Csaba Szanto, of Hungarian Nationality, Is the ICF Technical Director and Has Been Very Instrumental in Developing Canoe/Kayak Sprint Throughout the World

Csaba Szanto, of Hungarian Nationality, Is the ICF Technical Director and Has Been Very Instrumental in Developing Canoe/Kayak Sprint Throughout the World

Slide 1 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 canoe/kayak sprint throughout the world. He is a past USA National and Olympic Team canoe coach. Slide 2 Introducing Canoeing ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Slide 3 AGENDA Breif History World Paddling 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. Slide 4 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 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 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 paddle craft Word CANOE 15th century – became common in European language C. Columbus brought the term to Europe from the Americas Slide 5 HISTORY OF CANOEING Description 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 CANOE (Canadian) ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 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 Slide 6 HISTORY OF CANOEING Canada – Lake Superior rock carving Racing canoes is as old as canoes ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 One canoe is transportation or recreation Get two canoes together and you have a race Slide 7 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 Slide 8 HISTORY OF CANOEING Canadian Inuit kayak 1874 American Indian ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 9 WORLD PADDLING TODAY Canada – West Coast – Haida Ocean-going canoe Lake Titicaca, Peru Indonesian dugout canoe racers ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 10 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 Refer to slide Slide 11 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 Refer to slide Slide 12 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 Refer to slide Slide 13 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 Refer to slide Slide 14 CANOEING AS A SPORT John Mac Gregor (Scot) • The “father” of modern kayaking • 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 Slide 15 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 Refer to slide Slide 16 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 Refer to slide Slide 17 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 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 18 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 Refer to slide Slide 19 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 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 20 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 Paracanoe World Cup Over 15 Annually Paracanoe World Champs Over 15 Non-Olympic years Paralympics Over 15 Every 4 years ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 21 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 Portugal (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 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 • 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 Slide 22 USA Olympic Sprint Canoeing • 1924 Paris – Exhibition • 1984 Los Angeles • 1936 Berlin • 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 Refer to slide Slide 23 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 ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 Refer to slide Slide 24 Trend Line ACA Sprint Coach Education Level 1 Updated 2019-03 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.

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