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Judo Canada Western Canada Regional Technical Support Officer Update:

Wednesday May 12, 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

Canadian Sport for Life5 documents the Long-term

Athlete Development model adopted by Sport Canada and

the Canadian Sport System (www.ltad.ca). Each National

Sport Organization (NSO) responsible for a specific sport

is developing its unique LTAD model based on Canadian

Sport for Life, and through its Provincial and Territorial

counterparts is implementing the model across the

country. Physical literacy is developed during the first three stages

of Canada�s LTAD model, meaning the time from birth to

the start of adolescence: from birth to approximately age

11 for girls and to age 12 for boys.

In addition to the material in Canadian Sport for Life,

which applies to everyone, there is additional information

in No Accidental Champions6 that applies to Canadians

with a disability.

How and Where Do Children Become

Physically Literate?

Developing physical literacy in our children will take the

combined efforts of parents/guardians, day-care providers,

schools personnel, community recreation leaders and

everyone involved in the Canadian sport system. Each has

a role to play if we are to be successful.

The Myth That it �Just Happens�

While it�s true that many children DO develop good physical

skills on their own by trial-and-error, there are many who do

not; and for those the consequences can be severe.

Children who are physically skilled often enjoy vigorous

healthy play, while the less skilled are often left out. This

creates a vicious cycle; those with the skills play, and

through that play further develop their fitness and skill.

In contrast, those who are less skilled play less, have fewer

opportunities to refine and develop their skills, and fall

further and further behind their skilled peers. Eventually

many of the less skilled children stop trying, and withdraw

from physical activities that would help them become fitter

and develop their skills.

To prevent this from happening appropriate physical literacy

need to be taught to every child in Canada. This teaching

needs to occur in a wide range of settings, and, because

of this many different people need to be involved.

Ultimately the responsibility for developing a physically

literate child rests with parents and guardians. Just as

parents and guardians ensure their children are in learning

situations that result in them having the ability to read,

write and do mathematics, they must also ensure their

children develop physical literacy.

B) Judo Canada/IJF Update

IJF Grand Masters Website:

http://www.ijfveterans.com/

IJF YOUTUBE:

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u

Judo Canada Judogi Regulations 2010

Further to the new Judogi Regulations announced recently by the International Judo Federation, Judo Canada would like to clarify that at all domestic Judo events under our jurisdiction, judogi regulations remain unchanged at the minimum until the end of the current Olympic quadrennial (2012). All judogi manufacturers are allowed and it is the duty of the participant to ensure that the judogi complies with the measurement regulations as per the Sokuteiki Rule. See following items:

1) How to use SOKUTEIKI

2) Sokuteiki - Judogi Measurement Device - IJF Announcement

Tunisia, IJF Grand Prix Event:

http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=192

http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=193

International Judo Federation Reports: Tunisia Grand Prix

http://www.intjudo.eu/index.php?Menu=News&Action=Full&type_id=1&id=531&lang_id=2&mid=4

http://www.intjudo.eu/index.php?Menu=News&Action=Full&type_id=1&id=532&lang_id=2&mid=4

http://www.intjudo.eu/index.php?Menu=News&Action=Full&type_id=1&id=533&lang_id=2&mid=4

Reflections on relocating to the National Training Center:

Kalem Kachur, Regina YMCA Athlete, World Team Member, University Graduate

I am writing this article based on my experience of moving to Montreal (NTC-Shidokan) from Regina with the goal of improving and focusing on judo. I am going to go through the positive aspects of this first and then address a few criticisms that I have heard.It is extremely important for a serious young athlete to be putting in sufficient hours and numbers of trainings in a week in order to develop their judo. Can we seriously expect to compete with the athletes in Japan who are doing 4-5 hours of training a day when we are doing 4-5 hours per week? From my point of view it is very important that our young athletes start participating in a minimum of 5 judo trainings a week. These should be both randori and technical trainings. The fact of the matter is that many of the clubs across Canada do not have the resources to provide this quantity of training to our up-and-coming athletes (no disrespect intended for the incredible job that Canadian dojo instructors are doing, but most of them are doing it on a voluntary basis and cannot provide the hours required to provide ideal training).

The second aspect that is extremely important is that, in order to improve, we need to be constantly challenged by players that are stronger than ourselves. It is only through adapting to the daily losses and striving to overcome the problems that lead to these losses, do we truly improve. If we do not have these daily challenges it is much harder to improve and more importantly, to learn to adapt to different styles and techniques. It is not sufficient to have one or two decent partners but we really need to have as large a group of partners as possible to be able to improve to our potential.

Three common criticisms of Montreal training that I have heard (and at times agreed with) are the lack of 1-on-1 coaching and the lack of technical trainings compared to randori trainings, and the �fresh meat� mentality towards athletes that have just arrived.

In terms of coaching, things have significantly changed in Montreal over the last few years. In the past there were 2 coaches at NTC-Shidokan for all of the athletes training there. This made it more difficult for athletes to get many comments as the coach to instructor ratio was significantly lower. Now including the national coach, the 2 assistant national coaches, Shidokan�s head coach and Shidokan�s assistant coach who are usually there for most evening practices, there are also a few times a week the Quebec provincial coach and some other club coaches are there. The ratio of athletes to coaches has significantly changed and there is a lot more feedback coming back to the athletes.

The weekly training schedule now includes 2 technical trainings per week and 5 randori evening practices (although the Wednesday night training is often a combination of the two with more technical than the other night practices). Although this may not seem like the ideal mix to many, there is definitely the opportunity to do more technical in the evening practices as well. There are often people that stop doing randori in the last half hour of training and that do some nage-komi or uchi-komi, so the option of adjusting the ratio is there for any that are interested. This compares to the zero organized technical practices that were held weekly in the past (although the Wednesday has often been a bit more technical).

In terms of athletes that have freshly arrived to Montreal, there is always an adaptation period to any change in training. While it can be difficult to adjust to the increased training, there are nonetheless younger athletes there (home-grown Shidokan athletes) that the freshly moved �out-of-towners will be able to throw. Yes, they will still be falling a fair bit with some of the more experienced athletes, but there will still be people there that they able to throw as well. The mentality at NTC Shidokan is not as violent or aggressive as it once was and most of the people that move to Montreal fit in fairly well and do adjust to the training there.

Montreal also has many other attractive features as well. It is a beautiful, culturally diverse city and there is always something to do if you are interested. There are many different universities (Concordia, McGill, UQAM, Universit� de Montreal) and trade schools so that the young athletes can continue to work towards their after-judo careers. The public transport is excellent and affordable, and housing and grocery costs are very cheap for a major city (and similar to many of the other smaller cities in Canada). The French language factor is also interesting. Montreal is a city that is very bilingual, and such it offers opportunities to learn French but it is easy to survive speaking only English as well.

Our National Training Centre in Montreal has developed into what I believe is the best training site in North America. We have a good number of highly competitive athletes. It is however very important that we continue to supply the centre with the young up-and-coming athletes in order to maintain this site. It is, in my mind, also absolutely essential for the athletes themselves, as if they have a large selection of athletes of different levels to train with, then they themselves will prosper to the maximum of their potential. If you should have any questions about training in Montreal please feel free to contact me at kalem.kachur@mail.mcgill.ca

Yours in Judo,

-Kalem Kachur

Note: Kalem Kachur is one of the most respected athletes on the national team because of his work ethic, his professional/educational development (physiotherapist) and the support he shows his teammates. Kalem is a former cadet, junior and senior national champion who has qualified or his second senior world judo championships and he is attempting to qualify for his first Olympic Games. Kalem moved to Montreal in 1999 to improve as a judoka and to pursue his education at McGill University and he has been successful at doing both. He is an excellent example of an athlete who pursued excellence in his sport; found a balance between sport & education and today he is great role model for Judo Canada.

C) Technical Corner

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

Patrick Roux (FRA) 3^rd 1987 World Championships / Head Coach GBR

Fundamental Ne-waza Movements:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HTcwgM1HB8

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.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/2/inyxiptQL3U

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/3/yxqv8a_TlNQ

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/4/VSdG6zZVCmA

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/5/y018SN63ulM

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/6/AIeagmi7yyY

http://www.youtube.com/ijfchannel#p/u/8/siJEBskhl_Q

F) Sport Science

Nick Broad: Nutritionist, Chelsea Football Club

NEW: Good & Bad Fats: