2013 SPORT PERFORMANCE
CAMPS 1- 6 July 8-13 July
FOOTBALL • TENNIS • SWIMMING • TRIATHLON • RUGBY
REALIZE YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL Inspired by helping athletes achieve their true potential, Thanyapura provides a challenging and performance-focused environment dedicated to athletes of all ages and abilities. Utilizing world-class coaches, state-of-theart facilities, proven training principles and breathtaking surroundings of a national park on a tropical island, Thanyapura provides the foundation to achieve your dreams and goals. If you have a passion to improve and succeed, then the Thanyapura Sport Performance Camps can help you ‌ REALIZE YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL.“
CONTENT Sport Performance Camp Experience ................. 4 Thanyapura Sports Training Paradise ................... 6 Sports - Football ........................................................ 7 - Rugby ........................................................... 8 - Swimming .....................................................9 - Tennis ...........................................................10 - Triathlon .......................................................11
GLOBAL Thanyapura understands the importance of developing the athlete as a whole and we are excited to present camps which bring athletes from around the world in the pursuit of excellence. Sport Performance Camps provide inspiring opportunities to learn new cultures, languages and make lifelong friends from different parts of the world. Thanyapura provides a safe, secure environment, and adds an exciting cultural dimension to the total camp experience.
EXPERIENCE Many of the world’s top athletes and teams choose Thanyapura as the sports performance training venue of choice. Thanyapura’s attention to athletic potential provides a unique environment where you have access to sport nutrition, rooms, facilities, coaches and support dedicated to
EXPERTISE
Combining world-class coaches, including coaches who have led athletes to Olympic Gold and World Championship Medals, and Thanyapura’s expert coaches the Sport Performance Camps provide the knowledge and expertise to reach the next level. The coaches have experience working with athletes at all levels and thrive in a team environment utilizing the latest sport science, sport mind training, technical skills and coaching strategies.
your sporting performance. Now you can take your game to the next level and REALIZE YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL by choosing Sport Performance Camps at Thanyapura!
ARRIVAL DATES
Camp 1 – Arrive Before 3pm June 30th and Depart Morning July 7th Camp 2 – Arrive Before 3pm July 7th and Depart Morning July 14th
REWARD
Each athlete receives a complimentary pack and has the chance to receive awards during the camp. To conclude the camp athletes will have a chance to compete against each other in our camp tournament.
TRAINING Sport Performance Camps are designed to maximize your time and accelerate your learning through intensive training sessions, video analysis, sports mind training, strength and conditioning, performance seminars, technique development and goal setting. Each day is carefully planned to improve your performance, enhance your recovery and allow you to challenge your perceived limits. We made it our priority to help you achieve your potential in sport and manage life’s challenges. Athletes are placed in groups according to their age, ability and experience
SPECIALIZED Every athlete has its own unique physiology, mindset and training environment, so each athlete requires their own training program and strategies. It’s important to Thanyapura that we help you develop a plan to improve the areas that need attention. We pride our Sport Performance Camps on low athlete to coach ratios, specialized coaching and an encouraging learning environment to support your athletic development.
SPIRIT It’s important for athletes to experience more than sport and have fun outside of training. The Sport Performance Camps provide nightly on-site movie, cultural, team building and other fun activities involving athletes from each of the sports. To give the athletes a well-earned break during the middle of the camp, they will all enjoy the tropical setting and fun beach activities at Naithon Beach.
CAMP ORGANIZERS Julie Wang and Virapol Cholvibul sportcamp@thanyapura.com
TRAINING PARADISE Thanyapura Sports & Leisure Club (TSLC) is a destination in itself. The complex offers world-class sports and leisure facilities to local and international communities in Phuket and visiting professional and amateur athletes. Located less than 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, TSLC is supported by the unique resources of Thanyapura which include the Thanyapura Mind Centre, Thanyapura Integrative Health Centre, 38-room Thanyapura Retreat, 77-room Thanyapura Sports Hotel and the Phuket International Academy Day School. Together, these unique entities offer all ages a state-of-the-art, sustainable campus committed to exceptional education, sports, arts and holistic wellness.
TRAIN
Thanyapura is a world-class sports and training facility for elite athletes and amateur enthusiasts. All of our sports facilities are in immaculate condition including 25m and 50m (3m Deep) Olympic Standard swimming pools, six plexi-cushion tennis courts, 500m synthetic cushioned running track, full size IRB rugby and FIFA football approved pitch, beach volleyball courts, 900 sqm Technogym equipped fitness center, basketball court and Futsol pitch.
PERFORM
Extensive research has shown that the athletic mind accounts for up to 90% of what differentiates the average athlete from the standout performer. Our Sports Mind Trainer creates custom programs to enhance your emotional control, mental toughness, coping skills and more to create the optimal performance mindset. Our Sport Science program delivers information to increase your performance through video analysis, physiology testing, speed and agility testing, altitude training and strength and conditioning. Many athletes make use of our Sport Scientist to benchmark their performance levels, and use this data to fine tune their training programs.
SLEEP
EAT
Fueling your body with the right nutrition and beverages is important for performance, recovery and health. Thanyapura provides athlete orientated organic cuisine and drinks at the DiVine restaurant and Booster Bar, and sport nutrition products at the Sport Performance shop
RECOVER
During recovery the body adapts to the training stimulus so it can be faster, stronger and perform longer. Thanyapura provides assistance to athletic recovery through sports massage, ice baths, organic juices and shakes and other recovery modalities.
HEALTH
Being consistent is important for athletic development so it’s important to remain healthy and injury free. Our team at the Integrative Health Center provides general medicine, physiotherapy, light therapy treatment and other natural services to keep you performing optimally.
Sleep and proper recovery is essential to increasing athletic performance. We know how important a good night’s sleep is so we installed Sealy Posturepedic beds in all 77 rooms at our Sports Hotel. We also have 38 rooms at the Thanyapura Retreat providing plenty of room for you, your family or team to stay and train at Thanyapura.
PROFESSIONAL
Thanyapura is home to many visiting Olympic athletes and national teams. Its inspiring to train, stay and eat next to Olympic Gold medalists and world class athletes such as the Dutch, Italian, Great Britain and Chinese National swim teams; world champion triathletes Natasha Badmann and Faris Al Sultan; Phuket FC Football team, All Black rugby players and professional tennis players. If the training environment provides them the performance edge it will certainly take your game to the next level.
MARTIN HILL Holding both FA and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) advanced qualifications. Martin spent 8 years in America coaching in over 30 states for the MLS Camps, winning Coach of the year in 2003.
FOOTBALL
The Thanyapura Football Performance Camps, PHUKET FC PLAYERS held in conjunction with Phuket Soccer School, Professional football players from Phuket’s number one professional are a unique and dynamic environment for a football club, Phuket FC, will assist with coaching during the Football young soccer enthusiast of 10-18 years old to Performance Camps. master the mental, physical and technical skills INTERNATIONAL COACH of the game. The camps are designed to cater At Thanyapura we take pride in offering high for intermediate through to advanced level quality coaching service to the players who attend the Sport Performance Camps. We players by providing the necessary tools to imwill announce a specialist international coach shortly to work along side prove and enjoy football for life. Our passionate Martin Hill and Phuket FC and knowledgeable staff and professional players deliver a performance program which focuses on technical, tactical, fitness and team development. This camp is suitable for those wishing to realize a career in football as well as enjoyment.
FUNDAMENTAL
PHYSICAL
Speed, Agility, Flexibility, Stamina and Injury Prevention
Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Striking, Headering, Defending and Ball Control
STRATEGY
Team Dynamics, Shaping Play, Build-up and Team Formations
ADVANCED
Creating Space, Angles, Position Specific, Set Plays and Precision Shooting
MENTAL
Coping Strategies, Emotional Control, Goal Setting and Performance Evaluation
PERFORMANCE
Video Analysis, Speed/Agility Testing, Nutrition and Coordination Training
TROY FLAVELL
17 years professional rugby career. He has played 22 test matches for the All Blacks, represented NZ in 7’s and the NZ Maori All Blacks. He captained the Auckland Blues and has eight years playing experience in both Japan and France.
RUGBY
Thanyapura partners with Code5 to provide Rugby Performance Camps which have been designed CODE 5 with the modern game of Rugby 7’s and the Olympic Code5 is focused on quality Dream in mind. They focus on all round player and draws on coaches with International experience, development, individual positional skills, unit skills with many being worldand team strategy. The camps are designed for renowned as the best players that game has seen. 13-18 year olds by New Zealand coaches, including All Black Troy Flavell, where you will learn cutting edge techniques and skills required in today’s modern game. Delivered by some of New Zealand’s leading coaches and trainers, the Rugby Performance Camps are committed to developing the future of rugby players by providing high performance training programs that enable players to fulfill their potential.
FUNDAMENTAL
Proper Mechanics, Passing, Catching, Kicking, Running with the Ball and Tackling
STRATEGY
Draw & Pass, Off-Loading, Running Angles, Positioning and Contact Skills
PHYSICAL
Power, Speed, Strength, Stability, Stamina and Agility
ADVANCED
Tactical Kicking, Kickoffs, Rucks and Mauls, Lineouts, Set Plays and Rugby Intelligence
MENTAL
Emotional Control, Coping Strategies, Performance Evaluation and Goal Setting
PERFORMANCE
Video Analysis, Speed/Agility Testing, Nutrition and Recovery Strategies
INTERNATIONAL COACH At Thanyapura we take pride in offering high quality coaching service to the players who attend the Sport Performance Camps. We will announce a specialist international coach shortly to work alongside Simon Jones and the Thanyapura Swim Coaching Staff.
SWIMMING
Get ready for a highly personalized Swimming Performance Camp, led by experienced Thanyapura coaches Simon Jones and Randy SIMON JONES Developing eight world-class Simon and a soon to be announced international swimmers including one World coach, which will immerse you in the sport of and Commonwealth Games champion. Recently he worked in swimming and provide an intensive training Hong Kong as the Head Coach of the Hong Kong Island Stingrays experience essential for improvement. With a swim team and turned it into the leading ex-pat swimming team. swimmer-to-coach ratio of 8:1our fully supervised camp, swimmers will experience intensive pool RANDY SIMON training, dryland, seminars, sports mind training Thanyapura Silverfinz Swimming TeamHead Coach , a Level 2 Coach and with and sport science aimed at performance an International Bronze Coaching License awarded by the Australian enhancement while instilling a lifelong passion Swimming Coaches and Teachand understanding for the sport of swimming. ers Association. Swimmers will be placed into groups according to ability and focus on performance enhancement through high quality education, skill development and group activities. Swimmers aged 9-18 years old, with a minimum of a “B� US Age Group Time Standard (www.usaswimming.org) will have the opportunity to compete against each other on the final day of the camp in our Olympic standard swimming pool.
FUNDAMENTAL
PHYSICAL
All Strokes, IM, Starts, Turns, Streamline and Technique
STRATEGY
Pacing, Warm-up, Cooldown, Competition Planning and Race Skills
Power, Speed, Stamina and Injury Prevention
ADVANCED
Proper Mechanics, Stroke Timing, Stroke Efficiency and Breakout Performance
MENTAL
Emotional Control, Coping Strategies, Goal Setting and Performance Evaluation
PERFORMANCE
Video Analysis, Recovery Strategies, Nutrition and Swimming Test Sets
ROGER COCHRANE
TENNIS
Over 16 years of experience in tennis coaching and is the
Director of Tennis at Thanyapura. Nationally ranked junior and tennis scholarship coach. His ability to find the best in everyone's tennis game resulted in being selected as the PBI 2006 Prof essional of the Year.
Take advantage of the first-rate experience being INTERNATIONAL COACH offered to junior tennis players at the Thanyapura At Thanyapura we take pride in offering high quality coaching service to the Tennis Performance Camps this summer. Led by PBI players who attend the Sport Performance Camps. We will announce a specialist professional Roger Cochrane and a soon to be international coach shortly to work alongside announced International Coach, the camp offers a Roger Cochrane and the Thanyapura Tennis Coaching Staff. balanced mix of on-court-training, fundamental stroke development, match play strategies, developing shot selection, sports mind training and video analysis. The team of coaches is passionate and dedicated to providing a positive and energetic performance environment for youth aged 9-18 years old to take their game to the next level.
FUNDAMENTAL
Grip, Forehand, Backhand, Volleying and Serving
STRATEGY
Court Positioning, Shot Selection, Understanding Your Opponent and Play Efficiency
PHYSICAL
Stamina, Agility, Speed, Power, Reaction and Injury Prevention
ADVANCED
Efficiency, Closing Combinations, Playing Percentages and Changing Pace
MENTAL
Routines, Emotional Control, Attitude, Performance Evaluation and Coping Strategies
PERFORMANCE
Video Analysis, Recovery Strategies, Hydration and Career Management
CHRIS PILONE
TRIATHLON
2004 Athens Olympic Games Triathlon gold medal and 2012 Olympians World Championship coach.
TIM JARDINE Take your triathlon performance to a new level Director of Triathlon at with Olympic Gold Medal winning coach Chris Thanyapura, received the 1st Triathlon New Zealand Level 3 Pilone and Thanyapura coaches Tim Jardine coaching certification in 2012. a silver medal at the World Triathlon and Craig Johns at the Thanyapura Triathlon Championships (age 20-24) and a gold medal at Performance Camps this summer. The camp is the National Sprint Triathlon Championships. designed to improve your technique, learn performance focused drills, develop race specific skills and train like a champion triathlete. Triathlon Performance Camps allow athletes aged 13-18 years old to understand the CRAIG JOHNS fundamentals of draft-legal ITU triathlon racing Level 2 ITU and Triathlon NZ coaching certifications and training. With expert coaching, world-class and a BSc. in Sport Science. 2010 Chinese facilities, developmentally appropriate training Taipei National Coach. sessions and performance focused seminars you will learn the tools to race stronger and faster.
FUNDAMENTAL
PHYSICAL
Technique, Drills, Positioning, Balance and Training Principles
STRATEGY
Pacing, Open Water Starts, Pack Cycling/Swimming and Bike Set-up
Speed, Strength, Endurance, Balance and Injury Prevention
ADVANCED
Transitions, Race Specific Training, Efficiency, Aerodynamics and Training Plan
MENTAL
Performance Evaluation, Coping Strategies, Goal Setting and Emotional Control
PERFORMANCE
Video Analysis, Test Sets, Recovery, Nutrition and Long Term Athlete Development
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