Senior athletes • Junior athletes must be ready to compete by the end of August • Performance targets must be based on program execution in monitoring and competition • Continual analysis of programs and elements is required so as to maximize points in international competitions • Senior athletes need to balance training with show/tour opportunities 7 See Appendix C Stages of Athlete/Participant Development.
L o n g - Te r m A t h l e t e D e v e l o p m e n t 865 Sheord Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 1H9 Phone 613.747.1007 I Toll Free 1.888.747.2372 I Fax 613.748.5718 I Toll Free Fax 1.877.211.2372 51 Photo: Stephan Potopnyk
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