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Coaching and Paddling Clinics ( Calgary, Alberta)
Stroke Improvement (June 3, 2006, Calgary, Alberta)
The building blocks to an efficient and effective paddle stroke include such elements as paddle entry and recovery. This six-hour session will dismantle the mystique of the paddle stroke and provide participants with a strong foundation for stroke mechanics. The morning begins with a dry-land session on stroke technique followed by an on-water session, which will include individual stroke development and drills. The morning will conclude with a video taping session. The afternoon portion continues with individual stroke correction through video analysis, as well as, a follow-up on-water session. You will gain a greater understanding of the basic fundamentals and take away some key pointers that will be sure to improve your stroke significantly.
Duration: 6 hr
Cost: $45/person
Coaches' Critical Eye (June 4, 2006, Calgary, Alberta)
Coaches' Critical Eye is a four-hour coaching clinic that will give coaches the tools and methodology they need to instruct efficiently and effectively. Participants will gain an understanding of the difference between cause and effect in the paddle stroke. Through a combination of on-water instruction and video analysis, coaches will learn how to develop a critical eye, by using the Water's Edge methodology to break down the paddle stroke. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze and be analyzed, critique and be critiqued in a safe and rewarding environment. This will be done through a step by step procedure to determine cause and effect. Participants will take away a greater understanding of stroke mechanics and the methodology needed for coaches to produce performing teams.
The course is suitable for current coaches with some experience or those who are entering the arena as novice coaches. The Dragon Boat Coaching Level 1 Course is recommended for novice coaches.
Duration: 4 hrs.
Cost: $99/person
**NEW** Coaches' Critical Eye II - Problem Solving (June 4, 2006, Calgary, Alberta)
Coaching is about problem solving and working together with an athlete to create a solution. Each athlete has different technical and physical needs. It is our job as coaches to:
1) Fine-tune our eye to get to the root of the problem
2) Be able to clearly communicate this to the athlete
3) Work with the athlete to create a solution to produce a desired effect.
This process is key to coaching performance
