Course Information

Triathlon England London Region
Paratriathlon Workshop
Date: 28 January 2017

Morning session 

1 - Paratriathlon: An Introduction 
9 am – 9:45 am

Classification overview. Opportunities for athletes to race. Info on paratri from grassroots to High Performance by BTF. 

Break

2 - Coaching of the Paratriathlete: An Introduction
10 am – noon

Roundtable with coaches who currently work with, or have worked with, para-athletes in the past. 
Adaptations, structuring sessions, accommodating athletes into existing club sessions.

A: Visually impaired running with an England Athletics qualified coach
10-11am
Including desk based introduction plus concourse based run familiarisation

B: Cycling and Cycle course considerations
11am-noon

Lunch
noon-12.45pm

2 - Coaching of the Paratriathlete: An Introduction (continued)
12.45pm – 2pm

C: The adaptive athlete and swimming
12.45-1.15pm

D: Triathlon Coaching Perspectives
1.15pm-1:45pm

Break

3 – Events and Training Sessions: Lessons Learned and Accommodations
2pm – 3pm

Open discussion, including: BTF event checklist; lessons from Arctic One; club and event organisers Q&As

4 – Athlete Panel and Round Table
3pm-4pm

General session to ask questions / get perspectives on how to make our clubs more open, things to consider, takeaways for BTF / London region to work on for the coming season.

Please contact Donna DeWick the Para Tri Co-ordinator for the London Region. Email londonparatricoordinator@triathlonengland.org

Course Venue

Lee Valley VeloPark, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Abercrombie Road, London, London, E20 3AB