Coaching Clinic for Optimist Coaches
Conducted by Somkiat Poonpat (National Head Junior Coach – Optimist) and Sherman Cheng (National Single Handed Junior Coach – Optimist), they aim to bring coaches up to date about new class development and sailing technique in the International circuit. The clinic is suitable for optimist coaches of all levels. Course fees will be kindly sponsored by Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) and is limited to a maximum of 30 coaches. Applicants may be required to submit additional supporting documents.
(Update 12 March): After reviewing the workshop contents, we are agreeable to award 5 CCE hours to NROC coaches who attend this workshop. Please note that this will be the maximum number of hours awarded for a recognised 1-day CCE activity.
Pre-Requisites:-Must have coached the optimist class in the past 6 months
-Minimum age of 18
Terms & Conditions:SSF reserves the rights to reject participants who does not meet the pre-requisites
Hourly Schedule
Coaching Clinic for Optimist Coaches
- 1000 - 1015
- Introduction of clinic presenters and coaches in attendance
- 1015 - 1200
- Sharing of sail settings and boat set-up (basic and advanced)
- 1200 - 1210
- Quick break
- 1210 - 1245
- Sitting positions for open and closed angles and sail trim
- 1245 - 1345
- Lunch break (not provided)
- 1345 - 1415
- Boat handling (tacks, gybes, penalty)
- 1415 - 1500
- On-water exercises (videos)
- 1500 - 1600
- Tactics
- 1600 - 1615
- Quick break
- 1615 - 1700
- Sports science for optimist sailors (fitness and nutrition)
- 1730 - 1800
- Q&A