Judo Canada Western Canada Regional Technical Support Officer Update:      

Wednesday April 28, 2010

This newsletter purpose is to provide updated information to the coaches on Judo Canada and the World of judo. If you would like to have club coaches from your province on a mailing list, please mail to me their email address: beaton_judocan@yahoo.ca

The bi-weekly update is a service that I will provide to the Western Provinces and Territories on behalf of Judo Canada. Whether the update is distributed to clubs under your jurisdiction, is at the discretion of your Provincial/Territorial Associations. I appreciated the chance to impact development of judo in Western Canada and thank you for your support.  Do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions.   

A)   LTDM:

Articles from:

DEVELOPING PHYSICAL LITERACY

Guide for parents of Children from 0 to 12

The learning and practice of fundamental movement

skills is the basic building block for the development of

physical literacy. Much like learning the alphabet and

phonics are the fundamental skills needed to eventually

read Shakespeare, or, identifying numbers and learning

to add and subtract are the fundamental skills needed

to eventually balance a cheque-book, the development

of fundamental movement skills, and fundamental sport

skills, is critical if children are to feel confident when they

engage in physical activity for fun and for health, or for

competition and the pursuit of excellence.

Research shows 2,3,4 that without the development of

physical literacy, many children and youth withdraw from

physical activity and sport and turn to more inactive and/or

unhealthy choices during their leisure time.

Physical Literacy: What Exactly is it?

Physical literacy is the development of fundamental

movement skills and fundamental sport skills

that permit a child to move confidently and

with control, in a wide range of physical activity, rhythmic

(dance) and sport situations. Physical literacy also includes

the ability to “read” what is going on around them in an

activity setting and react appropriately to those events.

For full physical literacy children should learn fundamental

movement skills and fundamental sport skills in each of

the four basic environments:

On the ground – as the basis for most games, sports,

dance and physical activities

In the water – as the basis for all aquatic activities

On snow and ice – as the basis for all winter sliding

activities

In the air – basis for gymnastics, diving and other

aerial activities

B)   Judo Canada Update

2012 Olympic Selection Criteria (in pdf)

2012 Olympic Selection Critrtia FAQ (in pdf)

C)   Technical Corner

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

      Juji-Gatame & Fundamental Movement Skills: Jane Bridges (GBR)

http://www.judo-snijders.nl/video-judo-technieken/armklem-arm-lock/Juji-Gatame%201.html

Juji-Gatame: Darcel Yandzi (FRA)

http://www.judo-snijders.nl/video-judo-technieken/armklem-arm-lock/Juji-Gatame%204.html

D)   Judo Canada Up Coming Events

National Senior, Kata & Veterans Championships May 15-16, 2010

*National Senior Camp                                                 May 17-19, 2010

Youth National Championships                                 July 2-4, 2010

*Youth Nationals Training Camp                                July 5-8, 2010

*Important Note: The Senior National Training Camp and Youth National Training camp are important events in the eligibility criteria for the selection on any athletes attempting to make the 2010 World Junior Championship Team. Last year a number of national Youth Champions did not have the opportunity to participate at the 2009 World Championships because they did not attend the training camp following the senior nationals.

E)   Video Clips

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

http://www.judovision.org/?p=6697

http://www.judovision.org/?p=6698

http://www.judovision.org/?p=6734

http://www.judovision.org/?p=6731

F)   Sport Science

Nick Broad: Nutritionist, Chelsea Football Club

New: Protien for Recovery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-gpUzDFkTU&feature=related

Nutritional Tips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5q3ks6XKyg&feature=related

G)   Western Canada Calendar of Major Events 2009/10

H)   Interest:

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

Russian Judo System:

This article reflects the reality of  the world  of comeptitive  Judo. It is important that all athletes/coaches in Canada understand what it will take to beat the competition. In Canada we can not  match  some leading countries training  reality so we need to be creative in developing athlete programs and make sure they are training 6 days a week if they dream of the Olympics!

           

Russia primed for European Championships as EJU Camp continues at BJPI

Russian head coach Ezio Gamba is eyeing success at the European Championships in Austria as his team prepares at the British Judo Performance Institute in Dartford. Gamba has led a 16-strong squad to Dartford for the EJU Olympic training camp which has seen his revitalised team undertake vital preparations. His side travel to Austria one day before the individual event starts on Thursday 22nd April with the team event due to take place on Sunday 25th April. As well as a full British team the camp has also featured the Czech Republic team and their Slovakian, Slovenian, Andorran and Bulgarian counterparts. The Russian team is replete with renowned fighters including Alim Gadanov (-66kg) World ranked no.3, Kirill Denisov (-90kg) World ranked no.2 and fourth-ranked Mansur Isaev (-73kg). Gamba, 51, said: “There are a good number of players here, the weather has been good and everything has gone well. We’re now in the final part of our preparations and in two or three day’s time we’ll start winding things down. “We want to win European Championship medals. We’ll go there with two teams, one for European Team and one for individual.” While Gamba is best known for beating legendary British judoka Neil Adams to win gold at the 1980 Olympics he has since become a decorated and much-sought after coach. The distinguished Italian began working with Russia in January 2009 after the team failed to capture a medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Their below-par displays starkly contrasted their previous Olympic medal haul of two silver and three bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics. “We started working together last year and now the situation is really good, I have a big field of 50 athletes and we train 300 days a year,” said Gamba. “We’ve had a really good progression from January last year to now. But our main task is the Olympic Games in 2012 and we’re focused on continuing to progress towards then. “I’ve totally changed the team, the Russian Federation didn’t agree with my decisions, but that was my choice. I said I didn’t want to discuss my decisions and they come to respect that which was good for me.” The Gamba effect has seen a change in fortunes for the revered Russian’s as they claimed a bronze, silver and gold medal at the 2009 World Championships in Rotterdam. The Italian expects a handful of countries to provide the main opposition for his side and sees Great Britain in that group. “I think Great Britain at this moment have a really good spirit because they have the dream of holding the Olympic Games. They can become dangerous. Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and France will be very competitive. All nations could be dangerous but I think these are the strongest.” After gaining an insight into training camp hosts and Championship rivals Great Britain, Gamba believes his approach to judo reflects that of Great Britain head coach Patrick Roux “I don’t think there are a lot of differences, for me the main task is to like my work, this is first, then my dream is to work with the team and keep them together. For me the medals will come when we find the right balance and have a really strong bond. “When I was 16 I was training with Japanese coaches and it was really tough, the intensity was very high. In 1996 I become national coach for Italy and had a good eight years with them. I’ve developed other parts of my coaching style which has been helped by assembling my new team with Russia. Gamba added: “I have five young coaches who age from 34 to 44 and I think that’s the right way. I have to decide what’s best for me, at the moment I’m very lucky and fortunate that I’m very happy with the people I have around me.“ With Russia now primed for the European Championships Gamba is focused on maintaining the medal-winning mentality that he has restored but also has one eye on the Olympics. “We have twenty-four competitions a year, a team like Russia needs to be feature prominently and fight for medals. We have seven teams and normally we put fighters in for six or seven competitions a year which we think is right for our athletes. Our results will be decided in a few minutes at the Olympics, this is my dream and I work for that.”

Modern Day Samurai: Radomir Kovačević

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vosnt23Y1JA&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imY9j7leN9k&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqD-zL1MVs&feature=related

      NEWPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEhpfVntxko&feature=related