EMBRO, ON - May 8, 2004
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Candidates at CATOWA Coaches Seminar
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Today, twelve members of the Ontario Tug-of-War Association attended a
"Coaches Certification" workshop conducted by Jim Connolly,
National Head Coach for the Canadian Amateur Tug-of-War Association.
The seminar, held at the community centre just west of Embro, was the first
of its kind to be presented for existing tug-of-war coaches and aspiring
coaches in Canada. |
At its last executive
meeting in October, the CATOWA Board voted to make it mandatory for all coaches planning to coach at an international event to
take this course
and be certified.
Connolly covered various
aspects of developing a successful team such as the role of the team
coach, the training program, basic pulling techniques and effective
conditioning and stretching exercises.
Malcolm Monteith, representing Chief Judge
Tom Kempel who is presently recovering from recent knee surgery, outlined the
international Tug-of-War Rules that will be used at the World Outdoor
Tug-of-War Championships being held this September in Rochester, Minnesota. |
Jim Connolly speaks to delegates
about coaching techniques
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Monteith included in his presentation the administrative protocol
used by TWIF at international events such as registration and weigh-in
procedures, method of establishing the draw, marshalling techniques, and the
routines for points competitions, semi-final and final rounds.
Bob Orr , Don Sutherland and Russell
Fleming write
CATOWA Coaches Certification test at Embro
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The TWIF
training video illustrating the points covered in the
presentations was shown and the participants concluded the
session with a live demonstration about position and pulling
techniques using a training rope out-of-doors.
A multiple choice test of the
material presented at the seminar was conducted and
certificates were presented to the successful candidates. |
The following twelve candidates
completed the test successfully and are now certified to coach Canadian
tug-of-war teams at international events.
| Melissa Chambers |
Nissouri |
| Mike DeWetering |
Ellice |
| Russell Fleming |
Zorra |
| Mathew Lindner |
South Easthope |
| David Madore |
Toronto Highlanders |
| Matthias Metzger |
Bluewater |
| Robert Orr |
Peel Police |
| Donald Sutherland |
Zorra |
| Bill Thomson |
Ellice |
| Ron Totten |
OTOWA |
| Julie Towton |
Bluewater |
| Wendy Worte |
Nissouri |
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