Ellis Edge Masters Camp Day 3 – July 28, 2007
By Day Three, we’re acquiring the technical vocabulary to see, understand and discuss the things we’re exposed to during video review, whether it’s an Olympic athlete or our own technique that we’re viewing. “Lock and load”, “lock and land”, “ankle snap”, “headlights on low beam” (OK, maybe that’s not a true technical term), start to come out of our mouths as responses when asked to critique a particular sequence.
Also by Day Three, using all the right muscles (a good thing) is resulting in making all the right muscles sore (not as good a thing). Time for the Siberia speech. Suddenly we’re not so tired and sore any more.
Today we’re going to move on to track patterns, and race strategy and tactics. We’re counting crossovers in and out, considering the difference between wide-narrow and narrow-wide tracks, learning how to set up and complete passes, learning that timing is everything.
Oh yes, and we’re also learning that real men wear pink tights.
We have lunch behind the high school, sharing Meg’s and Karen’s and Gail’s cookies and the dark chocolate that’s such a hit with the American participants. Some of the soreness has worked out by the end of the day, and we’re looking forward to what new techniques and reinforcement of newly-acquired ones wait for us on Day Four.
By Day Three, we’re acquiring the technical vocabulary to see, understand and discuss the things we’re exposed to during video review, whether it’s an Olympic athlete or our own technique that we’re viewing. “Lock and load”, “lock and land”, “ankle snap”, “headlights on low beam” (OK, maybe that’s not a true technical term), start to come out of our mouths as responses when asked to critique a particular sequence.
Also by Day Three, using all the right muscles (a good thing) is resulting in making all the right muscles sore (not as good a thing). Time for the Siberia speech. Suddenly we’re not so tired and sore any more.
Today we’re going to move on to track patterns, and race strategy and tactics. We’re counting crossovers in and out, considering the difference between wide-narrow and narrow-wide tracks, learning how to set up and complete passes, learning that timing is everything.
Oh yes, and we’re also learning that real men wear pink tights.We have lunch behind the high school, sharing Meg’s and Karen’s and Gail’s cookies and the dark chocolate that’s such a hit with the American participants. Some of the soreness has worked out by the end of the day, and we’re looking forward to what new techniques and reinforcement of newly-acquired ones wait for us on Day Four.
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