{"id":1282,"date":"2008-12-15T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williamwinram.com\/wordpress\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2012-07-06T04:51:57","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T04:51:57","slug":"freediving-seminars-and-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamwinram.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/freediving-seminars-and-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Freediving Seminars and Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The advanced workshop participants <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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William, right, going through the basic information prior to the pool training session at the beginner's workshop <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Participants to the beginner workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Freediving Seminars<\/span><\/p>\n

November 28 – December 14, 2008, Montreal, Quebec<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the many events organized by Canada’s national governing body for the sport of freediving, AIDA Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, William Winram taught a beginner workshop, an advanced workshop and gave a conference during his stay in Montreal.<\/p>\n

The advanced workshop was designed to be an intensive training camp that combined lectures and demonstrations with the practical application of the theories and techniques in real time training and workouts. It took place over nine consecutive days, anywhere between 3 to 5 hours a day.<\/p>\n

The goal was to give the participants the understanding of the various pieces that come together to make a proper breath-hold training program and the information they needed to put together their own individual training program.<\/p>\n

Here is what some of the participants had to say about the advanced workshop:<\/p>\n

…”This workshop was the best way for me to identify my strengths and weaknesses. William is supportive, he turns complicated concepts into accessible information and is generous with his knowledge. His passion for the sport is contagious. Now, all I need is to apply myself and reap the rewards. I trust that with time and effort, I can apply what I have learned and go beyond my current limits”… Patrick T.<\/p>\n

…”I think I speak for all participants when I say that the coaching we received from William was a major eye-opener. Most notably, I think we all feel that we were given the necessary tools to take our freediving from a very amateur level to one that is more physically demanding, more technically proficient and much more competitive. Very quickly, William was able to evaluate each participant’s aptitudes and tailored our training accordingly. Probably most importantly, his approach is a holistic one. We looked at all the major components including technique, mental, stretching, breathing, finning, and timing. We’ll have to wait a few months to see how that translates in competition but we already all have a new sense of purpose, thanks to William’s time and dedication”… Philippe B.<\/p>\n

…”Je ne peux qu’\u00eatre combl\u00e9 par le r\u00e9sultat de ce stage. William est un coach exceptionnel qui a un don pour coacher les gens, une sensibilit\u00e9 et une attention qui donne l’impression \u00e0 chacun d’\u00eatre sp\u00e9cial. Sa passion et son enthousiasme sont contagieux et il sait combiner un humour et une joie de vivre qui peut m\u00eame donner l’impression qu’il ne se prend pas au s\u00e9rieux, mais il ne faut pas se laisser berner, il pr\u00e9sente une expertise solide et une profonde connaissance de
\nnotre sport et de la pr\u00e9paration physiologique et psychologique \u00e0 la performance. Peu d’athl\u00e8te de haut niveau ont cette capacit\u00e9 de transmettre leur savoir-faire et de le rendre accessible \u00e0 tous. William nous \u00e9tonnera encore beaucoup par ses propres performances en tant qu’athl\u00e8te mais il continuera \u00e0 faire sa marque bien au-del\u00e0 de cela par les performances des athl\u00e8tes qu’il aura d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s et inspir\u00e9s \u00e0 aller plus loin et \u00e0 croire en eux”… Fran\u00e7ois L.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to the Club d’Apn\u00e9e Sportive de Montr\u00e9al (CASM)<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for taking care of the logistics to make these workshops possible and the Centre Sportif du Coll\u00e8ge Edouard-Montpetit<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on the South shore of Montreal, in Longueuil, for graciously making the pool facilities available and staffing us with exceptionally friendly lifeguards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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