On Saturday, February 17, 2018, Comox Valley Racing Canoe Club will be hosting a outrigger clinic on stroke efficiency and crew blend.

The Clinic will be held from 10:00am to 3:00pm, divided into morning and afternoon on water sessions comprising various drills to challenge the crews, with video review over the lunch break.

Please contact Jackie Bell at moonshell40@hotmailcom for further information.

Powell River Outrigger Canoe Society will be hosting a 2-day outrigger clinic on Powell Lake, in Powell River, BC, coached by Kamini Jain on Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th, 2017.

Day 1: Advanced sprint technique with an experienced group of paddlers, focussing on speed of catch
Day 2: General stroke mechanics with the full spectrum of club paddlers

On both days observation, filming and coaching from a launch will alternate with video analysis.

Please contact Michael Matthews for further information:

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The coaches of Latitude 48 are excited to host a women’s OC1 / OC2 stroke improvement clinic on September 23, 2017.

This 4 hour clinic is geared toward developing the technique, skills and confidence of female paddlers.
With a maximum enrollment of 12 athletes, this clinic will allow a coach to athlete ratio of 1 to 4 or better allowing our coaches to focus on the specific needs of each athlete.

The clinic will include:
9 am start with on land discussion of the technical aspects of the stroke with on land exercises to demonstrate concepts
9:45 – on water instruction with drills to increase comfort, stability in the small boats and good stoke mechanics.
10:30- work on starts and interval piece and take video
11:45 Video analysis
12:30 back on the water to work on specific technique as identified from video review.

As an added bonus, interested paddlers will also receive a 3 week training plan in preparation to race the Bridges inny or outty race OC1 / OC2 race.

Please contact Latitude 48 Paddling Club for more information:

latitude48paddling@gmail.com