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Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)
This is a two hour session with former World Championship Coach Dan Robitaille. Dan is the most successful Weightlifting Coach in Canada and he has made himself available exclusively at the Gas Hut for our benefit and yours.
A word from the Coach: The beginners or introduction session will focuss on basic execution of the pulling and pushing movements in Olympic Weightlifting and proper body positions. All who attend will also leave with specific things to work on during the week.
These sessions are open to the public.
Please Call Pierre @ 613 697 6510 or Dan @ 613 830 8307 for more info.
A little bit about Daniel Robitaille
(A) As an Athlete
1972 - Provincial Champion and Junior National Champion. (148lb class)
1973 - Provincial and National Junior Champion (148lb class)
1975 - Canada Games - Gold medal (165 middleweight class)
1975 - Pan American Games (Mexico) Triple bronze medalist.
1975 - Member of 4 man team that wins the Gold medal at the summer Los Angeles Summer invitational.
1977 - Canadian men’s Champion
1977 - Gold Medal in the Clean and Jerk (european open) Cardiff Wales.
1978 - Canadian men’s Champion and Record Holder.
(B) As a Coach
1977-1999 Coach of the Elite Weightlifting club in Elliot Lake.
1981-1982 Appointed Coach at the Junior World Championships
1982 - Appointed Coach at the Pan American Championships
1991 - Coach Canada Winter Games
1992 - Coach WORLD CHAMPIOSHIPS (MENS AND WOMENS NATIONAL TEAM)
1993 - Head Coach Junior World Champioships Czech republic.
1993 - 1994 - Ran training camps in Colorado springs for mens and
womans National team program. Appointed Junior National Team Program
Leader
1995 - Head Coach PAN AMERICAN GAMES (ARGENTINA) Manager and coach at the Canada winter games
1996 - Appointed Manager and Head Coach at the Central American Invitational (GUATEMALA)
1999 - Coach World Championships Athens Greece.
Other Maps:
Via MichelinThe OSDC is a not for profit training organization providing athletes and the general public access to high performance athletic training and superior general fitness programs. The OSDC is home to the Gas Hut - Olympic Weightlifting Club, Ottawa Track West and CrossFit Ottawa. The OSDC hosts coaching certification seminars in a variety of athletic fields, ranging from general fitness, Olympic weightlifting and track and field.
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