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Olympic Taekwondo Seminar and Sparring Event


Olympic Taekwondo Seminar & Sparring Event
Sunday August 8th 2010                             10:30am to 4.30pm
Conducted by:
Stig Kramer, Norway National Team Coach
Choi Yong Joon, Korean Olympic University Captain
John Cullen, Mark Russell and Alan Dunsmuir Scotland National Team Coaches


10:30 to 12.45pm: All ages and grades welcome as the National Team coaches and invited guests take these aspiring players through their paces alongside Korean Olympic University athletes, Norway Olympic Team members, GB players and the full Scotland National Team. This development opportunity will give Taekwondo enthusiasts and aspiring players a fresh perspective on their training and a chance to work with some world-class athletes and coaches.
12:45 to 4.30pm International Sparring Matches (all welcome) support Scotland as they fight it out on the centre ring with Korea, Norway and Great Britain in the sparring demonstration matches (national team athletes only)


       Scotland National Team Selection event for the 2010 Team


The Scotland Coaching team will use the seminar portion of this event to indentify talented Scottish athletes for potential inclusion in the 2010 National Team. The stand out players will then be invited, in consultation with club coaches and parents, to join the teams of Scotland, Korea, Norway and GB at Stirling University for an international training evening on Tuesday August 10th. These athletes will then have the chance to make it onto the full National Team! – hope to see you all there.


Event venue: Glasgow Caledonian University Sports Hall (ARC)
Sunday 8th August 10:30 to 4.30 pm
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA             T: 0141 331 3116
Participants Price = £15: To watch = £5    (both fees include parking)
For more details or to volunteer, please contact John Cullen at
begood67@hotmail.com
All proceeds from this not for profit event go to the development of the Scottish National Team.  Up to date Licence required for seminar partiticpants, all spectators welcome for sparring event. Up dates , including match list, to follow.