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Coaches Training

curriculum endorsed by the Pacific Dragon Boat Association

Training available for coaches at all levels of the sport, from Novice to National Teams.

Target Audience:

Novice coaches, Recreational/Seasonal level crew coaches, assistant coaches for competitive teams , up to 20 participants

Duration:

6 hours classroom plus optional 2 hour water session

Course Content:

  • Basic Training Overview
  • History of Dragon Boating
  • Key Terms
  • Role of a Recreational/ Seasonal level coach
  • Team Management
  • Basic Boat Seating
  • Practice Management
  • Season Planning/ Developing Practice plans
  • Basic stroke mechanics
  • Technical Priorities
  • Preventing Injuries
  • Communication
  • Recruitment/ forming a team

Requirements:

Participation in all classroom and water sessions
Successful completion of all homework assignments

Fees:

Dragon Boat Training clinics for coaches as low as $50 per participant
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Target Audience:

Competitive crew coaches, Regional competitive crew coaches, up to 20 participants

Duration:

8 hours classroom/ 2 hour water session

Course Content:

  • Creating a Mission Statement
  • Team Goal Setting
  • Season Planning
  • Practice Planning
  • Off Water Training
  • Team Management
  • Motivation – “Why Should I Coach?”
  • Developing Critical Eye
  • Technique vs Style
  • Motivation
  • Nutrition
  • Communication
  • Boat Seating
  • Coaching tools
  • Race Strategy
  • Preventing Injuries
  • Targeted Recruitment
  • Special Populations

Requirements:

Participation in all classroom and water sessions
Successful completion of all homework assignments

*Intermediate coaches training require successful completion of the previous coaching level or previous dragon boat coaching experience that has been approved by the instructor.

Fees:

Dragon Boat Training clinics for coaches as low as $50 per participant
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Target Audience:

Nationally competitive crew coaches, CCWC crew coaches, USA Nationals crew coaches, up to 20 participants

Duration:

6 hours classroom plus optional 2 hour water session

Course Content:

  • Key Race Identification
  • Season Planning
  • Crew Selection
  • Boat Seating and Blending
  • Motivation
  • Fun
  • Advanced Coaching Tools
  • National and International Governing Bodies
  • Cross Training
  • Over Training

Requirements:

Participation in all classroom and water sessions
Successful completion of all homework assignments
*Advanced level coaches training requires successful completion of the previous coaching levels

Fees:

Dragon Boat Training clinics for coaches as low as $50 per participant
Schedule a Session

Target Audience:

National team coaches, blended international racing crews

Duration:

8 hours classroom with up to 20 participants

Course Content:

  • International governing bodies
  • International rules for competition
  • Ethics
  • Season planning
  • Remote coaching
  • Crew selection
  • National trials
  • Selection criteria
  • Team training plans
  • Remote coaching
  • Providing paddler feedback
  • Working with the home coach
  • Analyzing off site work outs
  • Team travel
  • Jet lag
  • Boat seating
  • Onsite practice and blending
  • Cross rostering
  • Multi-day events
  • Team management
  • Nutrition
  • Fatigue
  • Motivation
  • Being a goodwill ambassador
  • Organizing and running training and selection camps

Requirements:

Participation in all classroom and water sessions
Successful completion of all homework assignments
*Elite level coaches training requires successful completion of the previous coaching levels.

Fees:

Dragon Boat Training clinics for coaches as low as $50 per participant
Schedule a Session
Portland, OR
connie@DragonBoatTraining.com
(503) 816-2862





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