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COACH’S SEMINAR Istanbul 11-13 Dec, 2009 Csaba Szanto Coach’s Course By Csaba Szanto ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

Csaba Szanto, of Hungarian nationality, is the ICF Technical Director and has been very instrumental in developing / sprint throughout the world. He is a past USA National and Olympic Team canoe coach.

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Introducing

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AGENDA

 Breif History  World  History of the ICF  ICF Today  USA Olympic Sprint Results  Status of USA Sprint Canoeing

Original ICF Presentation by Csaba Szanto Revised and Supplemented by Dan Henderson ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

Dan Henderson is the Head Coach at Cascade Canoe & Kayak Racing Team, has completed graduate level work in exercise science and has coached for 29 years. As an athlete he raced and trained in Hungary for 4 seasons and won 4 bronze medals at the Pan American Championships in C2. He also co-authored the ICF Level 1 Coaching Manual, 1st Edition.

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HISTORY OF CANOEING

 Origins

 6000 years ago in Persia

 Various number of people

 Several type of boats

 Various continents  Word CANOE

 15th century

 C. Columbus Replica Bronze Age canoe from GBR

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History of Canoeing Origins Earliest evidence 6000 Years ago in Persia Carried Various number of people Several type of boat shapes, but all paddled Various continents – all continents had some sort of craft Word CANOE 15th century – became common in European language C. Columbus brought the term to Europe from the Americas

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HISTORY OF CANOEING

 Description

 Small craft

 Sharp at both ends

 Human power

 Single or double bladed , not fixed to the boats

 Facing the direction the craft is going

 Easy to Manoeuvre  Two types of

 KAYAK

 CANOE ()

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History of Canoeing • Description – what defines a canoe • Small Craft • Sharp at both ends • Human power • Single or double bladed paddles, not fixed to the boats • Facing the direction the craft is going • Easy to Manoeuvre • Two types of canoes • KAYAK • Mostly closed (decked) • Double bladed paddle • Seated paddling position • CANOE (Canadian) • Mostly open, except whitewater • Single bladed paddle • Sitting higher or kneeling

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HISTORY OF CANOEING

Canada – Lake Superior rock carving

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One canoe is transportation or recreation Get two canoes together and you have a race

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HISTORY OF CANOEING

Canadian Fur Trade

. West Siberia – Ob River - 1926 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

Beautiful craft with infinite variety

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HISTORY OF CANOEING

Canadian Inuit kayak

1874 American Indian ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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WORLD PADDLING TODAY

Canada – West Coast – Haida Ocean-going canoe

Lake Titicaca, Peru Indonesian racers ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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Paddling: the universal water sport

Estonia dugouts

1820’s Native Americans racing canoes standing up at Sault St. Marie, Michigan Thailand swan boats ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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All cultures have paddling as a sport and cultural activity Peru – Amazonian Contemporary canoe building skills in Africa area

“Brazilian Olympics” includes canoe racing Ainu people of Japan ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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African boy in Dugout canoe

USA – Florida Seminole canoe

Aboriginal peoples in bark boats – Murray River, AUS

Pacific South Seas canoes ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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Inuit kayakers

va-a boats – Polynesia

West Coast North America – Vancouver Island – Native War Canoes Senegalese peoples re-engage with paddling as a sport ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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CANOEING AS A SPORT

 John Mac Gregor (Scot) • The “father” of modern • Built a kayak “Rob Roy” in 1864 • Toured Europe  Early Canoe Clubs • 1869 in GBR • 1871 in New York

John MacGregor ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

CANOEING AS A SPORT • John Mac Gregor (Scot) o The “father” of modern kayaking o Built a kayak “Rob Roy” in 1864 o Toured Europe o He’s legendary in Hungary as the entire city of Budapest lined the Danube and cheered as he paddle through their city in the mid 1800s. • Early Canoe Clubs o 1869 in GBR o 1871 in New York • 5 clubs line the Hudson on Manhattan Island, • Also many upstream • All burned down • Today only Inwood and Yonkers survive after rebuilds • Focus on recreational paddling with no racing

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CANOEING AS A SPORT

- The first registered kayak race was in 1715 - The first race for women in 1885 in Russia - Kayaking became popular in the 1900s - In the Olympic Games in 1924 demonstration - From the Games 1936 - regular events

1936 Olympic Canoe Race ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

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Dominating NFs and best athletes

 1930 to 1950

 GER, AUT, SWE, DEN, CAN  1950 to 1980

 former socialist countries  From 1980s

 Europe has dominated

 Over 80% of the finalists in WC are from Europe

 Other succesful individuals - USA, CAN, NZL, AUS, CHN, RSA, ARG, VEN, BRA, MEX, UZB, KAZ, UKR, BLR

1956 Olympic Champion ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Fran Havens, USA

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Dominating NFs and best athletes

BEST ATHLETES EVER • KW: Birgit Fisher (GER) • 8 Olympic Championships • KM: Gert Federicson (SWE) • 6 Olympic Championships • CM: Ivan Patzaichin (ROM) • 6 Olympic Championships

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History of the ICF

 Established in 1924

 By 4 NFs (AUT,SWE,GER, DEN)

 Total of 19 founding members  Currently 160 NFs  Amateur Organization until 1976  First official office in Budapest 1976-2000  Professional organisation from 2000

 2000 to 2006 in Madrid

 2006 - present in Lausanne

ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 1988 Olympic Champion Greg Barton, USA

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Canoe Racing Governance

Logo Name & Authority

International Olympic Committee World Olympic movement

Pan American Sports Organization Pan American Games

US Olympic Committee Olympic movement in the USA

International Canoe Federation World Canoe Racing

Pan American Canoe Federation North, Central & South American Canoe Racing

American Canoe Association Canoe Racing in the USA

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Top International Events

Event Ages When Olympic Hopes Regatta 15, 16, 17 Annually

Junior World Champs 15 – 18 Annually

2 - 3 World Cups Over 15 Annually

World Champs Over 15 Non-Olympic years

Youth Olympic Games 15 - 18 Every 4 years

Pan American Champs Juniors & Seniors Non-Pan Am Games Years

Pan American Games Over 15 Pre-Olympic Years Olympic Games Over 15 Every 4 years World Cup Over 15 Annually Paracanoe World Champs Over 15 Non-Olympic years Paralympics Over 15 Every 4 years

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Historical Canoe/Kayak Sprint Olympic Medal Winning Countries

Total Total Rank Nation Rank Nation Medals Medals 1 Germany (GER), (EUA) 70 21 Belarus (BLR) 8 Germany, East (GDR) 25 22 Great Britain (GBR) 8 Germany, West (FRG) 7 22 Netherlands (NED) 8 2 Hungary (HUN) 80 22 Ukraine (UKR) 8 3 Soviet Union (URS), (EUN) 53 25 Czech Republic (CZE) 6 4 Romania (ROU) 34 26 Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 5 Sweden (SWE) 30 27 Brazil (BRA) 3 6 Canada (CAN) 24 27 Cuba (CUB) 3 7 France (FRA) 20 27 Slovakia (SVK) 3 8 Australia (AUS) 19 30 Azerbaijan 2 8 Poland (POL) 19 30 China (CHN) 2 10 Bulgaria (BUL) 17 30 Latvia (LAT) 2 11 Denmark (DEN) 14 30 Lithuania (LTU) 2 11 Norway (NOR) 14 34 Israel (ISR) 1 11 Spain (ESP) 14 34 Moldova (MDA) 1 14 Italy (ITA) 13 34 (POR) 1 15 Austria (AUT) 12 34 Serbia (SRB) 1 15 Russia (RUS) 12 34 Slovenia (SLO) 1 17 New Zealand (NZL) 11 34 South Africa (RSA) 1 17 United States (USA) 11 34 Switzerland (SUI) 1 19 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 10

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• United States ranks 17th in the total number of medals won at the Olympic Games since 1936. • Germany is first with 102 • Hungary second with 80 • Soviet Union third with 53

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USA Olympic Sprint Canoeing • 1924 – Exhibition • 1984 Los Angeles • 1936 • K1M 1000m 3rd – Greg Barton • K1 10,000m, 3rd – Ernest Riedel • 1988 Seoul • 1948 London • K1M 1000m 1st – Greg Barton • C2 10,000m 1st - Steven Lysak & • K2M 1000m 1st Greg Barton & Stephen Macknowski Norm Bellingham • C2M 1000m: 2nd - Steven Lysak • 1992 Barcelona &Stephen Macknowski • K1M 1000m 3rd – Greg Barton • C1M 1000m: 2nd – Frank Havens • 1952 Helsinki st • C1M 10,000m 1 – Frank Havens • 1964 Tokyo rd • K1W 500m 3 – Marcia Jones nd • K2W 500m 2 – Francine Fox & Glorianne Perrier 1948 Olympic Champions Lysak & ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Macknowski (USA) second from left

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American Olympic Champions

1948 London: C2 10,000m - 1988 Seoul: Greg Barton K1M 1000, Steven Lysak & Stephen and with Norm Bellingham in K2M Macknowski 1000 1952 Helsinki: C1M 10,000m Frank Havens

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Trend Line

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Chart – USA Canoe/Kayak Olympic Performance • Percentage of total canoe/kayak events the USA Team entered - blue • percentage of the total events the USA Team reached the final for sprints or top 9 for 10,000m events - orange • Percentage of total events USA reached the podium (won a medal) - green • The higher the percentage the better • The overall trend has seen a decline to almost nothing in 2016, with the dotted lines representing the trend line. • There was a bump up during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when many of us thought we were on our way to solidly developing the sport in our country. But following a dramatic sport leadership change, the decline resumed thereafter. • Also impactful was the adoption of an Olympic qualification system in 2000, when nations were required to qualify for the Olympic Games. Prior to 2000, nations could simply enter their selected athletes. • The last time USA won a canoe/kayak medal was 1992 in men’s kayak, in woman’s kayak Tokyo 1964 in men’s canoe Helsinki in 1952. • The last time USA reach the Final was Sydney 2000. • Only two athletes qualified for the Olympics in London Rio 2012 (one woman and one man kayakers) and one woman kayaker in Rio 2016. • The last time a canoeist qualified to race in the Olympics was in Athens 2004.

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USA Canoe/Kayak Olympic Percentage from 1st Place 0.18 Kayak Women 0.16 Canoe Men Kayak Men 0.14 Overall

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Trend Line 0.1

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0.06

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1956 1936 1948 1952 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 1984*

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Chart – USA Canoe/Kayak Olympic Percentage from 1st Place • Percentage differences for each discipline, as well as the combined better or overall disciplines, of USA times compared to the winning times. • Here the lower the percentage the better the performance, as that indicates a narrower the gap between the winners and the USA athletes. • The percentages Americans have been off the gold medalists has been virtually unchanged since canoe/kayak became an Olympic sport in 1936 at between eight and nine percent. Chart Lessons • Any currently developing athlete who has aspirations of reaching an Olympic podium cannot use performance in a domestic race as a metric for successful international competition because the USA level is so low. • As a national organization, USA has never delivered a sustained, methodical, and effective program of sport development. • And those in leadership positions need to lead our nation to develop and implement a sustained, methodical, and plan that has a high likelihood of success so that American youth have the opportunity and ability to compete successfully with the best in the world. • And the plan cannot simply be a recycling of failed attempts from the last 25 years. • Everyone, and especially adult leaders and aspiring athletes, must be do the work.

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Top Annual USA Canoe/Kayak Regattas

 Sliver Blade Regatta, San Diego, CA – early April  US Team Trials, rotates – mid April  Ted Houk Regatta, Seattle, WA – early June  US National Championships. Rotates – early August 1964 Silver Medalist in K2W 500m  These are too few – athletes Francine Fox, should race at least every 3 who raced with Glorianne Perrier weeks May – October

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Status of USA Sprint Racing

 Not strong

 1992 last Olympic medal

 About 500 racers nationally

 Less than 100 coaches, 20 active

 Adult leadership  But promising

 Club program

 Developing organization

 America has resources USA Olympic Champion Norm Bellingham ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

Not strong • 1992 last Olympic medal • About 500 racers nationally • Less than 100 coaches, 20 active • Adult leadership But promising • Club program – we have good foundations of a club program • Developing organization – under the ACA the program is developing • America has resources – o We’re one of the richest countries in the world and can marshal the financial resources to build our sport o We have a large population base o We have waterways in cities • A couple of our athletes are currently competitive at the world level

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Approach to Move Forward

 Be confident, not helpless  No excuses  Focus on the strengths we have, not an unrealistic hope of getting what we don’t  Focus on quality  Be accountable  No entitlement

 Be transparent Marcia Jones-Smoke 1964 Tokyo K1W 500 3rd ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

• Be confident, not helpless – we have the capacity within our organization to figure this out. We just need leadership to pull us together and move forward • No excuses – be positive and optimistic • Focus on the strengths we have, not an unrealistic hope of getting what we don’t • Focus on quality – quality training, racing, club and program development, all with the eye on providing American youth the very best opportunity so they can effetely prepare and successfully compete at the world level • Be accountable – do what you say you’re going to do, have consequences when you don’t • No entitlement – no one’s entitled or deserves anything, • Be transparent – information on programs, processes, financial matters must be fully disclosed and readily available

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Steps Forward

 Provide opportunity  Build consensus  Earn everything  Do the work  Focus on short and long term  Find partners  Increase club sizes  Increase number of clubs &

races Maggie Hogan 2016 Rio K1W 200m & 500m ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

• Provide opportunity o Opportunity for kids to learn o Opportunity for kids to train to prepare for the level they choose, from regional racer – to national – to international • Build consensus on moving the sport forward • Earn everything o Nothing is given for doing nothing o Earn better paddles and boats by effort and performance o Earn your way from local to national to international levels, • Do the work o includes athletes, coaches, parents, club leaders, national leaders o Implies a deep understanding of what’s required to be successful at each step • Focus on short and long term o Short term – what can be done to best prepare athletes to achieve success this year o Long term – what can be done to expand the base, strengthen club programs, and the ACA to achieve more broad and higher level success • Find partners – municipalities, • Increase club sizes – grow clubs from their local areas • Increase number of clubs & races o Existing clubs help new clubs in their region form and grow o With more clubs, more races are held

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Reference Links

 https://www.electric.coop/novec-canoe- olympian-frank-havens/  http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/ca noe-kayak-101-olympic-history  https://mpora.com/kayaking/canoeing- kayaking-olympics-complete-history-sport  Wikipedia has lots of info – enter the year and “Olympic Canoe”  YouTube has thousands of videos – enter sprint canoe or kayak, C1, C2, C4, K1, K2, K4, Olympic canoe or kayak, or an athlete name

1964 Silver Medalist in K2W 500m Glorianne Perrier, who raced with Francine Fox ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03

Resources

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Together we can do this. Let’s get going!

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