Today the England Talent Programme has launched the Feature based competencies video series of the Canoe Slalom Technical Progression Guide. Arguably the most significant challenge, for any aspiring athlete and the factor which plays the biggest part in performance, These latest videos are targeted at enhancing interaction between the slalom boat and the white water environment.
The videos are split into four groups:
- Foundation competencies
- Gate based competencies
- White Water competencies
- Feature based competencies
Today’s release is the fourth instalment of videos, since their launch the current videos have amassed over 24,000 views and have been developed to be used by both coaches and athletes providing a technical curriculum, session primer, an educational tool, as well as a session resource.
Launched in March 2023 the Canoe Slalom Technical Progression Guide is a suite of short videos, focusing on the different competencies required to become a successful slalom athlete bringing to life much of the content covered in our ‘What It Takes to Progress athlete development (WITTP) framework.
These videos will be part of a session at the 2024 Slalom Coaching Conference, where Ian Raspin as the guide’s author will support a technique based education workshop using the Slalom Technical Progression videos, featuring the latest edition of the series.
Registration for the conference is now open HERE (deadline for registration is 9:00AM on 15th November)