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The final preparation
camp for the Beijing Olympics was held last week 24-27 July at
Dartford. Plenty of squad and non squad players travelled
from all over the UK to Dartford, to ensure some high quality
randori and support for the Olympic Team before they travel out
to the Holding Camp in Macau and then on to Beijing for the Olympic
Games.
The camp was very well
supported and we would like to say BIG thank you to everyone who
attended, plus a special thanks to the training partners who have
assisted with the team’s preparation since the European Championships
and also to all the coaches who have worked hard to prepare the
players.
Also to acknowledge
the fantastic support from the Institute’s of Sport across the
network and the Judo Sports Science and Sports Medical Team, who
have done such an excellent job in providing specialist support
to the Olympic players in this final preparation period.
Finally a thank you
to all those centres and their staff, who have hosted Olympic
training and preparation camps in the last few months and been
so accommodating; Edinburgh, Bisham, Walsall and Dartford.
© David
Finch
Back row left to right:Mark
Earle-Coach, Darcel Yandzi-Coach, Karina Bryant +78kgs, Euan Burton
-81kgs, Sarah Clark -63kgs, Craig Fallon -60kgs, Michelle
Rogers -78kgs, Pete Cousins -100kgs, Winston Gordon -90kgs, Billy
Cusack-Coach, Fitzroy Davis-Coach
Front row left to right:
Karen Roberts-Team Manager, Mike Bourne-Lead Performance Analyst,
Neil Maclean Martin-Lead Physiotherapist, Stuart Yule-Lead Strength
and Conditioning Coach, Richard Chessor, Lead Nutritionist, John
Bramall-UK Manager, Pete Lindsay-Lead Psychologist, Margaret Hicks-Beijing
Manager, Craig White-Team Doctor
Training Partners (The
following players will support members of the Olympic Team as
training partners in the Holding Camp and also act as warm up
partners for the Olympic Games competition), Gavin Davies, Iain
Feenan, Darren Hawney, Tom Cousins, Steve Vidler, and Luke Preston.
Wishing everyone
success in Beijing!
For further information
please contact James Sills on 01509 631 670 x230 or via email
jamessills@Britishjudo.org.uk
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