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NSKP splash! Newsletter Jan ‘10 Gold Coast Pilot NSKP Squad Hello and welcome to the brand new NSKP Gold Coast Pilot Program Squad. This is the first group of paddlers under the National Surf & Kayak Talent Program banner. Working with Gold Coast Surf Lifesaving Clubs to find the best ways of assisting them and their members to improve their ski paddling through developing their flatwater kayak paddling (and, hopefully, along the way, discover the next Australian Olympic Kayaking Gold Medalists!) has been very rewarding and very informative. Surf Lifesaving Clubs with athletes involved in the Gold Coast NSKP Pilot Program are; Northcliffe, Tallebudgerra, Bureligh Heads Mowbray Park, North Burleigh, Surfers Paradise, Kurruwa, Southport and Currumbin. Canoe clubs represented are: Currumbin CC and Gold Coast CC with most athletes who are not yet in a kayak club opting for one of these clubs in the near future. Athletes Joel Simpson Gina Heidke Beth Menhinnit Dane Sloss Beau O’Brian Aaron Murphy Jack Murphy Abbey Short Christie Short Dylan Magee Isaac Dunmall splash! Jordan Wood Mark Wright Matt Roser Mitchell Smith Samantha Tiley Rachel Simper Amanda Rankin Molly Walker Nicholas Dennis Tenille Kenny CONGRATULATIONS! Natasha taking a break during testing Looks good so far, Dylan!!
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NSKP <strong>splash</strong>! Newsletter Jan ‘<strong>10</strong><br />
Gold Coast Pilot NSKP Squad<br />
Hello and welcome to the brand new NSKP Gold Coast Pilot Program<br />
Squad. This is the first group of paddlers under the National Surf & Kayak<br />
Talent Program banner. Working with Gold Coast Surf Lifesaving Clubs to<br />
find the best ways of assisting them and their members to improve their ski<br />
paddling through developing their flatwater kayak paddling (and, hopefully,<br />
along the way, discover the next <strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Kayaking Gold Medalists!)<br />
has been very rewarding and very informative. Surf Lifesaving Clubs<br />
with athletes involved in the Gold Coast<br />
NSKP Pilot Program are;<br />
Northcliffe, Tallebudgerra, Bureligh Heads<br />
Mowbray Park, North Burleigh, Surfers<br />
Paradise, Kurruwa, Southport and Currumbin.<br />
Canoe clubs represented are: Currumbin<br />
CC and Gold Coast CC with most athletes<br />
who are not yet in a kayak club opting for<br />
one of these clubs in the near future.<br />
Athletes<br />
Joel Simpson<br />
Gina Heidke<br />
Beth Menhinnit<br />
Dane Sloss<br />
Beau O’Brian<br />
Aaron Murphy<br />
Jack Murphy<br />
Abbey Short<br />
Christie Short<br />
Dylan Magee<br />
Isaac Dunmall<br />
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Jordan Wood<br />
Mark Wright<br />
Matt Roser<br />
Mitchell Smith<br />
Samantha Tiley<br />
Rachel Simper<br />
Amanda Rankin<br />
Molly Walker<br />
Nicholas Dennis<br />
Tenille Kenny<br />
CONGRATULATIONS!<br />
Natasha taking a break during testing<br />
Looks good so far, Dylan!!
NSKP kayak from Advantage Kayaks—Molly gets<br />
the seat right!<br />
NSKP testing at the AIS gym, conducted by AIS<br />
Strength & Conditioning Coach, Glen Workman<br />
NSKP red and gold kayaks. There are also K2’s<br />
and K4’s in a similar colour scheme from Quantum<br />
Kayaks!<br />
Beth, coached by Julian Norton-Smith, brand new<br />
to kayaking but competed in Coolangatta Gold!<br />
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Coaches<br />
The NSKP program is primarily driven by surf lifesaving<br />
paddling coaches. The aim is to foster kayaking as the<br />
ideal training environment to develop ski paddlers. As<br />
paddlers progress they can become involved in National<br />
Talent Identification Programs, Queensland Academy of<br />
Sports and the AIS kayaking programs, and these avenues<br />
are promoted to take their paddling to the next<br />
step, and maybe make National Kayak Teams, or even<br />
the Olympic Games! The NSKP also aims to promote<br />
surf ski paddling amongst kayak paddlers and to encourage<br />
kayak/ski paddlers to maintain their surf club<br />
commitments throughout their kayak paddling careers.<br />
Coaches involved with the program are:<br />
Peter Dorries (BHMP/Tallebudgera), Julian Norton-<br />
Smith (Kurruwa), Dennis Green (Kurruwa), Pat O’Keefe<br />
(Northcliffe), Carl Heywood (Southport) and Zayne<br />
Hamill (Surfers Paradise).<br />
John Newton (NTID/Currumbin Canoe Club and Currumbin<br />
SLSC), Vince Fehevari and Katrin Borchert<br />
(QAS and AIS) are supporting coaches, and also the<br />
primary coach of some of the athletes. Extra kayak sessions<br />
with Vince and Katrin are available to NSKP paddlers<br />
by agreement with coaches and the NSKP Coordinator.<br />
Testing<br />
Most of the NSKP athletes who responded through the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission web site were given a<br />
basic Talent ID test (even though most could already<br />
paddle a kayak!). They did chin ups, bench pull, bench<br />
press and a 40m running sprint, as well as having anthropometric<br />
measurements done (sitting height, arm<br />
span, height and weight). Athletes and coaches will<br />
have the test results given out to them shortly.<br />
When the winter season starts back we will be repeating<br />
these tests, as well as having some more kayak<br />
specific tests, so we can keep the athletes on their toes!<br />
Testing is usually done quarterly, as well as some specific<br />
testing, as required by surf club coaches, on an<br />
individual application process. The NSKP is committed<br />
to providing the tools club coaches need to develop<br />
kayak/ski within their clubs.<br />
Equipment<br />
These “swim between the flags” kayaks in red and gold<br />
have been provided by the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission<br />
to assist with the NSKP Gold Coast Pilot Program.<br />
We would like to acknowledge the ASC and the significance<br />
of this grant!
Team Boat Workshop<br />
On the 27th February the NSKP will be holding a Team Boat workshop for NSKP athletes, their coaches,<br />
and other interested ski and kayak coaches. It will be at the AIS Facility, Pizzy Park, Miami, from <strong>10</strong> am to 2<br />
pm.<br />
We will be “on water” looking at different roles in the kayak, and the way different paddlers handle them.<br />
While on water, AIS Exercise Physiologist Nicola Bullock will be administering a series of tests and showing<br />
us how to measure some of the feedback you can get at a scientific level when it comes to team boats.<br />
Then, in the second half of the session, we will look at how various coaches meet the challenge of constructing<br />
team boats, how athletes relate to different roles, and how science can help get the most out a<br />
team boat. Guest presenters will include Katrin Borchert (AIS coach and multiple Olympic and world championship<br />
medalist in K2 and K4), Vince Fehevari (QAS/AIS coach), Lynda Lehmann (NSKP Coordinator and<br />
6 years in <strong>Australian</strong> Women’s K4), and other highly experienced team boat coaches.<br />
Rob van Bommel, from Sportscene TV, will be there filming the proceedings to begin building a reservoir of<br />
resources for the surf and kayak paddling community.<br />
A separate invitation to this newsletter will go to all Gold Coast SLSC’s by email shortly, so keep an eye out<br />
for it.<br />
Seminar: Recovery Strategies for States and Nationals<br />
Not too far away we have the Surf Life Saving QLD State Champs, and the Aussie Titles. In between we<br />
have the National Kayak Champs. For paddling athletes this is the typical course of events every March—<br />
hard racing for an extended long weekend, three weeks in a row!<br />
This racing calendar brings up several challenges for athletes; how to time the taper and for which event;<br />
how to recover quickly from training loads and racing loads; what training needs to be done in between<br />
events; how to handle race days preparation; what to eat and drink; how to cope with demands and expectations<br />
from coaches, parents and themselves; how to mentally recover from a less than ideal race!; how to<br />
juggle school and/or work commitments when you essentially need three weeks off!<br />
The NSKP is holding a roughly two hour seminar at Tallebudgera SLSC, on Saturday 27th February at 5pm,<br />
to address these specific issues. We will have some of the country’s best exercise physiologists, psychologists<br />
and nutritionists to deliver very specific information regarding planning for the three weeks onslaught,<br />
as well as more general information on planning, recovery, training and taper, and other strategies to help<br />
athletes get the most out of the three weeks that they have trained all season for!<br />
NSKP athletes and their parents and coaches are invited, as are any interested surf lifesaving athletes on or<br />
around the Gold Coast. All surf and kayak coaches are encouraged to attend, even if you do not have athletes<br />
in the NSKP.<br />
Again, a separate flyer will be put out to invite participants to this event. Please keep an eye out for it!<br />
Other Opportunities for Surf Clubs to Benefit from the NSKP<br />
One of the key roles of the NSKP is to involve Surf Life Saving Clubs to get involved in paddling as a primary<br />
surf sport/Olympic sport, to encourage and support the crossover from surf to flatwater and back, and<br />
to assist those who are committed to provide the best opportunities for their members to enhance their ski<br />
paddling through kayak paddling, and to support their athletes on an Olympic kayak pathway while retaining<br />
the athlete as a valuable club member.<br />
In this endeavor we are committed to delivering seminars and workshops covering all topics around paddling,<br />
training and improving. Clubs with more than one athlete involved in the NSKP are invited to host<br />
events, and encouraged to have that event cover the topics they most need. The best professionals in that<br />
field will be brought in to assist in the club, coach and athlete in their development. These sessions can be<br />
kept in-house, or made open to the general paddling public, its up to you.<br />
Simply contact Lynda Lehmann, the NSKP Coordinator, to discuss your specific needs. Email llehmann@slsa.asn.au<br />
or 0400 950 415<br />
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NSKP Photo Gallery<br />
Mitchell and Isaac in their new shirts! (Southport SLSC/<br />
Carl Heyward coach)<br />
If you would like to receive the NSKP <strong>splash</strong>! Newsletter—<br />
<strong>splash</strong>!<br />
it comes out roughly four—six weekly—please email Lynda<br />
Lehmann at llehmann@slsa.asn.au It’s a great way to keep<br />
up to date with the what’s happening with the NSKP! And also<br />
to find out more information about ski and kayak paddling!<br />
In the next issue:<br />
• Seminar Notes<br />
• GP2 Results for NSKP athletes<br />
• Top <strong>10</strong> Tips from NSKP athlete of the month!<br />
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