The Constraints Lead Approach – Just One Tool In A Coach’s Toolbox?
Introduction Some thoughts prompted by a question asked on a recent webinar “Sitting in the Upstream” hosted by Gareth Wilson with...
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mrholmess
May 11, 20223 min read
We Don’t Wear Ribbed Buoyancy Aids Anymore, So Why Do We Still Coach Like We Do?
Last year somebody posted on their club FB page saying they were willing to run a river trip on the Derwent down to Artist’s Corner at...
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mrholmess
Apr 19, 20223 min read
A Non-Linear Approach to Learning to Snowboard
A day before we went on holiday Chloe (11) announced that she wanted to learn to snowboard. This came completely from left field, as up...
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mrholmess
Sep 16, 20213 min read
Repetition Without Repetition
Not a game (sorry), but a few activities to encourage skill acquisition in a non-linear manner. The Theory I don’t want to go into the...
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mrholmess
Apr 9, 20218 min read
Guide to Slalom for MCC Newcomers
For second-hand slalom kit try the second hand group on Facebook: (search for canoe slalom - wanted or selling used equipment) MCC New...
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mrholmess
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Give yourself a mark out of 10 for...
Not exactly an activity in its own right, more a tool for feedback that I've been playing with. The premise is simple, once a paddler has...
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mrholmess
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Video Games on a Slalom Course
This is an idea I’ve been playing with for a while, ever since I heard a podcast in which a young football coach was talking about...
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Andy Neave
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Crazy Eights
This is a great challenge if you have the right location to set it up. A diamond course needs to be set with the middle two gates...
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mrholmess
Jan 7, 20212 min read
"Coaching Adventure Sports" by Paul Smith and Dan Wilkinson
Buy it here Where do I start with this one? I realise that by the definition of “Adventure Sports” slalom doesn’t strictly fall into the...
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mrholmess
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Fun with a Ball on a Slalom Course
A simple premise - give a ball to a team of paddlers (2 or 3 works well) with the brief that the ball has to go through all the gates on...
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mrholmess
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Range - How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
I got this last Christmas and read it quite quickly, it's a fairly straightforward interesting read. It starts out by questioning the 10...
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mrholmess
Dec 7, 20201 min read
canoeslalom.co.uk
Click on the image to go to the site. This is THE website for all things slalom in Britain. Calendar, ranking lists, rules, news,...
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mrholmess
Dec 7, 20201 min read
What to expect at your first slalom
The picture links to Stafford + Stone's great advice on what to expect at your (or your child's) first slalom (or second, or third...) or...
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Andy Neave
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Ducks
Contributed by Andy Neave, Photos Darren Ship Slalom challenges and other games using plastic ducks are great fun for any age group. The...
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mrholmess
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Social Distance Slalom
Because Slalom Poles Don’t Wear Masks! A simple premise, but often hilariously executed – get down a course staying at least 2 metres...
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mrholmess
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Evil in the Upstreams
Youtube classic from sllalomcoach (Click on picture or here for link) Some great paddlers from recent (depending on your age!) slalom...
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mrholmess
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Daniel Goddard Coaching
Amazing technical information Click on photo or here to link. This site is full of technical information. I need to keep coming back to...
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mrholmess
Dec 3, 20201 min read
"My Kayak Technique"
Jana Dukatova's technical videos on YouTube Click on the picture or here to link to Youtube. I really like this as a quick, easy guide to...
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mrholmess
Dec 3, 20202 min read
British Canoeing Coaching Podcast
Click on the logo or here to link to the site British Canoeing moved into the podcast world with a series of interviews by Etienne Stott...
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mrholmess
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Faster, Higher, Longer...
“How do you do that?” “You have to be from Yorkshire!” This includes ideas stolen from Jonathan McElhinney and Zac Allin. This one I...
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