CKC Sprint Coaching Symposium
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Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is excited to announce the upcoming Sprint Coaching Symposium, which will be held at the House of Sport in Ottawa on January 29-30, 2025. This important event will bring together leaders and coaches from across the paddling community to engage in dynamic discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions aimed at developing the next generation of national team athletes that will be progressing through the athlete development pathway.
The symposium will feature presentations from CKC’s sprint coaching staff and other distinguished coaches from within the community. These sessions will explore key strategies and insights into athlete development and high-performance coaching.
In addition to the coaching presentations, the event will include a special event to celebrate the announcement of the CKC Coach Excellence Awards, where we will recognize and honour outstanding coaching achievements.
REGISTRATION (until January 15, 2024): $400.00
REGISTER HERE
Registration includes: All coffee breaks, snacks, two lunches and Coaches Dinner
| The Sandman Signature Ottawa Airport Hotel (250 W Hunt Club Rd, Ottawa, ON, K2E 0B7) is the designated conference hotel offering a group rate on a limited amount of rooms if booked before December 28th, 2024.
Please use this ‘Web Group Code’: 2501CKC202_001 when booking |
Preliminary Schedule:
| January 29th | |
| 9:00 | Session 1 – Opening Remarks and CKC’s High Performance Program |
| 10:30 | Session 2 – Building Champions: The Team Red Approach to Developing Train to Compete Athletes |
| 12:30 | Lunch (included) |
| 13:30 | Session 3 – Guest Speaker: Gordon Walker, Lead Coach – Women, Canoe Racing New Zealand |
| 15:00 | Session 4 – Building Future Champions: Strengthening the Train to Train Pathway |
| 16:30 | Coaches Meeting and Voting for Coaches Technical Committee Positions |
| 18:30 | Coach Dinner and Awards (included) |
| January 30th | |
| 9:00 | Session 5 – Chasing Performance and Inspiring Gen Z: Insights from Jack Hanratty and Anna Hetzler |
| 11:00 | Session 6 – Fundamental Technique: Kayak and Para Kayak |
| 12:30 | Lunch (included) |
| 13:30 | Session 7 – Fundamental Technique: Canoe and Va’a |
| 15:30 | Session 8 – Coaching as a Career: Striking a Balance |
| 17:00 | End of sessions Day 2 |
* More details will be shared as the sessions are confirmed