Coaching

BPR Coaching for Endurance Events

We coach Endurance Athletes.

Train with balance. Race with Passion.

Our coaching programs consist of 4 distinct features:

1. Physiologic Biomarker Testing

   • Objectively measures your strengths and weaknesses
   • Helps set intensities for training
   • Assesses improvement over time
   • Helps athletes learn to observe biomarkers; including heart rate, cadence and breathing rate
   • Lactate Balance Point and blood gas analysis is available
   • Testing sessions are required of all BPR team members, and will be scheduled every 8 weeks, or more frequently by request
     
     

2. Training Plans

   • We consider the on-line training plan as simply a starting point to setting a training regime
   • We expect our athletes to learn throughout the coaching relationship, and be able to alter the goals of a workout based on their own biomarkers and the body’s response to training
   • Your training program will be personalized, and your coach will help you adjust the program to fit your schedule and life through one interview session each month
     
     

3. Training Sessions

   • Monthly - Endurance Education and Training Session
     • You are invited to join us for a Team Endurance Training Session once per month
     • A large part of this session revolves around an education component - ensuring you learn about your own physiology to make smarter choices in your endurance career
     • We will coach you to monitor biomarkers during each training session, and adjust the workout for your ability, to ensure fun for everyone!!
     • Sessions will include indoor spinning, core strength, flexibility, outdoor running, snowshoeing, pool swimming and open water sessions
   • KELONWA BASED ATHLETES - Weekly Team Training Sessions
     • Hosted in Kelowna at various training facilities
       
     • The focus of the sessions will vary according to group needs
     • Sport specific skills will be developed through weekly sessions
     • Weekly sessions will include winter bike training, running skills sessions, strength and mobility sessions and swimming
     • Please contact chris@balancepointracing.com for an updated schedule of sessions
       
       

4. Communication

   • You will have a planning session with your coach after every Testing Session
   • You will speak to your coach once per week to celebrate success and plan the following week of training
   • All registered participants will have open access to the Balance Point Racing Forum, where athletes and coaches alike ask questions, give ideas, and share experiences.
     
     

Costs:

• INITIAL ASSESSMENT - $300

Includes - Blood lactate test, blood/gas analysis, review of bike fit/position, glucose testing, review of current training regimen

• ONGOING TESTING COSTS
  • Blood/Gas Analysis (VO2 assessment) - $250/test
  • Blood lactate (Lactate Balance Point) Physiologic Testing - $125/test
    • A minimum of 3 additional tests must be prepaid during registration
    • Lactate Balance Point Testing is a key part of our coaching tool kit. It allows us to understand how your body is responding to the training, and to make necessary changes to ensure continued improvements throughout the season
    • Tests will be scheduled with each athlete every 8 weeks
    • Additional tests can be scheduled upon request of the athlete
    • Each test includes a review of results and planning session with your coach

• Coaching Program: (as described above) - $190 per month
  • Training plan designed to overcome limitations
  • One meeting with your coach each month to personalize changes to your plan
  • One weekly e-mail or phone communication session with your coach
  • Monthly Endurance Education and Training Sessions
  • Weekly Team Training Sessions are included in this monthly fee (BPR special events are NOT)
    
    
• Team Training Sessions Only $100 per month
  

For those athletes who feel that regular sessions with a coach will let them develop their skills further. We offer a package of inclusion into ALL of our coached sessions in Kelowna - Swim, Bike and Run. Athletes must still adhere to our assessment policies, with a minimum of 4 tests booked throughout the year, to show athtlete and coach alike what changes are being made. This package does NOT inlcude facility entry for swims or other SPECIAL BPR events.

• Distance coaching - Please contact for further pricing options
  • Testing is a required part of the program. We will direct you to the nearest FaCT Certified Centre.
  • Monthly Endurance Education Session when/if you are able
  • All components of the Coaching Program, without weekly training sessions.
    
    

Notes:

• NO start-up fees
• All registered athletes must pay in advance for 4 LBP Testing Sessions and pre-pay for the first 3 months of the Coaching Program. Post-dated cheques will be accepted for the remaining months of the program.
• Coaching program fees are collected at 3 month intervals
• If you wish to cancel this service, 1 month notice is required.
• Education program begins November 2012
• Athletes may start working with a coach at any time of the year/season

Balance Point Racing
7336 Old Stamp Mill Road
Vernon, BC Canada V1H 1N2
info@balancepointracing.com