Training Tips

Benn Fraker's "One Workout" movie and Daniele Momenti Upstream Tutorial available through Cathy Hearn's website, http://www.cathyhearn.com/

Warming Up in Slalom by Silvan Poberaj. US Team coach Silvan Poberaj gives up some of the mental and physical secrets of the top competitors. Invaluable.

Bill Endicott's E-book: Here's an offsite link to Bill Endicott's E-book project, which includes case studies of Olympic and World Medallists Oliver Fix, Rebecca Giddens, Patrice and Tony Estanguet, Benoit Peschier, Fabien Lefevre, and Paul Ratcliffe. Fascinating, thorough.

C-1 Forward Stroke by Emmanuel Brugvin, translated by Jamie McEwan. Brugvin was the 1999 C-1 World Champion. There's no better explanation of the modern C-1 stroke, from one of the world's canniest paddlers. Complete with extremely helpful illustrations.

"Canoe Slalom Technique Library" from the BCU. Slalom Technique with video from Britain. This is an extensive technique site, both text and video, with separate sections for K-1, C-1, and C-2. Pretty impressive.

Swiss Exercise Ball by Jamie McEwan, borrowed from Robert Kleberc. Want to know what the Slovakians do off-season? You should. McEwan reports that it helped his skiing, too.

One-pole practice gates by Jim Stuart. An offsite link, to a carefully-explained, practical method of hanging single-pole gates, no crossbar required. Includes a discussion of possible single-pole gate tactics. Coaches take note.