Practice

Practice Planning

Establishing practice days:

• Survey team members on time and date options

• Avoid back-to-back practices - paddlers need time to recover (or you'll start losing people to injury) 

• Consider marina, dock, and river traffic when identifying the best days for practice

Building a practice plan: 

• Practice Planning Template

• 10-week practice plan

  • Weeks 1-2: Timing, Stroke, Endurance

  • Weeks: 3-4: Timing, Stroke, Endurance, Power

  • Weeks: 5-6: Timing, Stroke, Endurance, Power, Blend

  • Weeks: 7-8: Timing, Stroke, Endurance, Power, Blend, Starts

  • Weeks: 9-10: Scrimmages and Full-race pieces

4-week maintenance, race-prep:

• Week 1: Timing, Stroke, Endurance

• Week 2: Timing, Stroke, Endurance, Power

• Week 3: Timing, Stroke, Endurance, Power, Blend

• Week 4: Race pieces