Term 3 - Week 6

We are into the home straight as far as A team training goes. Well done to the whole training squad including Sophie and Grace. It feels weird to see you riding with another team because I consider you to be mine and are a little possessive of your skills. The effort and progress you have all made has been fantastic.

I said at the start of term I was looking to increase your pace by a substantial amount and we are well on the way to achieving this. Now the TTT race day team has been selected it is time to move to the next phase. Self Belief, Mental Strength, Riding in the Red Zone.

Over the next 2-1/2 weeks I am going to push you further into your physical limits for longer periods of time. It is important that you are mentally and physically willing to engage in the process. This process will address the 3 key areas Self Belief, Mental Strength and Riding in the Red Zone

Up until now we have been working on your individual strength, focusing on developing the key TT systems. I want you to understand that from this point until after race day everything you do has a positive or a negative effect on the team. It is no longer about you it is about the girl riding beside you and what she wants to achieve.

As a team I want you to get together and make the commitment to achieve whatever it is you want this team to achieve. I have been fully committed and believe with the training and effort you have put in, you can and do deserve to win the National Title.

Requirements For Every Session From Now On Until Race Day

• Be Early (we have a lot to do. (I really don't mind getting back in the dark but the girl ridding next to you might)
• Come prepared, if it looks like rain bring a jacket and warm clothing.
• Bring a happy face when you turn up (happy or not, fake it until you make it. a smile has a positive effect on everyone)
• Absolutely no negative talk to me or any team member at training or outside of training
• Totally submit to the process (If I say this is what we are doing it not because I want to have power over you, its because I want you to be the best you can be. Resistance is counter productive)
• Support and encourage each other, often

• Give me a response when I ask or tell you somthing.  yes JB is fine, dont just look and say nothing, as a coach I find it rude