JDS Skills Day 3 – Reading
The Marathon Racing Committee, Sprint Racing Committee and BC Talent Department are pleased to announce that our third JDS Winter Series event is open for sign up. The event will be held at Reading Canoe Club on Sunday 29th January and will be led by Tim Scott & Paul Dimmock.Â
The day will have a crewboat focus, specifically K4/C4’s. The day will focus on improving technique and working better as a crew boat. The morning session will be focussed more on skills and drills with the afternoon an opportunity to put those skills into action.
We have 14 K4s available for the day and as such, kayak numbers will be capped at 56. This will be allocated on a first come first served basis.Â
Since its inception in September 2021, the JDS has proved hugely popular with our earlier event at Elmbridge attracting 70 juniors from 21 clubs. While the uptake has been fantastic, we are having to dilute the content to manage the varied ability levels. Additionally, this requires a high number of coaches to support the sessions. As such, we will be sticking to the standards set out on the website (and below) more rigidly than before.
The eligibility criteria for Kayak paddlers is as follows:
- U13 or aboveÂ
- Girls – Girls C or above (Sprint Division) and/or Div 5 marathon or above for U16’s / Div 4 marathon or above for U18’s
- Boys – Boys C or above (Sprint Divisions) and/or Div 4 marathon or above for U16’s or Div 3 marathon or above for U18’s
The eligibility criteria for Canoe paddlers is as follows:
- U13 or above
- Girls & Boys – Any paddler who has competed at a Sprint National Regatta
We have changed our sign up process from using a Formstack to using British Canoeing’s membership system, JustGo. This will require you to create an account if you don’t already have one. For those with British Canoeing membership, this should be your normal account details.
To sign up for the event, please click HERE. As a reminder, the cost is £10. Sign up closes on Friday 20th January at 17:00. Late entries won’t be accepted.