Training
Dealing with failure
If there is one certainty in sport, it’s that everyone, no matter how good they are, will at some time fail and face disappointment. The important question is then, how do you respond to failure?
Visualisation, a crucial skill to aid success
Elite athletes embrace this skill as a crucial aspect of their preparation for important events. Having done all the groundwork – be it physical preparation or training - is simply not enough unless you have also developed the skill to mentally prepare for the challenge ahead.
2012 Olympian Luuka Jones about training alone. With a smile…
Luuka Jones has really white teeth. I know this because she’s usually smiling. Some would say she has plenty of reasons to smile, not least because she already has her Olympic entry confirmed.
How to prepare for your first international race?
Question athlete: This is my first year of competing internationally – what do I need to do differently to prepare for race day?
www.slalomtechnique.co.uk
This website sets out to identify and demonstrate the key technical content of slalom. It has three sections starting with the basic strokes and drills in Level 1, moving onto basic slalom gate technique in Level 2 and finally more advanced whitewater gate technique in Level 3.
ICF Equipment Register
The introduction of the new 2011 Rules for Canoe Slalom (CSL) changes the requirements for Personal Protective Equipment to be used in ICF CSL Competitions.
Upstream gates with Daniele Molmenti
The very first video technique module we produced early 2009. Daniele Molmenti explains the different alternatives to take an upstream gate on both flatwater as wildwater. With over 27,000 views one of the most watched technique videos in the world.