development HANDBOOK Sprint & Slalom

OLYMPIC DISCIPLINES HANDBOOK Contents

4 Paddle wa 5 Paddle Australia 6 Slalom & SPrint 8 Pathway 12 Paddle Academy 13 Talent identification 18 WASPS 20 WAIS 22 clubs 23 education 24 calendar 25 contacts & Links

3 Paddle western australia

Paddle WA is the State Sporting Organisation for paddlesports in Western Australia. Our vision is to be a thriving, cohesive community, that embraces the With it’s rich history, paddling in dimension of paddling as a WA has been around for a number sport: adventure, recreation and of years and continues to grow to Paddle australia competition. now include over 2408 active club members of all ages, abilities and Paddle Australia (PA) is the peak body for paddling in the country. It exists interests. Our purpose is to introduce and to: promote the sport of paddling in • Support the State Member Associations in the general running of their WA through participation in the Paddle WA host some very unique regional paddling clubs. activity of paddling for health, community events throughout the • Enable a competitive insurance scheme to cover paddle sports across the enjoyment, friendship, challenge and year including Unite on the Swan. country. achievement. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring paddlers together bright • Manage accreditation of coaches, officials, instructors and guides. and early on a Sunday morning • Promote the sport of paddling in all its disciplines across the states and The Paddle WA community is out on the Swan River to attempt territories. comprised of clubs, disciplines, a Guiness World Record of the committees, volunteers, coaches, • Organise national paddling events. most paddlers rafted up as one. Paddle Academy, the Board and staff. This physical presentation is • Encourage the growth of paddling across the country. We represent the interests of a range quite magical in how it brings the • Administer funds for paddling from all sources in a transparent and of disciplines including marathon, community together even when off fiscally responsible manner. slalom, sprint, sea , the water. ocean racing, wild water and work • Set up and maintain the Sport Performance (SP) program for Olympic and collaboratively with other paddling Paralympic disciplines. organisations. Paddle WA welcomes you to the • Work with other providers (AIS,SIS/SAS and clubs to develop athletes and community of paddlers in Western gain sucess at World classlevels; Website: www.paddlewa.asn.au Australia. • Monitor the progress of athletes in these disciplines; Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaddleWA/ • Develop pathways for the development of athletes from paddling Instagram: www.instagram.com/paddlewa/ introduction to podium finishes Contact email: [email protected] • Provide services for the succesful implementation of these programs

4 5 slalom Slalom racing is one of two Olympic disciplines. slalom made its Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Olympics, however it did not reappear until the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Racing takes place in singles and doubles (men only), in and canoe classes. Race are held at local, state and national regattas at junior and senior level, in classes for men, women and veterans.

The first wild water slalom competitions were held in Switzerland in 1933. In slalom competitions each athlete completes two runs of the course on a route with 20 gates suspended over the river.

The competitions are against the clock and the result of each round is obtained by adding the time taken in seconds, and adding the penalties awarded at each gate by a judge. In a normal race, it is the best run of the two that counts. Click for slalom video

Canoe Sprint Racing is one of the best-known competitive canoeing disciplines in Australia. This is probably due to its inclusion in the Olympic Sprint Games since 1936 and Australia’s involvement in all Olympics since the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

Canoe Sprint Racing is all about speed on flat water over distances of 200 metres, 500 metres and 1000 metres. The craft that have been developed are sleek and fast but unstable. Sprint kayakers use specially designed allowing for extra power and efficiency.

K1, K2 and K4 are the most popular classes of Canoe Sprint kayaking but there are also canoe classes, C1, C2 and C4. Races are contested by guppies (U12), junior, senior and master athletes

Click for Sprint video

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The purpose of the National Athlete Pathway Framework (NAPF) is to outline and It also provides the pathways for athlete monitor the athlete development pathway development so that athletes can enter from learning the basics of paddling right the system at any point and know what is through to elite performances. next with the expectation of success in the future. The National Athletes’ Pathway Framework (NAPF) is a “roadmap” to guide all The Paddle Australia high performance stakeholders in the development of the program is focused upon achieving athlete from Foundation to Mastery. PA has success at the Olympic Games through used the Australian Institute of Sports’ (AIS) the Sprint and Slalom programs. The high model for the development of its athletes’ performance program within PA includes a pathways using the FTEM framework as its deep reach to ensure targeted athletes are guide. identified and nurtured along the athlete pathway. This document, along with various other support documents, provides the pathways PA supports three major streams of for athlete development so that athletes paddling at the Olympic/Paralympic level can enter the system at any point and know including Canoe Sprint, and what is next with the expectation of success Paracanoe. in the future. FTEM Explained: An athletes’ development occurs as part of three distinct stages. The NAPF FTEM (representing Foundations, Talent, encompasses the Non-elite stage where Elite and Mastery) is a framework of athlete athletes develop foundation level skills development. As detailed in the graphic before being identified and confirmed as and table below, this model consists of the having high performance talent at the Pre- four, major developmental and performance elite stage and as such are provided with levels which are then further broken down targeted sportspecific support and coaching into ten separate phases. Paddle Australia to enable them to reach their full potential has adopted the FTEM model to portray and progress through to the Elite stage, its National Athlete Pathway Framework. during which athletes achieve podium performances and ultimately, sustainable success on the international stage.

8 9 10 11 Paddle Talent identification academy The Talent Development Program aims to identify and develop talent in sports outside of the Education Department school curriculum that WAIS operate as a sport program. The Talent The SunSmart Paddle Development Program is aiming for athletes aged 14 years to 17 years, with little or no Academy caters for schools, senior experience in the nominated sports. groups, corporate team building, social groups and individual The future goal for identified athletes within the Talent Development Program is to represent sessions. Australia, in their nominated sport, at Olympic and World Championship level.

Groups are able to learn Across each Talent Development sport program, training will be conducted either at a basic paddling skills in a Fun and nominated sport club (sport–specific training), physical training at a Club or at the West Safe aquatic environment. The Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Service Centre in Mount Claremont (physical program is available all year round training). with summer courses based on flat-water or ocean, and winter on Whilst training times will be determined by factors including school commitments, a typical flat-water or white-water. training week during the first training block would be: Next testing date is - 3x sport–specific training sessions per week Paddle WA supplies all equipment - 1- 2 physical training sessions per week Sunday, September 29 required including , Paddles, life jackets, spray decks, and The 2019 TID program was a great sucess with over 10 athletes being retained in the sport knowledgeable instructors. This over a year later. equipment along with instructors can be transferred to a number of locations:

The SunSmart Paddle Academy ranges from 3-6 weeks, consists of correct stroke techniques, capsize drills/rescues, safety procedures on the water and how to embark and disembark the craft. Building skills and confidence on the water is a primary focus of the Be Active Paddle Academy through on-water Skills that will be gained by participants: exercises and games that relate to all canoeing disciplines. 1. Show a full understanding of basic safety requirements for paddlers and their craft, and appreciation of the use Classes will be given the opportunity of life jackets. to gain skills in both surf skis and 2. Launch the craft, embark and paddle away from the kayaks. We provide the opportunity launching point. and support, for interested 3. Be able to demonstrate; participants to access higher awards • Paddling forwards, backward and emergency stops; and to join their local canoe/kayak • Turning the canoe; club. • The use of the paddle as a means of support in the water; Request a Booking Form from • Coming alongside another craft, and also a clear ap- at [email protected] proach to the launching point; • Disembark, then re-embark, paddle to deep water, cap- or visit the Paddle Academy Website size and swim ashore with the canoe; • Empty the craft take it from the water and place it prop- erly on the bank. 12 13

What is the maximum number of TID applicants your club could take and manage in this program?

3. Club Pathway and Promotion Program: What is the club’s current junior development programs and pathway models, it’s history and its aims for the 2019/20 season? ?

What do you have planned for TID paddlers after completing theei ghteen (18) week training program? ?

How will the club promote the TID testing day at WAIS?(Marketing material will be supplied to the club). ?

How will the club use this program to promote your club and the sport in general?(as well as the major sponsor of PWA - Sunsmart).

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4. Benchmarking: What standards will the club set for itself with this squad fromSeptember – February? And what benchmarks will the club set post the completion of this programMarch to May period?

What will be the criteria to determine whether the program was a success for your Club? (this will be used to review and provide feedback).

5. Written Review: The club agrees to provide a written email review and feedback of the program to the EO of Paddle WA by the end ofFebruary 2019.

Yes / No

Signed:

Date:

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WEST AUSTRALIAN TID SQUAD

5 APPENDIX A – OBLIGATIONS AKC

• 18 week program commencing early October 2019 and completing after the State Sprint Champs on the 1 & 2 February 2020; • Coach to invoice WAIS monthly - $600.00 per month for the months of October; November; December; January; February – total of $3,000.00; • Three (3) sessions per week – sessions will be completely separate to any current junior sessions; • Each session to be approximately 2 hours in duration; • Coach to attend the planning meetings with WAIS leading up to the testing days in September, the meetings are held monthly at WAIS and the next meeting is on the 19 June 2019; • Coach to attend WAIS testing days on the 29 and 30 September 2019 • Coach to attend all sprint regattas • Club to be presented in a clean and professional manner at all times; • Provide participants in the TID program with support, direction and communication with the coach of the club paddling program from March 2020;

16 • Halfway (early December) and final report March 2020 with input from both the TID coach and Club President to PWA Executive Officer, on the implementation, success and pitfalls of the four (4) month TID program; • AKC to liaise and pick-up the craft from Bayswater Paddlesports Club that they require for the program; • AKC will also be responsible for any maintenance of the craft; • Publicity – Facebook web-site updates on the athletes.

** Clear list of objectives from AKC (Prior to the start of the Program but post the TID testing).

PWA • provide management and admin oversight; • provide leadership and overall management of the TID Squad Program

6 TIMELINE The closing date for club applications to be appointed as the designated club: Thursday 6 June 2019 email to [email protected] The successful club: Notified by Friday 14 June 2019 *Unsuccessful applications will be given feedback on their application after this date. TID Marketing Material: 16 August 2019 TID Testing at WAIS: 29 September 2019 – General testing & search day for everyone 30 September 2019 – Specific testing for identified athletes TID Coaching program: Starts 1 October 2019 and will finish Sat 15 February 2020 Competition: 1 & 2 February 2020 WA State Sprint Champs 6 - 10 March 2020 Australian Canoe Sprint Championships, Sydney

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WASPS sprintcoach:JessePhillips Jack Choate Hana Vanek Eleanor Disselkoen Jeremy Alderson Current Athletes WASPS isnowavailable for boththeSprint discipline asSlalom. aswell includes gymsessionsatWAIS andAscotKayak Club. Training for WASPS sessionsare an addition to club training squads sessions eachweek and rep Pacific Asia for potential teams, juniorteamsand/orunder23teams. shows which level a at perform and social) work, (study, water Athletesforselected theWASPS have showndiligence in training, in managing skills life off the andtraining.21 competition WASPSdevelopment istheElite squad forshowing athletes promise andin consistency under development. training self-management skills, andperformance qualities potentialare provided withfurther often betweenclublevel andWAIS level. issettoensure criteria Selection athletesshowing opportunity in thepathway for level athletesatanintermediatetoelite ofperformance, WA SprintPathways (WASPS) Squad isthestatesprintkayak performance development WASPS George Pankhurst Chad Wiese Luke Egger Harriette Alexis WASPS gymcoach:Brock Fleay Jayden Hart Kobe Wilson Angelina Good-Gerne Harriet Brown 17 Hunter Florisson Tim Hyde Gianluca Cottino Jordan Fleming SavageWill Sabriel Denehy

Athlete/Crew achieving the necessary IPS (including but not limited to weather conditions (e.g. wind speed/direction and currents). (vi) Athletes not meeting criteria (iii) – (v) may still be added to the WA Sprint Pathways Squad at the sole discretion of the selection panel based on but not exclusively limited to historical performance in surf events or other paddling disciplines such as marathon, training performance, testing performance. (vii) Athletes are selected following the 2019 National Canoe Sprint Championships. Athletes may be added to the WASP squad at any time over the course of the season at the discretion of the selection panel. Athletes may be deselected at anytime if not meeting squad requirements in regards to regular attendance to training and competition, factoring there may be times that this may not occur due to injury, illness, exam periods. (viii) Athletes from the 2018 Talent Identification (TID) squad may be selected to the WASP squad if in the opinion of the selection panel these athletes are displaying a level of commitment commensurate with a high performing junior athlete and are on an improvement trajectory that the selection panel believes will result in the particular athlete meeting WASP standards with six months of WASP selection.

Squad Requirements

In order to be considered for the WA Sprint Pathways squad athletes must meet the following requirements;

(i) Be available to train 1 – 2 times per week with the WA Sprint Pathways coach in addition to sessions provided by the athlete’s club coach. Times and venue to be advised. (ii) Be able to undertake Strength and Conditioning training 1 – 2 times per week at the WA Institute of Sport or Ascot Kayak Club under the guidance of the WASPS Strength and Conditioning specialist. (iii) In the event the athlete has a valid reason for not being able to attend Strength and Conditioning training at the venues and times highlighted above they must agree to undertake their own strength and conditioning at a venue suitable to them but working to the same program as other athletes in the squad and commit to meeting with the Strength and Conditioning coach each month to review program and check exercise form. (iv) Be available for lab testing at the WA Institute of Sport (WAIS) two times per year (around April and September).

WASPS Benefits

● WASPS athletes will receive free servicing by Strength and Conditioning Coach, Brock Fleay. ● Two coached on-water sessions by WASPS Coach (or other allocated coach). ● Bi-annual lab testing conducted by WAIS. ● Bi-annual WASPS apparel. ● WASPS team building activities.

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The WAIS Canoeing Program operates a daily training environment in with men’s and women’s program athletes training across 200m, 500m and 1000m disciplines.

The focus of the WAIS Canoeing Program is based on developing athletes with the capability to represent Australia at benchmark events, both now and in the future. Scholarships are offered based on these assessments, with program State Sporting Organisation (SSO) WAIS High WAIS Selection Criteria link athletes given support through stakeholders: Paddle Australaia and access to; coaching, sport science Paddle WA. It forms the pinnacle of Performance Service Paddle Australia Athlete services, sport medicine and the WA Paddling Pathway. Categorisation link personal excellence. The program Centre corresponds approximately to the WAIS also offers individual T3 level and above on the AC FTEM scholarships to Canoe Slalom athletes McGillivray Road, Mt CurRent WAIS template. Selection for the WAIS based on similar national selection Claremont, WA 6010 program usually requires an athlete criteria. scholarship holders to be selected in an Australian Senior, Under 23 or Junior Sprint WAIS athletes are selected into the Canoeing: Kayak Team. Canoeing Program based of the WAIS selection criteria and Paddle Australia • Yale Steinepreis This support is structured through Athlete Categorisation document. As • Lachlan Armstrong a dedicated WAIS Performance linked on the following page. • Yasemin Ray Enhancement Team (PET), with • Shannon Reynolds all members of the PET working • Josh Kippin together to collaboratively enhance performance of WAIS program IASP Canoeing athletes. WAIS athletes train on the water 7 times a week, 3 strength and • Jaime Roberts conditioning and numerous cross training sessions per week. Salom Canoeing

The WAIS Canoeing Program is • Benjamin Pope partnered through a strategic • Brodie Crawford alignment with its National • Steven Lowther Sporting Organisation (NSO) and 20 21 Education

Paddle WA provides the opportunity for Paddlers to attain qualifications of all levels to further CLUBS develop their own skills but also learn to teach others. The Paddle Australia Qualification Scheme (PAQS) is designed to meet the needs of the Paddling industry. This includes, clubs, commercial operators, freelance instructors and those that wish to improve there personal paddling skills, knowledge and safety. ASCOT KAYAK CLUB MANDURAH OCEAN CLUB www.ascotkayakclub.asn.au www.mandurahoceanclub.com.au Education sessions are also held on and off the water throughout the year. Garvey Park, Ascot The Western Australia Institute of Sport (WAIS) in conjunction with Paddle WA ran two days of TID & WAIS Facility paddling seminars at the WAIS facilities high-performance service centre, in Mount Claremont. MANDURAH PADDLING CLUB BAYSWATER PADDLESPORTS www.mandurahpaddlingclub.org.au Topics covered included sports psychology, nutrition, biometrics in paddling, physiology and CLUB strength training. Attendees were also given a tour of the world class training facilities available www.bayswater.canoe.org.au at the WA Institute of Sport. The presentations were delivered by staff of WAIS and elite level AP Hinds Reserve, Bayswater kayak paddler and coach Jesse Phillips. PERTH PADDLERS www.pp.canoe.org.au Brown Street Playground, CANNING RIVER CANOE CLUB East Perth www.canningriver.canoe.org.au Fern Road, Riverton

SEA KAYAK CLUB OF WA www.seakayakwa.asn.au DENMARK RIVERSIDE CANOE CLUB Search Denmark Riverside Canoe Club on Facebook Fyfe Street, Denmark SWAN CANOE CLUB www.swan.canoe.org.au Johnson Parade, Mosman Park

CHAMPION LAKES BOATING CLUB www.championlakes.canoe.org.au Champion Lakes Regatta Centre, Armadale DISCIPLINES OFFERED SPRINT

INDIAN OCEAN PADDLERS CLUB SLALOM www.iop.asn.au MARATHON

RECREATIONAL

WHITE WATER

OCEAN PADDLING

DOWNWIND

CANOE POLO

GUPPIES 22 23 event calendar Important info WASPS Helpful links

Jesse Phillips NAPF [email protected] FTEM EVENT DATE LOCATION DISCIPLINE 0422 678 055 WASPS selection criteria Winter series #7 21/09/2020 TBA Slalom WAIS selection criteria Regatta #1 22/09/2020 Ascot Sprint Club related inquiries PA athlete categorisation Regatta #2 12/10/2019 Bayswater Sprint Summer series #1 19/10/2019 TBA Slalom Paddle Western Australia [email protected] Bevan Dashwood Dash 27/10/2019 TBA Slalom (08) 9285 8501 Regatta #3 03/11/2019 Champion Lakes Sprint Summer series #2 17/11/2019 TBA Slalom WAIS related Regatta #4 30/11/2019 Champion Lakes Sprint Grand Prix #1 06/12/2019 Adelaide Sprint Western Australian Institute of Sport Summer series #3 14/12/2019 TBA Slalom [email protected] National Junior & Masters 02/01/2020 Mersey, TAS Slalom (08) 9387 8166 Regatta #5 11/01/2020 Champion Lakes Sprint Sprint State Championships 02/02/2020 Champion Lakes Sprint Regatta inquiries Grand Prix #2 14/02/2020 Penrith, NSW Sprint Sprint Chair Western Australia Regatta #6 16/02/2020 Champion Lakes Sprint [email protected] National Sprint 11/03/2020 Champion Lakes Sprint Summer series #4 19/05/2020 TBA Slalom Slalom inquiries Brevis Choate Memorial 27/06/2020 TBA Slalom Winter series #2 11/07/2020 TBA Slalom Slalom Western Australia [email protected] Winter series #3 25/07/2020 TBA Slalom Paddle western australia

Paddle Western Australia [email protected] 0892858501

Paddle Academy

Paddle Western Australia [email protected] 0892858501

Talent identification

Ascot Kayak Club [email protected]

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