This year’s canoe slalom Oceania Championships took place at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium from 24-26 February. During the event I videoed a section of the course that gave judges a great opportunity to develop their observational skills. The video here shows a number of C1M paddlers negotiating the gates 16 to 19 at the bottom [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Canoe Slalom’
Canoe Slalom: Gate Judging at Oceania 2012
Posted in Australia, Officiating, Sport, tagged C1M, Canoe Slalom, Gate Judging, Officiating, UCNISS on 27 February, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Insights for Coaches from Learning Design
Posted in Canoe Slalom, Coaching, Education, Instructional Design, Performance, Sport, tagged Abhijit Kadle, Athlete Development, Benjamin Bloom, Bounceback, Bradys Lake, Canoe Slalom, Coaching, David Merrill, Donald Schon, Guided Discovery, Learning Design, Methods, Philosophy, Robert Cutts, Robert Mager, Roberto Mauro, Stephen Downes, Tasmania, UCNISS, Upside Learning on 8 March, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have just returned from Bradys Lake in Tasmania. I was there for a canoe slalom race that was part of the selection process for the Australian canoe slalom team. Every time I go to a sport event I think about the relationships that athletes and coaches build to develop performances. In Donald Schon tradition [...]
Judging a Downstream Gate
Posted in Australia, Officiating, Sport, tagged 2011 Australian Open, Canoe Slalom, judging on 21 February, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The semi-finals and finals course at the 2011 Australian Canoe Slalom Open had a downstream gate Gate 21) as the final gate on the course. The gate was located below the bottom bridge at the Penrith Whitewater Course. The course was used for an invitation race too. This short video is shared as a practice [...]
Using Video To Promote Canoe Slalom
Posted in Australia, Canoe Slalom, Coaching, Communication, Digital Media, Education, Sport, Teaching and Learning, Video, tagged Australian Canoeing, Australian Open 2011, Canoe Slalom, Facebook, Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sportscene, UCNISS, Video, YouTube on 18 February, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The 2011 Australian Canoe Slalom Open has started at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Australian Canoeing work with Sportscene to provide a video service to the canoe slalom community in Australia and globally. The Australian Open started on Thursday evening with the demonstration run. For the first time in Australia the demonstration run was filmed the [...]
Judging Canoe Slalom Gates: Mangahao 2011
Posted in Canoe Slalom, Sport, tagged 2011, Canoe Slalom, Gates, judging, Mangahoe, New Zealand, Oceania Championships, UCNISS on 30 January, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The 2011 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships are being held at the Mangahao Whitewater Park in New Zealand. The qualification course on Saturday had two sections of gates that challenged the paddlers and judges. Gates 3, 4, 5 and 6 offered a choice of direct negotiation of gates or a spin within the sequence. Here are [...]