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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Habits are the actions, behaviors, and attitudes we choose on a daily basis that lead us to where we want to go in life. As...

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Mindset
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

If your time in the gym was spent lifting weights to be toned versus focusing on the shoulders, core and lats you will fatigue in the dragon boat come water time....

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Fitness
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Trying out for a team sport was tough for me. I'm a pleaser. I like to fit in. I don't like to "rock the boat"....

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Mindset
Monday, February 15, 2021

COACHES Does your team have a competitive mindset? Or, are they recreational paddlers who want to win? Who likes to lose? We all want to...

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Fitness
Thursday, November 25, 2021

Hi Athletes, I came across this article for the second time this week and although I have shared it in the past I feel compelled...

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Success Strategies
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

I love this drill but I'm not sure the paddlers do. It is very challenging as we implement a pause before extending into the catch....

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Paddling Tips
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

R. E. D. is an acronym I use to explain the setup of the dragon boat stroke. Rotate. Extend. Drop. This video dissects the phase...

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Paddling Tips
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

COACHES Does your team have a competitive mindset? Or, are they recreational paddlers who want to win? Who likes to lose? We all want to...

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Mindset
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Did you know: there's nothing about an elite athlete's ability that isn't attainable by you! Did you know: that putting in the work builds confidence...

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Success Strategies
Monday, January 25, 2021

Thoughts are energy. Thoughts create. How? By the judgment you give them. This is your perception. Your perception creates your "personal energy". Heres how a...

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Energy Work
Monday, January 18, 2021

Are you feeling unmotivated and looking to get motivated? Start with your thoughts. Catch yourself when feeling lazy, tired, sad, depressed and see what triggered...

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Motivation
Thursday, December 9, 2021

Happy Holiday Season Paddlers, As we move into December and the end of 2021, I thought this tool may serve us as we navigate the...

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Success Strategies
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Power is the goal but it doesn't come before building strength or speed. Dragonboat training requires that we build the strength -- incorporate speed --...

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Fitness
Tuesday, January 4, 2022

OK, time to get honest about training. I get flooded with emails from paddlers who have fallen off the training wagon and are afraid they are...

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Fitness
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

So what is base paddling fitness? A base of dragonboat paddling fitness comes from having done a full cycle of land and water training over...

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Fitness
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

I have found that if I maintain some semblance of paddle fitness (sport specific exercises) over a periods of time I can usually be race...

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Fitness
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

So what to do when we have fallen off the training wagon? Although there's no magic pill, what works for me is a little mind...

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Fitness
Tuesday, February 1, 2022

If you are struggling to get back into training, try doing the 5 movement patterns I have shared. Five is numerologies number of change so...

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Fitness
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

When we have inner power, inner strength and inner alignment we easily and effortlessly transfer this to our sport. Period. As a coach I see...

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Success Strategies
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Form. It dictates our ability to connect with the water in a positive and efficient way that translates to stroke power. Our form is the...

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Success Strategies
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

As athletes we become obsessed with getting stronger in the body to get faster. But have you ever considered what role a strong mind plays...

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Success Strategies
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Leaning out of the boat in full rotation is how we land on the blade. This is a vital part of the dragonboat paddling technique...

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Paddling Tips
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Learn the firing pattern, or the chain of command in the body to execute the dragon boat stroke. In this video I share a dragonboat...

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Paddling Tips
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

This is a drill you can use either on the boat or on land. This dragonboat drill trains the back extensors to be strong enough...

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Paddling Tips
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