Nearing the end of the 2014 season, the team at Triathlon Training Spain has reported steadily increasing demand for its fully coached and catered clinics – encompassing swim (long weekend as well as 5 and 7-day intensive swim clinics) and swim/triathlon camps.
The most recent swim clinic was specially requested by three triathletes from the Netherlands, including professional triathlete Roeland Smits. Roeland has placed consistently in the top ten at Challenge Roth and Challenge Almere in the Netherlands with sub-8:30 times; so is not slow but wanted to improve on his swim time to below 50 min.
All three are members of the same club as one of the previous visitors to Triathlon Training Spain’s Casa de Triatlo ‘proving that word of mouth works’. From this, the coaching team in Spain has a further special request ‘Dutch Exclusive Clinic’ running at the end of the year.
Dates for 2015 swim and triathlon clinics have now been added to the company website, and reviews from previous visitors are growing.
In addition to camps based at Casa de Triatlo, the team has included two unique training camps that will be held at the Spanish National High Altitude Training Facility located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (2230m). Like all training camps at Casa de Triatlo, these will include a full Swim Smooth Video Analysis and stroke correction sessions in a unique location that provides for the needs of each participating athlete.
Bike rides in the Sierra Nevada, runs and run technique sessions and a postural assessment with individual feedback and specific strength and conditioning sessions are all included. Coaching will be provided by:
- Martin Hill, BTF L3 Coach and Certified Swim Smooth Coach
- Enrique Planelles Marcos – Spanish Triathlon Federation Level 3 Coach, High Performance Sports Master (Spanish Olympic Committee)
- Matt Hill – Strength and Conditioning for sports performance REPs Level 3 and Postural Assessment Certification, ASA Level 2 Swim Coach.
With each training camp limited to 12 attendees, the team is aiming to retain a high standard of coach to athlete ratio of 1:4. (A place had already been booked within a day of the camp being posted online!)
Based on feedback from previous clients, Triathlon Training Spain has introduced a number of 5-day swim clinics in the New Year; these will provide attendees all the knowledge and tools – and experience – to continue to develop their stroke when they return home ready for their 2015 race season.
Casa de Triatlo will also be present at the 220 Triathlon Show to be held at Sandown Park on 27 February to 1 March 2015.
Martin and Linda from Triathlon Training Spain will be supported by coached triathletes and will provide show visitors with details of Casa de Triatlo and the training offered, and will welcome all visitors to their Stand (S12) located in the Swim Zone. Videos of the training sessions and pictures of the venue and location will be supported by discussions with visitors.
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