Sprint Performance Community sessions

These sessions will be held on Saturday mornings at Strathclyde Park and are aimed at current Sprint/Marathon racing paddlers who wish to train in a group environment and cross over with the SCA performance squad paddlers. They will be lead by SCA Performance Squad coaches and supported by club coaches and Sprint Committee members.

They are free to attend for U18 athletes and £6.00 to attend for those over 18.

Typical set up will involve either 1 or 2 on-water sessions and a running session.

Water based sessions will involve longer group paddles in the winter and then as we progress into the spring and summer there will be an increased focus on timed efforts and interval sessions.

Training plans for each day will be shared ahead of the session with those who have booked on. If you questions about the content then please contact Anton Vazquez.

These sessions are open to Sprint paddlers and coaches currently active in Scotland.

Paddlers

If you are currently training for sprint & marathon racing and are comfortable with open water paddling then please sign up. If you are unsure about your competence for the sessions and water conditions then please could you or your club coach contact Anton Vazquez to discuss further.

Coaches

We are keen that any coaches or aspiring coaches are also able to get something out of these days. Coaches are welcome to join, either to support the successful running of the sessions, to support paddlers they work with already or to learn and develop by crossing over with other coaches and helping deliver sessions.

If you are interested in joining then please email Anton Vazquez

Please follow this link to see the booking information and booking dates for 2022/2023.

There is a cost of £6.00 to cover the Park's loch access fee for over 18's to join the sessions however U18 athletes will be subsidised to be able to join for free.

In order to ensure we have adequate coaching cover available for the anticipated weather conditions there is a booking deadline of midnight on the Thursday prior to each session date