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3 New Rules Courses · Ken Langford 6 New Boats for 86 · I Ed. Joe Lyons 9 Australian Champs· A Special Correspondent 12 Warm Up - is it really necessary - D. Littlehales 20 Summer in Bourg · Alan Bayles

LIZ SHARMAN - BRITISH CHAMPION 1985 NEXT Photo: Tony'Tickle ISSUE • Selection Results • Home Pierrepoint Update • Pool Slalom Report

1 School Terrace, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 829 6DY Telephone 0785 817016 'EDITOR: JOE LYONS FEATURES: The official magazine of the B.C.U. Slalom Executive, 45/47 High Street, Addlestone, Weybridge, Surrey. KT151JV REGULAR The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or of the Slalom FEATURES Executive. PAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions may be obtained at £4.00 for 6 issues 2 From The Editor post paid from: Slalom Magazine, 1 School Terrace, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 829 6DY Special Rates for 5&15 overseas readers. G,(:@®i, ADVERTISING Rates for the next issue are available from the Editor - 17 Letters Telephone 0785 817016 COPY 19 FACOnTour The next issue will be published on April 3oth. Copy to reach the Editor 14 days before publication date. 22 Canadian Corner Front Cover: Uangollen International 1985 24 Results '85 Photo: Tony Tickle 2 SLALOM Magazine EDITORIAL

.... And a happy new year. 1986 dawns. (cynics will no doubt point out that the December issue did not arrive till 1986, but nobody's perfect - least of all me!} This is a new year with a vengance, with the new rules and new boats. We are stuck with at least one of the three (the new rules} and the boats look to be an improvement on the old ones, having given the designers a chance to use some fairly radical new ideas. Our group of boats we don't discus is the concept designs trio of first, Hi-Flyer and Ziggy but an unfortunate illness to John Day prevented him writing a resume of the designs. All these new boats are worth a look, as are the bouyancy aids which most people will be having to replace - I understand Pyranha have got a very light weight one out to go with their new premier 3 sprint - it could be worth a look. Finding the executive stand may pose a problem at this years exhibition as it is in the cricket school, which needs a map, compass and an indian guide to locate. If you struggle that far (and I hope you will) you can congratulate Nev Unwin on a well deserved award of merit. Nev has put years of work into this sport, not least the exhibition stand for a number of years and deserves his recognition. Alan Edge is getting into his coachlnq job with a large amount of enthuslasrn; but a major requirement is people to coach as coaches. There must be many people who would benefit from a weekend course such as he offers in the coming months, so don't just sit there, get up and encourage those club 'helpers' to learn a bit more, and for the more adventurous and involved a career in coaching could be just around the corner. Don't delay, do it today! Finally, in th.is short editorial (nothing has happened, so there is nothing to write about!} we look forward to selection 86, and to Bourg St. Maurice. Lets see lots of people enjoying the pre-worlds, because its a beautiful place for a holiday and you can combine a suntan, scenery, ski-ing, canoeing and supporting in better surroundings than almost anywhere else. If you don't believe its worth it, ask Alan Bayles, or read his article on the Slalom Schools trip last summer. A good British presence on the bank will do wonders for our paddlers results - See you there.

JOE LYONS THREE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE GATE ON THE POT - LLANGOLLEN 85 SLALOM Magazine 3

THE NEW SLALOM RULES These, and many other questions need to be answered if any coherent Much publicity has been given to code of practice is to exist in the most recent changes in the course design. slalom rules, and yet those Under the old rules the course had changes are no more radical than to be approved by a person any previous set of amendments. appointed by the Executive On one hand this increased Committee for Championship events. attention reflects the general This meant in practice that development of the sport with individual gates could be changed. increased at ten ti on to detai 1, The new rules require a new however small, in so far as it philosphy to be accepted and affects competitive performance. communicated to course designers more significantly though .Ls the and answering such questions as underlying changes whic~ have what is he purpose of a specific occurred as a result of these rule cour-aet Does it provide a fair test changes. of ability? How do I design a Previously, the rules were ~tight' course? in that they did not g-i ve much If'. paddlers are to be able to scope for individual interpretation compete successfully they must know by course designers, ~nd this what they are going to meet on the enabled competition organisers to course. If paddlers are preparing produce a course which was for internationals they must know acceptable to paddlers even if the how other countries interpret these designer himself had not been to new course design freedoms. any other slalom for a couple of The requirement is not for an years. In short, the rules explanation of the rules. Such provided a degree of control over explanation is more relevant for a the designers who might have done judging course. The requirement is something completely against the for a continuous output rr-om the accepted norms of the sport· - like executive and for active discussion upstream reverse gates which, between coaches and course atlhough not specifically banned, designers to assess what is did not often appear because possible for the paddler and what suitable alternative demanding skills the course design should be sequences were always available. assessing in his design. In fact, through the rules, the Previously it sufficed to have course designer was more able to slalom defined as a test of a order what the paddler did. paddler's ability to control his Personally, i think the new rules boat in agitated water. Now it is are the best thing to happen to necessary to review the role of slalom for a long time. slalom courses in the assessment of Unfortunately, while it is possible ability. for a course designer to have increased freedom to produce a The abilities required by a course equally demanding for all slalomist include speed, endurance, classes, the guidance for many and strength, technical skill etc. and the protection against some which each course will put different existed under the old rules has now emphasis on each aspect. A river gone. How do you force a person to in flood is more likely to test do gates in reverse without strength than the same river in low reducing the element of 'flow' on a water where skill could be the course? Should reverse gates be dominant feature. Each of these relegated to become the easier but factors are understood by slalomists in general. What is slower option for the poorer less widely understood and paddler on a difficult course? 4 SLALOM Magazine

frequently ignored is the Perhaps my euphoria is misplaced in requirement of a course to anticipating great developments in discriminate between paddlers of techniques as a response to new and differing abilities. exciting courses. I hope not. If an examination in mathematics I believe that the onus is on was so easy that most people all-paddler, coach, and organizer achieved 100% or converseiy, if it to critically examine courses was so hard that- most people failed during this next season using to get any marks it would not have criteria such as - ranked people in order of abll i ty (a) does a sequence test strength at mathematics. Similarly in or skill or speed etc? slalom, a sequence which is too. ( b) does a. sequence differentiate easy, too hard, or which depends for all classes and all levels more on luck than ability cannot be of ability - i.e. are, the considered fair. Therefore, it is penalties more in time than in important that the course provides hitting poles? a challenge to all classes and to ( c) does the sequence make the all ranges of ability from the paddler think? bottom to the top. A course which (d) could an alternative sequence fails to allow the better paddler have made better use of the to show his skills is as poor as water? (e) does the course flow? the course which is too difficult (f) is the standard maintained for all but the very best. throughout he course? Under the old rules it was The analysis can be endless but if difficult to achieve the broad it promotes discussion on course range of tests appropriate to all design the outcome can only be levels of ability in the same better courses on which the future i'' \I course. Under the new rules the of slalom depends. problem is largely overcome because Ken Langford they are so flexible. BUSHSPORT NEOPRENESPRAYDECKS Designed and manufactured by MARTYN HEDGES Custom made spraydecks using lined - ~--, and unlined neoprene in a range of colours that look good, feel good and keep the water out! "In 11 years of lntemational competition, In Slalom and \X/lldwater Racing, I've used a lot of spraydecks and had a lot of problems - not anymore." Don't let it take you 11 years. Contact Martyn for details .now: ; MARTYN HEDGES, i - 45 MIii Lane, Windsor, SL4 SJG. ! Telephone Windsor (0753J 867801 Prices start from £23.00 lndudlng VAT and postage. "I I SLALOM Magazine 5 News&lnfo

1986 SELECTION POLICY paddlers in other divisions The Selection Committee has revised may apply to the Selection and confirmed the policy for 1986 Committee for invitation to as follows: events who will consider past 1. Europa Cup (Mezzana, 29 June; paddling record and winter Seo d'Urgen, ~-6 July) training reports in Three boats per class will be determining those to invite. selected. S e l e c t i o n P o l 1 c y Selection Events The winner of each selection Trweryn 22 March event in each class. Grandtully 29th March One other per class at the Eligible Paddlers Selection Committee's All members of Premier Division discretion. plus members of First Division 4. Intermediate Team and others by invitation of An intermediate team will be the selection committee. selected subject to available Selection Policy finance and management and First two in each class based coaching personnel. Details on aggregate points obtained of selection events and policy at the two events. One other will appear in the 1986 Year per class at the Selection Book. Committee's 5. A youth team and a youth 2. Pre-World Championships training tour group will be (Bourg St. Maurie 11-12 July) selected subject to finance Up to six boats per class will and personnel. Details of be selected selection events and policy Selection Events: will appear in the 1986 Year Trweryn 22 March Book. Grandtully 29th March Selection events are open to all Trweryn 19th April paddlers in Premier Divisions. Eligible Paddlers Cont. See page 15. As Europa Cup Selection Polley: The winner of each selection event in each class. Any paddlers selected for Europa Cup not winning one of the selection events. Other paddlers on aggregate results of all three selection events to make up SUMMER86 to five per class. One per class at Selection WILD WATER Committee's discretion. 3. Junior World Cha~pionships RAFT GUIDES (Spittal - 19-20 July) WANTED Up to three boats per class will be selected FOR FEELFREE RAFTING IN Selection Events AUSTRIA Trweryn 22nd March Jes Taylor is running a Wild Water Rafting Grandtully 29th March company on the River Inn in the Austrian Tirol. Eligible Paddlers Anyone who would like a job as a raft guide Those under 18 on 1 January or a driver should write with full C.V. 1986 (proof of birth date to him at: J. L. Taylor will be required from those Faalfree Rafting who selected) are members of 51 Marton Road, Prestwich, Manchester. Premier Division. Under 18 6 SLALOM Magazine New Boats for 86 Ed.Joe Lyons

NOMAD'S PRO.AM range is headed by EXTRA the most comfortable Nomad The new EXTRA design yet. But perhaps the greatest testimony The Extra is the latest word in to the comfort and performance of high performance kayaks from Nomad. the new boat is the fact that many Designers, Richard Fox and Mike of Britain's top paddlers have Dalton spent several months on already changed to the EXTRA. development work at the Deeside Paddlers like Liz Sharman, Melvyn factory and appear to be delighted Jones and Andy Gladman will join with the end result. As Mike Jimmy Jayes and Richard Fox in the Dalton points out: "It's the first Nomad racing team for 1986. A link time that we-ve worked with someone with Double Dutch Sport in Holland of Richard's calibre and the has been confirmed and this will benefit to us has been enormous" • enable the Nomad paddlers to We have sold the design to several compete in high quality foam other countries and the response in sandwich boats at major event. the U.K. market has been overwhelming. THE TORNADO by NORTHSHORE DESIGNS The main feature of the EXTRA The Design Concept design is its streamlined The aim was to develop a slalom kayak which appearance. It actually looks would be paddled at the next World fast. The volume is well balanced Championships at Bourg St. Maurice in France around the central section and then in 1987, and yet be sufficiently versatile to be it tapers away smoothly behind the competitive at British events. cockpit to a lowline back deck. There were to be three kayaks to cater across The fast acceleration and the weight spectrum of most paddlers ranging straightline speed of the Pro.AM from the lightest to the heavier competitor. have been retained in the EXTRA and The Tornado was initially developed from improvements have been made in Northshores successful Midas range which was virtually every other area of used by Russ Smith at Bourg during the autumn performance. of 1985, who returned home with the concept for the new design. Together with the Northshore The original PRO AM hull has been team and observations and ideas from a number modified to improve the handling of premier paddlers the Tornado was designed, quality on whitewater a~d the constructed and launched. result is a boat that curves into The boat has a long waterline which aids eddies more fluently. The point of forward and reverse speed, making it maximum width is situated closer exceptionally fast with a remarkable behind the paddler than on most acceleration. The main volume of bouyancy is other designs and this makes the situated around the cockpit area, with the central section very stable. It seating position following the recent trend by also helps improve the response and being placed forward of centre, thus rnaklnq control of the back end to teh the bow very controllable. extent that the compulsory vertical Wings located level with the rear of the seat end radius of 1 cm is barely position maintain minimum width dimensions noticeable. and being placed deliberately high at deck level are conveniently out of the water throughout Something else different about the most maneuvers, allowing the boat to be easily EXTRA is the cockpit shape, which spun on its flat tail section and yet still keep its is much wider at the front than on fast forward speed ability. other British designs. The The wide cross section from the mid bow to alteration has been made to leave the seat area gives the canoe excellent stability, room for moulded thigh and knee particularly in rough water. gaps. This feature, and the The Tornado introduces the paddler to new addition of a new seat, makes the techniques which once mastered result in a very SLALOM Magazine 7

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fast, highly manouverable competition craft, carbon technology as well as the new Vacllte giving the slalom world an opportunity to paddle system. Pyranha expect most boats to be built in a kayak which is exiting, new and different. the Vaclite Kevlar construction though for training boats the new diolen product Is proving PREMIER Ill SPRINT very popular. The Vaclite boats are not only durable but are less expensive and pre-season At Crystal Palace Pyranha are to launch their orders, especially from the continent for the new latest slalom kayak, the Premier Ill Sprint. As its boat are already the highest ever. name suggests it is a development through from After the last World Championship in the World Championship winning Premier line, Augsburg, where more than half the male and is to be an alternative to '85's success the competitors used Pyranha designed or built Image 2. boats Pyranha pulled out of sponsoring leading Designed to take advantage of the new rules, paddlers as their demands would have meant the Sprint is as its name suggests a very fast price increases. Pyranhas 1986 policy of one kayak. This has been achieved by narrowing the price for all, gives all paddlers the best cross sections, making the entry finer and possible deal by no compromise In design increasing the wave length by 12". and technology but at an affordable price. Manoeverability has been very little effected by The season starts early this year so either come making the stern sections more hydro-dynamic. to Pyranha or one of your dealers to try the new This makes spin turning especially on the stern, boats out. Give us as much time as possible to fit exceptional. A paddling technique likely to be your order in and give yourself an edge over the developed more in 86. competition. In addition the seat is well forward and with the even finer bow, breakouts and entry into tight gate sequences should be much easier. Sprint paddles very flat, unless leant, giving balance and a fast response. The deck styling is much cleaner, and in conjunction with its revised gunnel shape the Sprint is a very effective as well as a very functional boat. Early tests show a big advantage over all previous boats in performance, and the Sprint will of course be available in traditional fibreglass, kevlar and

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Aussie Champs - A Special Correspondent

Australian Championships Tineroo In the break between 1st and 2nd Dam. Far North Queensland runs, many of the C.1 's competed in the C.2 event. Kevin Songberg and Tineroo is not canned Marsupial Gary Nelson were expected to keep meat as you might first think, but their 5 year old unbeaten record a superb man-made lake set high in but took a five, and C.l paddlers the tropical tablelands which rise Peter Eckhardt and Craig Bartlett 3,000 ft from the coral protected won the event by 1 second. Queensland coast. From the foot of The C.2. race was of a high ! ' the Tineroo Dam flows the Barron River where the Aussie Champs were standard, especially as the crews were in their non-specialist held. event. The slalom course was relatively easy water with many small long The ladies race was dominated by stoppers and rocky shut es. When Danielle Woodward with 2 almost describing the site Peter Micheler identical clear runs. Viv Golding was heard to say "zs is the perfect had a fast time, but penalties kept training site, goot vindsurfing, her 2nd. goot vitevater und goot vimin". Quite a recommendation. In the men's K.1. Peter Micheler looked as if he could repeat his The organisers managed to pack 2 win in the Pre Australian slalom slaloms, a whitewater race and but due to penalties he only practise time into restricted water managed a disappointing 7th place - releases. Many of the competitors maybe too much "vindsurfing and were shell-shocked from driving the vimin". mind bending distance to the race - ~00 miles from Melbourne, even Lindsey Binning won the race on his flying was the equivalent of flying 1st run, with the up and coming from London to Cairo. Paul Beattie in 2nd. place. Too many paddlers in the K.1.M. seemed The Pre Australian Championships to be plagued by penalties race was held on an extremely open including the afore-mentioned Peter course and consequently saw many Micheler and Mike Druce, who people taking "fatigue Fives" finished in 4th place. towards the end of the course. This event was valuable, as it hel~e'cl bring back race awareness after a long break from racing. Peter Michel er won the K. 1. Andy Keubler in the C.1. and Danielle Woodward in the L.K.1. So to the main event. A much improved course was set for the main race and the water released was increased. C. 1 's had the advantage of the cooler morning and provided a very close, hardfought race. After the first runs Rob McGuiness was leading with a confident clean run. On second runs Peter Eckhardt produced an excellent run to put him ahead only for Andy Keubler with his aggressive second run coming through to win. , ENGLAND B TEAM Photo: Tony Tickle 1 0 SLALOM Magulne

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It is to be expected that many of the early races of 1986 are going to be faced with problems due to the rules of canoe slalom. The Aussie Champs were to be the first with an interesting case in the Men's K. 1 • The first run times were displayed and appeared that Lindsey Binning was winning with a clear run. When the 2nd run times were displayed a '5' had been added to Binning's first run score, relegating him to 2nd place. A protest had been lodged claiming that Lindsey had touched 1 on his first run. After Paul Beattie had been congratulated as winner the penalty was removed and Lindsey was made Aussie Champ again. So why go to Australia to race and SPIKE GLADWIN train? Firstly there is the Photo: Tony Tickle obvious attraction of the weather. ENGLAND B TEAM The idea of escaping the British winter is very inviting, but the pale skinned pommy should be wary THENEW of the ultra heat. In tropical Queensland the temperatures are intense with high humidity and BUOYMCYAID overhead sun which will burn you in a very short time. On the other FOKTHE hand New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania are milder and provide ULTIMATE normally reliably good training conditions. Apart from the -SOfTIE training advantages there are some superb distractions. No hot blooded slalom racer can fail to be ••• FEEL IT attracted by the surf lifestyle which exists here. Wave skiing can give you an exhilarating insight ATCKYSTAL into the sport of surfing. A slalomist should be able to pick up PAIACE the basics in a few hours, but be warned, it's harder than it looks. ~QQ Australia has much to offer the budding slalomist but it is ~~~oill'J important to make sure that you are in an area where there is good WRITE, PHONE OR CALL: whitewater and a group of people to SHOWROOM: train with,_. as you could find OFFICE: 19 BRUNSWICK ST 18 PEREGRINE DRIVE yourself travelling a long way and DARWEN, LANCS DARWEN, LANCS being very isolated in your BB32AJ BB30JL TEL 0254- 75737 TEL 0254- 71456 training and end up being driven to OPEN MON - SA T9-5pm a life as a surf bum! From our special correspondent l "

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For a long time now researchers On theoretical grounds other have been struggling with the benefits expected from increasing question of warming up before blood and muscle temperatures are: competitions. The problem is that no one has ever proved conclusively a) muscles relax and contract that a warm up will enhance the faster at warmer performance of an athlete. temperatures.

At top compet.i tions most paddlers b) muscle efficiency increases can be seen religiously warming up because of the lower viscous half-an-hour before the race but resistance. there's always one person who's late, jumps straight into his boat, The oxygen transporting cells in with no warm up and does the best the blood gives up more oxygen at run of his life, so, is there any higher temperatures. This means point in warming up. that the working muscles are supplied with oxygen more readily Although no one has conclusively and can thus work more proved that a certain intensity and efficiently. duration of warm up will enhance performance, it has been shown that Mental there are several reasons why a mental and physical warm up is Allowing yourself half-an-hour warm important. up time before an event can, if the time is used efficiently, help you Physical put yourself in the optimal mental state for your event. 1. Prevention of injury 1 • A warm up period gives you Muscle elasticity largely depends time on your own to focus on the , on the degree of blood within the task ahead. This means blocking muscle. Hence, cold muscles with a out all external factors or just ) low saturation of blood are more concentrating on what you're going susceptible to strains and tears. to do. Someone well practised at A short period of warm up before warming up will use this time for strenuous activity raises the body the final mental rehearsals and the temperature and reduces the final stage of "Psyching Up". likelihood of muscular injury. Someone not so well practised can ruin a whole race because they do 2. Warm Up and Heart Function not mentally prepare themselves properly. There is evidence to prove that sudden strenuous exercises can Given the evidence provided it result in abnormally large becomes clear that a good warm up increases in blood pressure which session is a useful part of race can in turn have a harmful effect preparation. So what is a good on the heart of even fit, heal thy warm up? individuals. These problems were almost eliminated when the A physical warm up should, as the indi victuals concerned were given a name suggests, increase muscle and gentle warm up prior to strenuous blood temperatures. A warm up activity. related to the task at hand is more If only for these two reasons use than a general warm up as this intelligent coaches and athletes means you can practise skills at should make the most of warm up the same time i.e. at a slalom do time. your warm up in your boat rather SLALOM Magazine 13

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than going for a run. Replicating Psyching yourself up to the optimal basic skills is useful. level is a skill that needs lots of practice. Too much "hype" and The warm up should be of optimal you' 11 perform like a bull in a duration and intensity so that it china shop, not enough and you will heats the deep body tissues, but · probably be bored by the time you too much of a warm up can cause get to the finish line. fatigue, and this is not at all beneficial. Sweating is an Finally it is important to realise indication of increased body that warming up is something temperature but it is only practise personal to each competitor so that enables you to know the there is no "surefire" warm up optimum warm up temperature for routine. Getting a good warm up yourself, routine is as important and as worth practising as a good sweep A mental warm up should start stroke. Many important titles have taking place long before you get on been lost and many hours of the water. The mental rehearsals training wasted because of if done well give you a good way of mis-using those 30 minutes before a extra practice on the course. run. D. Littlehales

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I' .:i Gate Judge Senior Judge So how do you qualify? First and International Judge. foremost - read the Rules. Seek the advice of experienced judges. For the 1986 season, judges who hold Persuade your club to hold a course. the current Grade C qualification may And then take the examination. It is continue to be considered as hoped to run the first testing sessions qualified Gate Judges, but must re• at Crystal Palace, and to appoint qualify before 1987. Section Judges examiners around the country as soon who are on the current list may as possible. These examiners will continue as Senior Judges. Although attend as many events as they can, I they are not required to take the but obviously, they won't be able to Gate Judge examination before cover all of them. If, having run a taking the Senior Judge examination, course at your club, you have a '.'I i they are encouraged to do so. number of people who are ready to I International Judge (ICF) take the examination, let Ian qualifications will remain valid, but Pendleton know and he will do his current holders are encouraged to try best to find an examiner who can the new examinations. come to you. Meanwhile, Neville and Ian are Finally, please let us know (in writing, working flat out to produce the new our addresses are in the Year Book) if Gate Juclge examination. The format, you have any problems interpreting as before, will be a series of diagrams the new rules, judging, or with the for which the penalties must be Jury system. If we don't know what ass.e ssed, and . a new twist this time , your problems are, we can't do written questions! As always, full anything about them. ! marks are required for a pass. Having 'i Peter Denton - SLALOM Magazine 15 ~- News & Info

Slalom Trainer d. Sports Council Grants may be avallable. You may even and Coach Courses 1986 make a profit! e. If there were 7/8 people then the course would run. The slalom competition coaching scheme is once again in operation after 2 yeas demise. As COST you probably know, 2 levels of training course Individuals are on offer. Trainer and Coach. Between £15 - £30 for the weekend, depending on board and lodging arrangements. SLALOM TRAINER This is aimed at those wishing to Introduce paddlers to the Clubs lower leveic of slalom competition. 11 is designed to attract £60 + coaches petrol for the weekend. competitors, ex-competitors and non-competitors. This last category I would see as including parents, wives. girlfriends, Registration Fee keen helpers etc. If you are keen and would like to know £3.50. This is an optional fee which puts you on the B.C.U. more about what to do and say from the bank, then this Is the trainer - coach list and entitles you to any technical course for you. information in code or coaching bulletins.

SLALOM COACH YEARBOOK REGISTER This is aimed at those already involved at some level in An update of this is long overdue. If you know of any competition coaching and is an obvious step up from Trainer omissions. mistakes. changes of address or retirements! level. It concentrates on the problems of improving slalom Notify Alan Edge a.s.a.p, technique, designing training and fitness programmes, use of video, motivation techniques and other relevant areas that Remember we want to know about you and what you are confront a coach as his paddlers or squad progress to the doing! higher divisions. It will also provide some ideas for solving typical 'club coaching' problems. COURSES FOR 1986 DURATION OF COURSES 11-13April • Shepperton -Coach Trainer and Coach courses are normally for 2 days over a 17-18 May - Llandyssul - Trainer weekend. Where daylight, facilities or availability permit 7/8 June -Washburn - Trainer/Coach however. weekday or evening courses are possible. Write to 14/1 Alan Edge for more details (address below). 14/15 June - Scotland - Trainer/Coach 'r (venue to be decided) ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? August - London Area - Trainer (Date and venue to be decided) Trainer 6/7 Sept. - Washburn - Trainer/Coach Anyone and everyone considered, an interest and a desire to be usufully involved are the only essentials. If you would like to apply for any of these courses or if you want any further details write to: Coach Alan Edge (Assistant Director of Coaching) Applicants must be over 18 and a qualified Senior Instructor. 25, Crawshaw Avenue, Unless previous canoeing experience warrants Pudsey, exemption. Ideally applicants should have completed a .Leeds. Trainer course and be involved in coaching at some level. LS28 78T When applying, send full details of canoeing and coaching Telephone 0532 550054 experience. '

HOW DO YOU APPLY? from pages ...

.Either Paddlers from other di visions who Choose one of the listed dates and send full details to Alan wish to be considered for entry to Edge. Even if there is not a suitable date, still write, we want these events should send a to know about you I completed entry card, a letter or stating their reason(s) for Get your club or region to apply for a course to be run In your application and a SAE to the Team area. This has already been done successfully by several clubs or groups of clubs and carries the following Administrator, Sue Wharton, 1 advantages:- Barnacre View, High Street, a. Less travelling Garstang, Preston PR3 lEB. (099 52 4579) by 1 MARCH 1986, b. local club paddlers get coached in the process. c. It helps stimulate local Interest In coaching. ,

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Dear Sir, I believe we have been guilty of Your ill-considered remark throwing out the Baby instead of concerning the age of the opponents the Bath Water. to the new rules in your report on Slaloms greatest asset was that it the AGM regrettably requires a could be a family sport, Brothers reply. and sister could compete together I find it difficult to understand and if parents were willing to have how you arrive at an average age of a go they were able to progress up 67 even if you include Maurice the Divisions though no doubt Rothwel 1 , who has been involved 1 n trailing behind their offspring. Slalom since before most of todays Slalom was intended as a Trial of paddlers were born. You quote a Skill on agitated water, it was 'chorus of Youth Div 3/4 paddlers' disheartening to notice how of which I remember at most two, frequently the term Race was used and ignore the arguments of John by the pro New Rules faction. No Sturgess who has probably done more longer will the occasional paddler for the Youth Div 3/4 paddler than be able to reply on past experience most. You ignore Nick Taylor, who to defeat the full time trainer. in his mid twenties and MCC's From views canvassed before the AGM Chairman, has the ear of both young MCC cone! uded that the New rules and old, Novice and Prem. You were unattractive to the older ignore the fact that an order of paddler, i.e. over 21, and also motions was detailed that meant it unattractive to the Ladies. You was necessary to vote For the New may find that by alienating the Rules throughout if we didn't want older paddler and boring the Ladies the lower divisional variations you will have to instruct your proposed by the Exec. This left 'chorus of Div 3/4 paddlers' in the the MCC alternative, of New Rules complexities of Tutti and the for Prem and Div 1 only, facing an niceties of cooking a hot dog. apparent large majority in favour of the New Rules. I suggest this Roy Bradshaw more than anything swayed the doubters. Dear Editor, The New· Rules, formulated by the ICF, a body known to have little It made quite a change to read knowledge of Slalom, and opposed by someone's comments on my own a previous AGM, were introduced:- efforts although Mr. Orledge's 1/- To remove the Presentation comments were, perhaps, rather more problem. A debatable point. vi tr i oli c than my own tend to be. Whilst not wishing to start a feud 2/- To make the sport more with Shepperton C.C. members I attract! ve to the Media etc, ( Interesting when the only would like, in turn, to defend my event we have managed to own position before the matter is promote consistently is closed. I do endeavour to be an Paddles Up which has more investigative reporter at events resemblance to the very first without being so intrusive as to Slalom than the proposed become even more objectionabie than idea). I apparently already am. When 3/- To reduce the number of writing up an event I try to be officials. no indication of constructively critical, if how we are to do this, apart necessary, and to pick-up on an_y from reducing the number of good aspects. (Did Mr. Orledge gates, which surely could have perhaps overlook the following been done under the old rules, comments in the review of his has come from el ther the ICF event; "Food was ••• reasonably or the Exec.

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priced" 11••• a generous number of centre for the local authority the magnificent medals .•. 11 on a small man-made lake. The "he(the organiser) remained lake is known to be used by un-flappable throughout the very anglers and not very clean! difficult conditions. I for one am Your member suggests that your glad the event wasn't cancelled club would not be very ••• 11)? The standard of events is interested. increasing all the time and it is Almost a year later you see a no longer justifiable to use note in your BCU Regional superlatives to describe an Bulletin asking if anyone is averagely run event. interested in forming a canoe Yes, I too would have been club in a town just 3 miles away surprised if the changing of one from your club's base. The note gate direction improved the course is written by the BCU so drastically; in actual fact it representative. Your club was due to (quote) "the new writes to the BCU rep suggesting configuration of sluices and a few that a new club is not necessary minor gate changes". As regards - couldn't your club absorb any the rescue facilities I too am new people interested in aware of rule 3.1(d) but as you canoeing? The BCU rep does not yourself said the water conditions reply! were "unique" and that alone should About one month later you see a justify extra safety cover, which small advertisement in your was, incidentally, missing for some local press advertising a time until a complaint was made to meeting in your town for anyone the chairman of the jury. interested in starting a new Should I, with my "overflowing club. You attend this meeting enthusiasm", run a slalom? to find it is the inaugural AGM Unfortunately no one individual, of the new club. You put however overflowing their forward your club's case for enthusiasm, can run an event by there only being one club in the themselves, it takes a dedicated town. Your arguments are team under a competent leader and flattened by criticism that a this the organiser has and as I new canoeist wrote to the BCU said at the end of the report "I asking for names of clubs in hope that he allows his arm to be your area and was told that twisted again to run another there were none. At this stage event." the meeting's chairperson (the Yours sincerely, BCU rep) smiles and says that GDN he/she does know your club. The CANOE CLUBS BEWARE? meeting overwhelmingly votes to If you belong to a small, long proceed with the new club, as established canoe club affiliated most of the new members for the to the BCU, al ways struggling to new club insist they've never attract new members, although heard of your club. Silence having helped a young slalom from the BCU rep! You leave p a d d 1 e r t o r e a c h dejected. !• I The moral of these events: Tell I International/Sri tish Squad level, please imagine the following events all club members to always say happening to your club:- 'Yes' to a BCU rep, no matter how A member of your club (not an tenuous the contact. Remember, no elected representative) is matter what requirements the BCU approached out of the blue by a rep would like, these are likely to BCU representative. The member change considerably as time is asked if your club would be elapses, so always find out what interested in running a canoe your BCU rep is doing in your area. Chairman Stourvale Canoe Club SLALOM Magazine 19 FAConTour

Autre Nations, Autre Moeurs training was done in a group with Hennes is a town of 200,000 Jean-Yves and an assistant coaching inhabitants situatd in the North and timing from the bank. West of France - about 3 hours West In addition. to Slalom training the of Paris and within easy reach of paddlers there use Dam river boats the Channel ports ROGLOFF and ST. once or twice a week for endurance MALO. I was invited to spend a training, they also have two or week training with members of the more land based strength work-out Regional training centre under at a University gym and running or their coach Jean-Yves Prigeut swimming two or three times each (world team champion 1977 and week. Generally the training is individual bronze medallist at Bala well structured with careful in 1981). consideration given to physical The Centre d' Entrainment Francais factors such as the development of (CEF) at Rennes is one of four paddling endurance or muscular throughout France. It's purpose is strength. to provide training for the top . The paddlers in the CEF come either level competitors and to develop from the Club at Rennes or from one the potential of promising younger or other of the other nearby clubs. paddlers. Jean-Yves Prigeut is Most of the top paddlers are paid by the French Federation to registered in physical education perform two functions. In the programmes either at Rennes or at Autumn, Winter and early Spring he IN SEP in Paris. These programmes is based at the CEF where he is give the athletes plenty of time to responsible for coaching the group train while at the same time of 15 or so paddlers and also for qualifying them for a career as the development of coaching physical education teachers or programmes within the region. sports coaches. In fact this During the Spring and Summer he is system is ideal since it enables employed as a National Team Coach the best paddlers to return to the for the Men's K.1. Team and spends sport as full time professional most of this period travelling to coaches or technical directors training camps or competitions. either in regional cent rs or with The CEF is situated on the River the National team. Vilaine in a big Watersports Centre The most successful paddler from which houses a number of clubs Hennes has been Marie Francoise including a course club. The Grange, Europa Cup Winner in 1984, building resembles a big warehouse Silver Medallist at Augstburg and containing lots of separate uni ts world team champion 1983 and 1985. seach with a big sliding door She is registered as a student at leading to the river. The CEF uses INSEP in Paris but spends most of the building mainly as a meeting her time in Rennes either training, point. Paddlers meet here and then encouraging the younger paddlers travel by m1n1 bus to train at or helping to provide the sport. other sites on the river. With the next world championships, During my stay I paddled on two being held in France at ·sourg St. different sets of gates and on the Maurice there is plenty to keep flat water outside the CEF base. Marie Francoise Grange and the Unfortunately there had not been other top paddlers occupied. The much rain in the period immediately Federation expects ••• before my visit and the training Looking ahead to 1992 there courses were below normal level. appeared to be an air of optimism In Winter and Spring, however, one for the Olympic Games - Paris, they would normally expect good said, was sure to secure its bid to conditions with bouncy waves, fast stage the games and Slalom would flowing water and deep wide eddies then be reinstated on a purpose at both sites. Most of the built course in Paris itself. They 20 SLALOM Magazine Slalom Schools in Bourg Alan eayles

Slalom Schools in Bour_g_ were pleased to find our place reserved, and the site immaculate, Febr.uary has arrived and the start with plenty of hot water, showers or· the slalom season is in sight. and good old British loos! Whilst others talk dismally of Electricity hook up was also Summer holidays, our family looks available, and all for about £1.00 back on two superb weeks in the per person per night. French Alps. The camp site was about five Way back in February 1985, after minutes from the Slalom course or at tending a succee s r ul weekend the River Elsere, where the course with Slalom Schools at The was to be held. We were fortunate Serpents Town, we finally decided to arrive early enough to watch the that perhaps it was possible to French Championships, and next combine a canoe training course for year's visitors will be able to see our two sons, with our summer the Pre-Worlds. holiday. T h e r i v e r i s d a m controlled/assisted, and we had two On the evening of July 25th after a releases or approximately three day at work, we left home with a hours duration every day, for the well loaded car, plus caravan, two weeks we were there. canoes, barbeque, and all the gear one usually takes on holiday. For The Coaching was of an extremely any one who has never ventured high standard, Alan Edge being the across The Channel before , it chief coach, ably assisted by Russ really is made very easy for Smith and Len Shackleton. 'First timers? On arrival in Instuction and tuition was tailored France, once the First to the individual needs of each round-an-hour has been successfully paddler in divisions 1 to~. Every watr session was videod, for ; negot Lat ed , it really is a piece analysis and discussion. This was of a cake. done for about an hour every lunch On arrival in Bourg, with the map time, and for somewhat longer Slalom Schools had provided, we sessions each evening. found the ca~p site with ease. We canoeing apart, Bourg is an ideal centre for a holiday, situated from page 19 ... twenty minutes drive from Tignes, hadn't heard of Birmingham's bid the only French resort that can but I ass.ured them that Paris boast skiing 365 days a year. wouldn't be far behind! An There is a swimming pool and tennis interesting point emerged regarding courts next to the camp site, and the possibility of Spain staging a plenty of shops, good restaurants Slalom event should Barcelona be and bars. Should you wish to awarded the Games. It was said venture further afield, the Italian that Canoe Slalom is mentioned in border is only six miles away. their presentation document and Having said this, most evenings we that a picture of the course at Deo all spent on site, barbequeing and d'urgell appears. One thing is for and enjoying a few glasses of sure, if the outcome of the IOC local wine. Conference is positive for Slalom EDITOR'S NOTE we will have a lot of catching up We understand that slalom schools to do regarding the organisation .!!21, be operating in Bourg this and financing of our national summer but will be running various teams. courses in Britain over the year• Contact Olan Edge (or details - and R.F. on tour don't let this stop you going to Bourg St. Maurice. GET A GRIP ~ ... ON TI IE WORLDS f

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MARCH 1/2 DIV 2 HALTON RAPIDS:P. Green, 30 Kennington Rd, Fulwood, DIV 2 SHEPPERTON:C. Thompson, 35 Mill Lane, Carshalton, SM5 Preston, PR2 4BT 2JY. DIV 3/4 MIDDLETON: P. Hannover, 10 DIV 3/4 CARLISLE:P. Jones, Crowland Rd, Hartlepool 7 Brunton Cres, Carlisle, CA1 2AX. DIV4/N DEDHAM MILL: K. Dobson, "Settlers" , Smal 1 wood Green, MARCH 8/9 Bradfield St. george, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 OAJ DIV 2 APPLETREEWICK:J. Davis, 1 Sunfield Dr. Stanningley, DIV 4 /N ROCKF IELD: W. Gardner, 50 West Yorks. Victoria Rd, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8DS DIV 3 MATLOCK:C. Mann, The Old Nursery House, Nottingham Rd, DIV N DENHAM COURT: W. Appleby, 113 Tansley, Matlock, Derbyshire Balmoral Rd, Watford, Herts. DE4 5GA DIV 4/N CHURNETT VALLEY:M. SLALOM NEWS Twitchen, 34 Newport Rd, Stafford, ST16 1BH ALL DIVISIONS 4 PADDLERS please note that in the 1986 season you DIV 4/N B"CK MILL WEIR:M. Carter, 5 will be required to wear bibs for Clarendon St, bedford, MK 41 all ranking competitions. 1SQ HOW TO GET A BIB DIV N DURNGATE MILL:S. Manbridge, 129 Springfield Cl, Andover, Send five pounds (cheque or , Hants, SP10 2QS P.O. payable to BCU Slalom i Committee) (or a valid bib I MARCH 15/16 voucher), your 1986 BCU •• membership card and a large DIV 1 HAMBLEDON :T. Cronin, 297 SAE to the relevant bib issuing Marlow Bottom, Bucks, SL7 3QF officer.

DIV 2 STANqERTHWAITHE:I. Courtier, B I B ISSUE OFFICERS 2 The Nook, Crosby, Maryport, Cumbria Kl MEN DIV 4/N MARPLE: I. Jackson, PREMIER: T~RRY WHITE, 7 PITSTONE 77 Sheerwater Rd, Offerton, CLOSE; STAFFORD ST16 1TT. Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5UZ DIV 1 :JENNY DAVIS, 1 SUNFIELD DR, DIV 4 YALDING WEIR:R. Pickering, STANNINGLEY, PUDSEY, WEST Flat 5, 2 Hayes L~ne, YORKS. Bromley, Kent DIV 2 : GRAHAM LEDGER, 7 HALL DR, MARCH 22/23 BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE, LS29 7LR. TRYWERYN SELECT ION: R. Annan, 20 Morford Way, Eastcote, DIV 3 :KEITH RATCLIFFE, 53 ANCHOR Ruislip (restricted event) WAY RD, GREEN LANE, COVENTRY, middlx, HA4 8SN. ENTRY FEE CV3 6JL. 10.00) SLALOM Magazine RESULTS

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