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  Strength & Conditioning Racing Skills Day hosted at HPP

Athletes, Local and Regional, Mini Sprint, Miscellaneous, National, Uncategorized

British Canoeing are delighted to be running a Racing Skills Day on Saturday 27 October 2018 at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham covering the theme of Strength & Conditioning for athletes. This day is all land and gym based so no boats are required)

This is the fourth of the Racing Skills Programme (RSP) days. The whole idea of the RSP is to encourage those athletes who love to paddle whether it be in Sprint, Marathon, WWR, Paddle Ski etc and who would like to develop their skills in different environments whilst meeting different paddlers and coaches to learn from each other.

Racing skills looks to bring coaches, athletes and parents together to share knowledge and to allow those to be better informed to aid the growth of the young paddler in a fun and inventive way.

Racing skills is open to those coaches, parents and athletes who wish to compete in racing kayaking or canoeing. This day will be aimed at athletes aged 12-18 years old.

Please see here for information on the upcoming racing skills day.

To register an interest in this day please use the online registration form 

The cost is £10 for athletes and free for coaches. Lunch and refreshments will be provided during the day (athletes and coaches only).

Any questions relating to this RSP day should be directed to Mark Hoile (Talent Pathway Manager – Canoe Sprint) (mark.hoile@britishcanoeing.org.uk), or contact Daniel Thompson (daniel.thompson@britishcanoeing.org.uk) for any administrative questions you may have

RSD HPP

Racing Skills Day details

  Provisional Results for the 2018 Club Medal table following the September Regatta

Athletes, National, Team Leaders, Uncategorized

Attached are the Provisional Results for the 2018 Club Medal table following the September Regatta.

Provisional results for 2018 Club Medals following the September Regatta

Please, can Team Leaders from clubs check their own scores.

Points are allocated as follows:

Gold medal = 3 points
Silver medal = 2 points
Bronze medal = 1 point

If you have any queries or questions, please email these to the Regatta Chair no later then midday Wednesday 26th September at Regatta.Chairman@britishcanoeing.org.uk

The Final Result will be announced as possible after the deadline for queries.

Remember, the top medal scoring club will be presented with a K2 donated by the Performance Department. This will be presented at the Trophy Presentations afternoon after the Annual Consultative Meeting on the 13th October at Wey Kayak Club. Tickets for the social evening, meal and music following the ACM are £5 and can be booked by emailing Jim Rossiter on Chairman@weykayak.co.uk

  Thousands compete in National competitions across five events during Super September

National, Paddle-Ability, Team Leaders, Uncategorized

Super September saw a mega event take place, comprising of five key National competitions from the 2018 calendar that demonstrate the high quality of competitions that already exist across the disciplines of sprint and paracanoe, wild water racing, freestyle and polo.

Please, visit the British Canoeing website for a comprehensive report following the Super September weekend.

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2018/thousands-take-part-across-five-discplines-at-super-septembers-holme-pierrepont-open

  Application for British Canoeing’s England Sprint Talent Programme Inclusion

Talent Pathway, Uncategorized

Any new athlete wishing to be considered for inclusion onto the England Sprint Talent Programme will need to register their interest by completing the form on the link below no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 3rd September 2018.

Profiling registration form 

Full detail is contained within the England Programme Inclusion document which can be found via the additional link below.

    icon_pdf  Talent Programme Qualification Criteria

  Flatwater Racing Skills Day hosted by Southampton Canoe Club

Uncategorized

Southampton Canoe Club in partnership with British Canoeing are delighted to be running a racing skills day on Saturday 28th July at Southampton Canoe Club, Woodmill Activity Centre, Woodmill Lane, Swaything, Southampton SO18 2JR.

Racing skills looks to bring coaches, athletes and parents together to share knowledge and to allow those to be better informed to aid the growth of the young paddler in a fun and inventive way. There is no one way to develop talent and with the knowledge within the room there could be a coach who could help you with any thoughts or challenges you may have as a club coach.

Racing skills is open to those coaches, parents and athletes who wish to compete in racing kayaking or canoeing with On-water and Off-water presentations for all. It will be aimed mostly at U13 upwards.

This will be the third of the Racing Skills Programme (RSP) days following on from the success of the previous two Racing Skills days which took place at Reading CC and Leighton Buzzard CC earlier this year. The whole idea of the RSP is to encourage those athletes who love to paddle whether it be in Sprint, Marathon, WWR, Paddle Ski, etc and who would like to develop their skills in different environments while meeting different paddlers and coaches to learn from each other.

Please use the link below for more information on teh racing skills day and to access the online registration form to express an interest in attending the day.

    icon_pdf  Southampton Racing Skills Day

Any questions relating to this RSP day should be directed to Mark Hoile (Talent Pathway Manager – Canoe Sprint)  (mark.hoile@britishcanoeing.org.uk)  or contact Daniel Thompson (daniel.thompson@britishcanoeing.org.uk)  for any administrative questions you may have.

  Successful performances at World Cup 1 in Szeged

International, Uncategorized

British competitors put in some impressive performances at the World Cup No. 1 regatta in Szeged over the weekend of 18-20 May. See the reports from British Canoeing by using the links below.

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2018/paracanoe-athletes-strike-gold-and-silver-on-day-2-
of-szeged-world-cup .

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2018/paracanoe-athletes-make-confident-start-in-szeged .

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2018/wiggs-breaks-pb-to-win-second-gold-of-szeged-world-cup .

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2018/superb-silver-for-battling-broughton-as-world-cup-1-comes-to-a-close .

  Racing Skills Day at Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club on Saturday 19th May 2018

National, Talent Pathway, Uncategorized

Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club, in partnership with British Canoeing, are delighted to be running a racing skills day on Saturday 19 May 2018 at Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club.

This is the second of the Racing Skills Programme (RSP) days. The first Racing Skills day which took place at Reading Canoe Club in January was a great success with coaches, athletes and parents coming away from the day very positive. The whole idea of the RSP is to encourage those athletes who love to paddle whether it be in Sprint, Marathon, WWR, Paddle Ski etc and who would like to develop their skills in different environments whilst meeting different paddlers and coaches to learn from each other.

Racing skills looks to bring coaches, athletes and parents together to share knowledge and to allow those to be better informed to aid the growth of the young paddler in a fun and inventive way.

There is no, one way to develop talent and with the knowledge within the room, there could be a coach who could help you with any thoughts or challenges you may have as a club coach.

Racing Skills is open to those coaches, parents and athletes who wish to compete in racing kayaking or canoeing. It will mostly be aimed at U13 upwards.

Please use the links below for more information on the racing skills day, including a link to apply for a place, and the Racing Skills Booklet.

    icon_pdf  Racing Skills Day information and link to online registration form

    icon_pdf  Racing Skills Booklet v3

Any questions relating to this RSP day should be directed to Owen Shephard (England Regional Pathways Coach and Sprint Futures – Canoe Sprint)  (owen.shephard@britishcanoeing.org.uk)  or Daniel Thompson (daniel.thompson@britishcanoeing.org.uk)  for any administrative questions you may have.