With the support of Mayo Sports Partnership, the Club has extended an invitation to Julie Doyle, Vice President of the Irish Dragon Boat Federation, to conduct an Advanced Dragon Boat Paddler Workshop. The course has received an overwhelming response, reaching full capacity quickly and necessitating the creation of a waiting list due to high demand.
31 Gráine Mhaol Dragons will take part this Saturday (April 13th) this has been made possible by Mayo Sports Partnership.
Members will participate in an extensive course. It will commence at 9.00am and run until 4.30pm on Saturday. To maximise numbers, paddlers will be rotated in and out on the day.
There will be classroom/land sessions and water based sessions. Julie will cover paddling techniques, timing accuracy, land drills and paddling drills. Other areas will include:
- What makes a boat go faster?
- Pushing yourself to the limit / Pain Tolerance
- Mind over matter
- Dragon boat start sequence
Julie will video groups of paddlers on the boat and review each individual’s paddling technique. She will also run a run a Helm Test on the day.
Soup and sandwiches for lunch will be provided at no charge to members.