OBRA Conference & 2000 Awards Banquet

Candi Murray

2001-01-03



 


OREGON CYCLING CONFERENCE II



presented by the MAC Cycling Committee

and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association



Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21, 2001



This year, the MAC Cycling Committee and the Oregon Bicycle Racing=20

Association will present a program featuring panel discussions, small group=

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seminars and workshops on various aspects of competitive and serious=20

recreational cycling. Several of the finest cycling coaches in the United=20

States will be here at the MAC in panel discussion and in seminars=20

throughout the day discussing riding and training concepts and techniques.=

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On Sunday morning, there will be cycling skills workshops and participatory=

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training in skills and practices for cycling. The banquet will feature Mike=

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Adamson's photo-revue of 2000 (with music by David Auker), BAR=20

presentations, and a drawing for some substantial Door Prizes.



Conference participants and panelists will include:

Houshang Amiri, Canadian Nat'nl coach

Rob Bragg, MAC member-coach

Ed Burke, PhD, Coach, Physiologist and author

Phil Claud, Elite coach, P C cycling

Steve Johnson, PhD, US National Coaching staff

Eric Moen, Elite coach, EPM Velo

Candi Murray, OBRA Executive Director

Jerry Powell, Elite coach, MAC

Mike Reznik, MAC member-coach

Tim Rutledge, Coach, WSBA

Phil Sanders, Elite coach, BBC

Larry Smith, Coach, Veloski

Michael Sylvester, yoga teacher, consultant

Kendra Wenzel, coach, W W Cycling

Rene=E9 Wenzel, coach, W W Cycling

Sean Wilson, PhD, Exercise Physiologist, Coach

Splinter Wrenn, Wrenn Productions

...and many more



COST: $20 for the conference only, (no banquet)

$20 for the banquet only, or

$30=8A all day, and banquet*!)



REGISTRATION: Mail to OBRA, PO Box 16355, Portland, Or 97292. Must be=20

received prior to January 18th. Reservations for the banquet is a MUST!

Check in for conferences begins at 7:30 am Saturday Morning.



Signup sheets for each track and session will be available at registration,=

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first come first served.

OBRA membership is not required, but membership applications will be=

available.





SCHEDULE:



Note that there are breaks and a lunch between sessions. Lunch is available=

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in the club, or at any of several nearby restaurants.



Each "breakout session" is divided into six "tracks" lettered "a" through=20

"f". Each "track" follows a theme:

=8Atrack "a" concentrates on sport development.

=8Atrack "b" is for cyclists in their early training years.

=8Atrack "c" is oriented to women in cycling.

=8Atrack "d" concentrates on technical training issues.

=8Atrack "e" is about racing tactics and techniques

=8Atrack "f" is for the racer intent on moving up.



Saturday, January 20th, 2001



8:00 - 9:10 Plenary Session:

An Introduction to training and racing for cyclists



9:20 - 10:30 Breakout Session 1:

a. Developing the sport

b. Basic Training concepts

c. Women in Cycling

d. Biomechanics I

e. Sports Psychology

f. Training/Overtraining



10:45 - 11:55 Break out Session 2:

a. Club Coach fundamentals l

b. Biomechanics II

c. Nutrition and Hydration

d. Periodization

e. "the game of cycling"

f. Traveling to Race



1:30 - 2:40 Break out Session 3:

a. Junior Development

b. Writing a Training Schedule

c. Women's Training Issues

d. Strength and Power

e. Breathing, Focus, and Visualization

f. Nutrition and Hydration



3:00 - 5:10 Break out Session 4:

a. Rules and Racing

b. Overtrained / under rested

c. Sports psychology (Women

d. Training Specificity

e. Training the inner game

f. "so you want to be a pro?"



OBRA Meeting: 5:00 - 7:00 PM

No host bar: 6:15 to 7:00 PM

Banquet: Buffet served at 7:00 PM

Awards and speaker or panel: 7:45 PM

Adjourn: 9:00 PM





Sunday, January 21st, 2001



8:00 - 9:30 Practicum session 1:



10:00: 11:30 Practicum session 2:



The practicum sessions will be broken down into three options, offered=

twice:

Workshop 1: Yoga for cyclists,

Workshop 2: Studio Cycling for cyclists, and

Workshop 3: Cycling Skills training.