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Samoyloff seizes another opportunity
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Posted on Jun 07 2005
Saipan triathlete Stephan Samoyloff continues to push for improvement and recently took part in a triathlon coaching course at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia.
Dubbed the Triathlon Australia National Triathlon Coaching Development Program Level II, the course, according to Samoyloff, featured “workshops and lectures on everything from the philosophy of coaching in general to the smallest technical details of nutrition, recovery and biomechanics, and also comparison of youth to adult and sprint to Iron Man distances.”
The course was held from May 24 to May 29.
“[The experience was] excellent,” Samoyloff said. “Australia is way ahead of most countries in terms of triathlon development.”
With his experience, Samoyloff said he would continue to work with the Northern Mariana Islands Triathlon Federation in developing a youth program as well as developing the CNMI National Triathlon Team.
Samoyloff, also a member of the CNMI Triathlon Team heading to the South Pacific Mini Games in Palau next month, said his experience will play a role in making some adjustments on the team’s preparation for the Games.
“It will play a role in adjusting some of the training, though the groundwork for the Mini Games is already in place and most athletes are well into their training programs,” he said.
Teaming with Samoyloff to represent the Commonwealth in the quadrennial games are Ketson Kabiriel, Melissa Coleman, Natasha Good, Dirk Sharer, and Anneka Sakovich.
In the 12th South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji on July 2003, Samoyloff, Sakovich, and Sharer worked for a bronze medal finish in the team event.
Samoyloff, who also competed in numerous Tagaman Triathlons and XTERRA Saipan Championships, also received a “modest” financial stipend from the Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association to cover the domestic airfare.
