In a highly appreciable initiative, Scott Sports India recently organized a one of its kind and the first ever cycling training program for athletes in India. The globally renowned bicycle maker is calling it the SCOTT Athlete Program. The first ever 3 Day SCOTT Athlete program for deserving athletes in the field of cycling was organized at at the Rolling Academy Bike Park, Pune. The camp focused on encouraging aspiring athletes in becoming world class players. Interestingly, this is the first time a cycling brand has undertaken such an initiative in India.
The Scott Athlete program is aimed at supporting deserving athletes in sports like cycling, understanding their aspirations and goals, and helping them in reaching those. Scott Sports India has at its core a select group of athletes in varied disciplines such as cross country mountain biking, triathlons, downhill racing, and a road cycling team. The 3 Day intensive training program was held under the guidance of Nigel Smith, an avid road cyclist and a British level 1 certified coach.
The camp focused on both physical and mental aspects, and the aim was to create customised training plans for each of the 10 Scott athletes from around the country. Scott Sports India aims to create this as an ongoing program to develop world-class players out of worthy athletes.
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The training involved technical training with a scientific approach. Firstly, the athletes were classified as per segments – Amateur, Semi Pro Athlete, Pro Athlete, and then according to the equipment they used. Formulation of a customised training regime highlighting areas of improvement took place after understanding each athlete’s body, his or her heart rate and current performance. The focus also was on planning as per the race calendar, after looking at what was the most important race for the respective athlete. The plans touched on different aspects on training, how to practice, no of practices per week along with the number of hours per session along with a personalised nutrition plan as per the individual athlete’s diet.
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“We believe such camps can be useful for regular cyclists as well, as data from everyday rides shows us increasing levels of performance and the reasons behind them and this is where a coaching plan can come handy. As a brand, SCOTT has always stood for doing what must be and should be done, and this camp too was a small step in the direction that our brand stands for – No Shortcuts” Said, Jaymin Shah, Country Manager, SCOTT Sports India.
