Muscat: Jusoor Foundation launched the Cycling Training Programme for the age group of 13-16 in collaboration with the Oman Cycling Association in Suhar Sports Complex.
Jaber bin Sulaiman al Busaidy, Jusoor Executive Manager, said, “The cycling programme aims to establish a professional sport dedicated to Omani youth, besides supporting the national teams and high-performance sports. Besides, it aims to provide fitness and mental health growth activities for youngsters since the skill pool of this training programme includes fitness, mental, physical and technical skills reflected through activities and programmes that meet the requirements of 25 participants in the age group of 13 to 16 years.”
In his comments, Shaikh Saif bin Sabba al Rushaidi, Chairman of Oman Cycling Association, said, “The programme will continue for six months divided into different phases designed according to plan that supports the growth of the cycling participants, as well as preparing them to compete as well as achieve high results in cycling competitions.”
“The programme consists of multiple stages, starting with the selection of the participants within the age group mentioned, then undergoing the assessment which consists of four parts: physical and body measurement, fitness tests, technical and cycling tests and finally groups distribution based on the levels of assessment. Therefore, each level is assigned into a special training programme based on their capabilities and growth rate. The training programme is divided into 2 phases: fitness training and cycling training, where the last includes mountain bike training, bicycle training, technical cycling training and sessions about the built and part of the bicycles, as well as mechanical sessions.”
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