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> Hydration and Nutrition for Performance
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> The next Coaching The Coaches Forum, which takes place in the Rochestown
> Park Hotel on Wednesday, November 10 (7.30pm) focuses on the areas of
> hydration and nutrition for athletes.
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> Experts Dr John Bradley and Dr Tom Hill share their expertise and
> provide guidelines for coaches and parents on how best to prepare
> athletes (both junior and senior) for performance and recovery from
> performance.
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> Dr John Bradley is lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Coaching Science
> at UCC. Prior to UCC he worked as an Exercise Physiologist with the
> Scottish Institute of Sport, providing high performance support to elite
> Scottish and British athletes in a range of sports.
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> John has a particular research interest in athlete hydration and will
> share this expertise at the CTC forum.
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> John takes a practical approach to sports science making it relevant to
> athlete performance and coaches needs. His sports science background is
> supplemented with sporting experience as a competitive swimmer,
> representing Great Britain as a Senior International at numerous events.
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> He is currently a Technical Member of the Irish Institute of Sport,
> providing support for talented Irish athletes to ensure high performance
> and athletic achievement at the highest level.
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> Cork’s Lisa Cummins, the long distance swimmer, who two years ago became
> the first Irish person to swim the English Channel both ways spending
> more than 35 hours in the water will give us a practical insight into
> her hydration and nutrition regime for training and competition.
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> Dr John’s talk is entitled ‘Hydration for athletes (and coaches)’ and he
> will present a user-friendly guide to what to drink and when to drink
> it. Practical ways to judge if your athlete is hydrated will be
> discussed and the best drink for your athletes will be revealed
>
> Very often athletes will seek nutrition advice from their coach. Dr
> Tom’s talk entitled ‘Eat to Compete: The coaches perspective’ will
> practically examine how the coach can take a lead in implementing basic
> but effective nutrition strategies.
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> Dr Tom Hill is a registered nutritionist and part-time lecturer in
> Nutrition in the School of Food and Nutritional Science UCC. He has
> worked on diet and nutrition issues with players, athletes and teams
> across a range of sports including gaelic football, rugby, soccer,
> basketball, sailing and athletics.
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> He has also published numerous research articles and book chapters in
> nutrition and his main research interest is the role of nutrition in
> musculoskeletal health. He has played rugby for UCC and is currently
> involved in coaching youth rugby.
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> The very topical role of sports nutrition supplements will also be explored.
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> As with all the Coaching the Coaches Forums, demand for places will
> exceed the number of spots available. Entry fee on the night is 10 euro
> and your place can be reserved by e-mailing esport@eecho.ie
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> ENDS
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