TCA joins hands with ICCE to...

Thai Cyvling Association continues to move forward along with the pandemic of the COVID-19 situation, even though it is unable to run the race, It will join hands with the ICCE to develop personnel via a new online ‘New Normal’. The goal is to develop the fundamentals of Thai riders to be in the same direction as the superpowers of cycling sports around the world. In the meanwhike, it has been supported by “Dr. Paisan” to have prepared a special guide to building muscles for the cycling sport as to be distributed to coaches and other educational institutions throughout the country with the budget of the Association itself.

“Seth. Muek” General Deja Hemkasri, President of Thai Cycling Association (TCA) under the Royal Patronage of His Majety the King,  reveals that, as the Association proceeded to solve the problem of training of Thai riders during the epidemic of the COVID-19 by organizing the project “Home Cycling, Combating the COVID-19” together with the Office of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF), it will include practices using information technology combined with high-tech training equipment that can send data via the internet. In addition, the Association also collaborated with the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health to participate in the project "Challenging Step", Season 2, which is a project that the government encourages people to have exercise activities that are consistent with their way of life. It's easy, fun, and challenging by using a new technology.

However, General Decha says that we are still unable to assess the situation optimally, even though the epidemic situation in Thailand has decreased dramatically and it seems to be controlled. But no one can say whether the second wave of the pandemic of the OVID-19 will be escalating or not.  Therefore, the Association has proceeded to develop to the extent that can be done, especially the development of personnel in the event that it is not yet able to organize various competitions.

The President of the Association goes on to say that due to the global cycling competition to be disrupted since March, the Association took advantage of the ‘Work From Home’ period and stopped the race activities of the Association to create a muscle building guide, especially for the cycling sports called “The Ultimate Guide to Weight Traning for Cytcling”. This is with a courtesy from Dr. Paisan Chantharapitak, the senior director for special events of General Bangkok Hospital who was an expert in sports science and who has given advice and brought English documents for us.  The Association, therefore, proceeded with translating into Thai and publishing with complete pictures of approximately 1,000 copies by using the Association's own budget since translation, composition and the publication of the book until it is ready to be delivered to the members, clubs and cycling trainers as well as educational institutions at both the secondary and higher educations levels in order to be used in real work to strengthen the specific muscles that are important for cycling sports.

        “Apart from the fitness guide for cycling sports, the Association is currently in coordination with the “International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE)” through Ms. Belinda Taling,  a former of perfomance and education manager of the World Cycling Centre (WCC) to arrange a course for Thai trainees in particular.  Ms. Belinda is pleased to write a training program for a coaching level to the creation of specialized experts to train cycling levels at each level which will develop the fundamentals of Thai cycling sport to the same direction as the superpower of the cycling sports around the world in the future where Thai coaches at the beginning level do not need to struggle to study abroad,” says General Decha.

        General Decha adds that during the period of the pandemic of the COVID-19, the Association will allow all Thai high-level coaches to study an online with Ms. Belinda Tarling in a new way of life ‘New Normal’.  When the epidemic of the Covid-19 is still going on,  The Association will assign these high-level coaches who have completed an online learning to train nationwide, and will be organized as an annual program of Thai Cycling Association. For the development program of Thai coaches, it can be said that the project is expected to start in July 2020, however, if all discussion and coordination are completed quickly and the situation of the COVID-19 has begun to normality, the first course may be opened in June 2020.