Kirani James, right, Harvey Glance and Dwight Phillips, far left, at the IAAF Centenary Gala in Barcelona in 2012
JANUARY 27—London 2012 Olympic Games and 2011 IAAF World 400m champion Kirani James of Grenada and the USA’s Dwight Phillips, a 2004 Athens Olympic Games Long Jump champ who has also bagged 4 IAAF World titles and has the joint 5th best Long Jump of all time, will highlight the Feb 2 Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Speed and Technical Camp.
“This clinic is a way to get more young people involved in athletics, getting them exposed to world class athletes and to get them to understand what goes on in track and field in terms of nutrition, anti doping, body maintenance, teaching them the technique and demonstration of drills in warming up,” explained Harrigan-Scott, a two times BVI Olympian.
Harrigan-Scott said in addition to the Olympic champions, massage therapist J.J. Johnson will be in attendance demonstrating some of the techniques he feels are helpful to calf, hamstring and quad injuries. She hopes it brings lots of awareness.
James’ coach and 1976 USA Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist Harvey Glance—who is also a motivational speaker—will be in attendance.
“We have a lot of talented people in our country, especially the kids,” the territory’s double sprint record holder noted. “My ultimate goal is to increase the number of participants when we get to the major championships especially at the senior level. We have a big team on the Youth and Jr. levels, but, we want this to carry over into the Sr. level. I think we need to encourage and enthuse them as they make the transition so that there doesn’t be a drop off when they get to the senior level,” the 2008 IAAF World Indoor 60m bronze medalist added.
“That’s my goal—targeting them from young. Letting them have fun, get experience with world class athletes and hear their experiences and realize that everybody goes out there and does the same thing,” she pointed out. “It’s those who have the heart to make it happen on the day. So this is an attempt to get them involved from a young age and help develop them and let them understand the determination that’s needed and the things needed to get them to that level.”
The registration fee is $20 per athlete. Young athletes interested in participating in the camp can contact Tahesia on facebook harrigan-scott st camp. The camp begins with registration at 9 a.m.
HARRIGAN-SCOTT SPEED AND TECHNICAL CAMP
“Together We Can Make A Difference”
Morning Session
8:30am – 9:15am Registration
9:15am –Introduction – Camp Objectives of Presenters--Tahesia Harrigan-Scott
9:25am – Remarks--BVI Athletic Association President – Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
9:45am - Minister of Sports of Representative
9:35am – Work Shops
Nutrition – Stephanie Russ-Penn
Massage Therapy – J.J. Johnson
Caribbean RADO – Cleave Farrington & Lindisey Nielsen (www.caribbeanrado.com/resources)
11:15am – Guest Speaker – Coach Harvey Glance
11:30am Introduction of Professional Athletes
Discussion
12:00pm – 12:45pm Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
12:45pm Technical Session
Warm up (E) – everyone will run 2 laps and active stretching
Drills (E) – Kids are broken into groups
Specialty Groups
Hurdles – Joey Scott
Blocks – Tahesia Harrigan
Jumps – Dwight Phillips
Weight – Eric Matthias
Running Technique and relaxation - Kirani James/Harvey Glance
Cooling down - Importance of cooling down
Chiropractic Care – Dr. Howard Bird
Competition Challenge
2:50pm – Closing
3:00pm– Pictures and Autograph Signing