Performance Webinars

 

Jim Vance

Webinars offered by Jim Vance

Jim is an elite triathlete and coach, as well as an Elite Coach for TrainingBible Coaching. Jim holds a BS in Physical and Health Education, K-12, from the University of Nebraska, where he ran track and cross country. He was a school teacher for 6 years, before committing to triathlon full-time. Jim is also a Level 2 Certified Coach for USA Triathlon, hosting many clinics, talks, camps and other events throughout the sport.

Jim has spent time at the US Olympic Training Center, training under the guidance of the National Team Coaching Staff, as well as seen success with two World Championship titles as an amateur, in both XTERRA and ITU. His range of performances even stretch to Ironman, where he finished 3rd at the 2006 Ironman Florida, in a time of 8:37:09. His athletes have won National Championships, and qualified for many World Championship races.

Jim uses his knowledge of the sport, training theory, and education with his teaching experience to be a high performance coach.

Email: jvance@TrainingBible.com

Website: http://CoachVance.blogspot.com

Faster Open Water Swimming


So many athletes struggle with open-water swimming on race day, no matter how well they swim in the pool. Other athletes seem to step up their game, swimming much better than they do in the pool. How do they do it? TrainingBible Coach and elite triathlete Jim Vance discusses the specific skill sets and techniques which create successful open-water swimmers. Jim discusses everything from entries and exits, to drafting and dealing with crowds. The strategies and systems detailed in this session will help every athlete and coach, guaranteed!

 

Learning and Understanding the 3 Most Important Technical Aspects of Swimming


If you’re a coach or athlete looking for a better understanding of swimming, in order to improve triathlon performance, this webinar is for you. TrainingBible Elite Coach Jim Vance discusses the 3 most important technical aspects of swimming, in an effective and understandable manner, which will help all coaches and athletes apply the knowledge to their strokes, practice sessions and training programs. Jim Vance is an acclaimed swim instructor, helping many competitive athletes improve their swimming dramatically, with these concepts. 

 


This webinar focuses on how to better assess strengths and weaknesses in an athlete's fitness levels, fine tune training to meet the specific demands of race day, and more closely monitor training on a regular basis, within TrainingPeaks online software, and WKO+ 3.0 software. This will include scattergraph analysis and Quadrant Analysis. This webinar is an extension of the topics covered in the "Power 2.0 - Tracking Performance and Training with Power".

Power 3.0: Advanced Power Analysis

Advanced Charts and Tracking in WKO+ for Athlete Performance


The purpose of this webinar is to provide advanced charting and tracking of athlete training to prevent performance plateaus. There are examples of advanced charts, as well as how to create and interpret them in the WKO+ software.

 

Introduction to Power and Power Meters


This webinar is for any coach or athlete who wants to better understand what power is, how a power meter works, and what it can tell us about an athlete’s fitness. TrainingBible Elite Coach Jim Vance discusses and explains how we define power, how to read a power file, and how to build training sessions and programs around power data, to help athletes reach their potential. Jim uses TrainingPeaks online software and WKO+ software to explain how to read power files. If you're a coach or athlete looking to get started with power, this is a must-see!

 

Power 2.0: Tracking Performance and Training with Power


This webinar focuses on how to use power data to track an athlete's fitness, performance, training stress, recovery, tapering, and race strategy, within TrainingPeaks online software, and WKO+ 3.0 software. This webinar is an extension of the topics covered in the "Introduction to Power and Power Meters" webinar. 

 


This webinar by Coach Jim Vance, will focus on how to use run data from GPS and/or Foot-Pods to track an athlete's fitness, performance, training stress, recovery, tapering and race strategy with WKO+ 3.0 software. There will be examples of advanced charts, as well as how to create and interpret them for all runners, from 5k focus to the Marathon. 

 

WKO+ for Runners

Power File Breakdown


In this webinar, Elite Coach Jim Vance shows and discusses many of the different ways coaches and athletes can break down and review the data within a single power file, and what the data means. Coach Vance demonstrates this with WKO+ software and Training Peaks online software.

 

Tapering with WKO+ Software


In this webinar, Elite Coach Jim Vance will discuss how to use WKO+ as a tool for tapering athletes. Jim will show tips and tricks for projecting performance via the Performance Management Chart, as well as using it as a reference for coaches and athletes to better perfect their future tapers individually. 

 

Gaining Sponsorships as a Coach


In this webinar, Elite Coach Jim Vance will discuss how coaches can leverage themselves for sponsorships for themselves, their athletes, teams, clubs and for earnings. This includes bike, nutrition, and equipment sponsorships, and how to get companies to want to work with you. 

 


In this webinar, Elite Coach Jim Vance will discuss, compare and contrast the different power files of varying athletes, from elites, to top age-groupers, middle of the pack athletes, and those just trying to beat the midnight cut-off. Citing the differences between the demands of the different athlete levels, Jim will discuss the training and nutritional strategies for coaches to consider. 

 

Understanding the Demands of the Ironman Bike Leg

The following webinars have been recorded and are available for sale.  The cost of each is $24.99.  Please click on the “Buy Now” button to pay.  After payment is received, you will be emailed the recording (audio and slideshow) within 48 hours if it is a weekday.  If you order on a Friday, holiday or a weekend, you will be emailed the recording within two business days.  USA Triathlon Certified Coaches receive 1 CEU per 1 hour webinar.  USA Cycling Certified Coaches receive 0.1 CEU per 1 hour webinar.