Intro Slalom Day

[Steven Mul]

Craic lads!

I've been in contact with a few people about running an INTRODUCTION to SLALOM session for the club.

This will almost definitely be held on a SUNDAY so if you work weekends you may need to book it off! It'll be held at Wild Water Kayak Club too which is on the Liffey!

The cost should be no more than â,¬20 (which is pretty cheap) although this is to be confirmed!

It'll be run in groups of 8-10 people so spaces are limited although if demand is high enough we can run 2 separate sessions! The session will cater for everyone from beginners to more advanced paddlers.

If you could please comment your name and availability below if you are interested we can get cracking on organising it!

For those of you wondering what slalom kayaking is Wikipedia says 'it is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible.' It's really good for improving your boat skills! Oh and it's also an Olympic Sport.

Here's a quick video of an Irish slalom paddler; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuHeKqagq0o

Interested:

1. Steven Mulrooney
2. Kieran McKevitt
3. Marie Harrington
4. Derv McAuley
5. Helena Coughlan
6. Dave O'Reilly
7. Diarmuid Ryan
8. Maryanne Doyle
9. Garbhan Gorman
10. Niall Finch
11. Ross Kerrigan

[MarieH]

Me!!

[kmck]

I'd be interested, really enjoyed it at paddlefest

[DervM]

Extremely interested.

[HelenaC]

Eh... Interested....

[Tiny Tim]

in there like swimwear

[Diarmuid]

Yep!

[Aoife S]

Depending when/if I'm properly paddling again I'm in

[guest2812]

Wow. that looks awesome! Could such an an intro session be arranged again later in the year, when us freshers have better control of what we are doing? I would looove to try it out.

[DervM]

Aooooife, slalom is an awful lot of shoulder work  .

[Diarmuid]

Wow. that looks awesome! Could such an an intro session be arranged again later in the year, when us freshers have better control of what we are doing? I would looove to try it out.

definitely!

[Aoife S]

Aooooife, slalom is an awful lot of shoulder work  .

I know! I'm jut being REALLY hopeful that this will be ages away/my shoulder is gonna develop superpowers o some sort

[Steven Mul]

Wow. that looks awesome! Could such an an intro session be arranged again later in the year, when us freshers have better control of what we are doing? I would looove to try it out.

Hey Pia! Yes I'd hope to possibly run a 2nd of of these sessions near the end of the semester when freshers have a better grasp of the basics!

[aisling-kayak-conlan]

I'll definitely be interested in helping out depending on when it's scheduled!

Can I ask who's running the day? â,¬20 is the cost most athletes pay when we go to squad weekends so it's good value for anyone starting out! 

[Steven Mul]

I've been talking to Doc Martin from WWKC. It'd be great to have you there!