STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CLINIC
Date & Time: Monday 18th January @ 11:30am - 4pm
VENUE: La Trobe University Athletics Complex (at this stage - still to be arranged)
We have a fantastic opportunity available to us. Jenny and I as Coaching and Development officers for Athletics Bendigo have been trying to obtain Vasily Grishchenkov’s services to run a clinic for us for some months. With some perseverance he has finally agreed.
The clinic will involve theory on Strength and Conditioning, with the majority of the clinic focusing more on the practical application. This clinic will be suitable for all forms of athletics and sport in general, he will not be focusing on any one discipline, therefore the knowledge he will be imparting will be suitable for Coaches of any discipline of sport, any senior Athletes in the sport of Athletics, Triathlons’, PE Teachers, Health Workers, and other Professionals such as Physiotherapist.
His services do come at a considerable cost - $800, so we need verification of numbers before we set the cost.
PROFILE: Vasily Grishchenkov - Level 5 - Coach / Strength & Conditioning
Vasily has been involved in High performance athletes at an international level as both an athlete and coach for the past 30 years. As an athlete he was a USSR National record holder in Triple Jump (17.55). In 1983 he was ranked number ONE in the world, and was twice the Silver European medallist. He remained in the top 120 world rankings for 6 years.
As a Coach, Vasily has prepared athletes for the USSR, Russia and Australia teams. His athletes have competed in 3 Olympic Games, 6 World Championships, 3 World Cups, Commonwealth Games and numerous Grand Prix competitions in Europe.
Vasily originally came to Australia in 2000 to train Tatiana Grigorevia and Victor Chistyakov for the Sydney Olympic Games where Tatiana received a silver medal and Victor was placed 5th. After this he was invited to work with South Australia Sports Institute and did so for 6 years. During this time he created both senior and junior squads of jumpers. In 2006, he moved to Melbourne and 6 of his senior athletes moved with him. He has created a new Junior Squad in Victoria and currently also supervises and mentors coaches in Little Athletics to assist in the preparation and transition of young athletes from junior to senior levels. During the past 7 years, his athletes have received more than 60 medals from National Championships; set up 4 national junior records and have represented Australia internationally more than 40 times. He is a level 5 coach and also works as a lecturer and trainer for coaches around Australia.
Vasily has also prepared the following Australian athletes:
Alwyn Jones - Three times Australian champion in Triple Jump; Bronze medallist Commonwealth Games in 2006; She is currently ranked Number 1 in Australia and participated in World Championships and World University Games
Henry Frayne: Australian Junior record holder in Triple Jump, number 4 in world junior rankings; 2008 placed 5th in World Junior Championships; 2009 - Participant in World University Games
Linda Allen - 2009 Australian Champion Triple Jump
Meggan O’Reilly - Australian Junior Champion Silver Medallist
COST: $30 - $40 (we will be aiming for the lower end) / FAMILIES: Considerable reduction
All Potential Participants: Please email your reply to: lees_judy@hotmail.com <mailto:lees_judy@hotmail.com> OR Mobile: 0427 401 080
Jones.jennifer@bssc.edu <mailto:Jones.jennifer@bssc.edu> OR Mobile: 0410 448 245