Are you and your Club ready for 2022 Dragon Boat Season?
Tom Arnold Dragon Boat Canada
The Calgary Dragon Boat Society is very pleased to announced that we will be hosting another Advanced Paddling Clinic. Tom Arnold from Dragon Boat Canada, the Gorging Dragons and coach of the National Senior B team will be our guest coach again.
In 2019, Tom and his Team of Coaches lead our National Senior B Teams to 15 medals out of 15 races at the International Dragon Boat Federation Racing Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. Come join Tom as he brings his level of experience to the waters of the Glenmore this summer.
New this year is a 2-hour skill building sections on Friday in an OC 6 boat. The drills are designed to help you understand the impact of your individual paddling on the boats forward momentum. Friday sessions are designed for competitive recreational paddlers wanting to improve their overall paddling skills in a Dragon Boat.
There will be a “Coach The Coach” session on Friday evening where local coaches can provide questions for Tom in advance on training tips, techniques and drills.
New this year is a 2-hour skill building sections on Friday in an OC 6 boat. The drills are designed to help you understand the impact of your individual paddling on the boats forward momentum. Friday sessions are designed for competitive recreational paddlers wanting to improve their overall paddling skills in a Dragon Boat.
Our Dragon Boat Sessions are made up of 2 Groups, i.e. A and B, with only 2 boats per session. Each day, i.e. Saturday and Sunday, you are on the water in the morning for about 2-hours and the afternoon for about 2-hours.
While on land, we are setting up Paddling Ergs to give you an opportunity to try a machine that National Paddlers train on when weather conditions do not allow them to paddle outdoors.
Lunch is provided on both days from a local vendor. Like in past years, we are running the Camp out of the CCC Hall. Video feedback on your Club is going to be given to only your Coaches by Tom at a private session held on Saturday Evening.
Your Coach is then going to review the Team Video with the members.
Further details about registration and scheduling will be forthcoming. We look forward to hosting this event and helping to raise up the level of competitive paddling in Calgary and Alberta as a whole.
This 2-hour session is designed to help a paddler learn a series of drills to practice on their own or as a group in a Dragon Boat. The drills are meant to help a paddler understand how their paddling impacts the forward momentum of their boat. The session takes place in an OC 6 boat. You are asked to bring your own OC Paddle. We do have access to Club OC Paddles. PFD’s are required while on the water.
3 individual session/ each session 2 hours long. PFD’s required while on the water
2 x OC 6 boats per session but only allowing 5 paddlers per boat. I require an experience steer person per boat.
Waivers;
Required. Paddler Waiver Form instructions provided after payment is received.
A chance for coaches to ask questions to Tom Arnold from Dragon Boat Canada, the Gorging Dragons and Head Coach of the National Senior B team.
Participants will be able to submit questions ahead of time so Tom will have a chance to prepare for them. This session will help continue to build any coach’s toolkit to develop high performing & successful teams.
Limited to 30 seats.
Waivers;
Sent directly to the e-mail address that you registered under about 2 weeks prior.
Session A Paddlers 8:00am – Registration 8:30am – On the Water Training 11:45am – Lunch 5:15pm – Training Session Ends *6:00pm – Video Review Session
Session B Paddlers 9:30am – Registration 10:15am – On the Water Training 11:45am – Lunch 5:15pm – Training Session Ends *6:00pm – Video Review Session
May 29, 2022 (Sunday)
Session A Paddlers 8:00am – Registration 8:30am – On the Water Training 11:45am – Lunch 2:30pm – Training Session Ends
Session B Paddlers 9:30am – Registration 10:30am – On the Water Training 11:45am – Lunch 4:15pm – Training Session Ends
*Coaches and Team Captains only are invited to a Video Review Session with Tom on their Paddlers. This Session starts at 6 pm Saturday Evening in the CCC Hall.
Full Timetable will posted within the CCC Hall.
PFD’s required while on the water.
What:
A chance to develop your skills as a dragon boat steersperson. A fantastic opportunity to learn tips & techniques from a world championship paddler, drummer and steers.
Waivers;
Sent directly to the e-mail address that you registered under about 2 weeks prior.
