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Pool sessions over the summer

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Jocano:
For me, the pool has the advantage of being a simple and quick after-work possibility. No gear needed, 2 mins from the office. I don't see it as a replacement for real (as in outdoor) paddling, but as a supplement. I am not a gym guy. Did it for a few years, but always hated it.
Anyway, I understand that it'll be hardly possible anyway.. What about dodder in the early evening, I assume we can use club playboats? But we always need committee around, right?

Shanek101:
I would be interested in this and should be around UCD during the summer :) I wasnt able to get enough pool time 2nd semester due to injury and other commitments and would be nice and handy to practice the basics in a controlled environment

I do know however that other sports clubs only get one night a week (Wednesday) during the summer when they can use facilities or else they have to pay.  Also, if they DONT show up they have to pay for the rental of the hall and lose their slot so dont do that :P

Best to just ask the sports centre what they can do

Aoife S:
Unfortunately the pool isn't run by the same management as the sports halls.  There are apecial arrangements in place for the pool sessions during the year outside of the usual hall rentals. 

The committee have looked at this but as I posted on the other thread it's not feasible to run pool sessions.  There's plenty of paddling opportunitys available outside of the pool over the summer, a time where there's actually no need for a pool (they're only used to stop people getting hypothermia from rolling sessions during winter)

Sorry lads, but there's no way we'll be able to get them sorted over the summer!

Steven Mul:
Johannes, to answer your question about the Dodder in the evening. I haven't actually been down there before to paddle, but once it's bright (which it is til about half 10 or 11 in mid summer) you'd probably be fine to paddle down there. Once you fill out gear borrowing forms and receive the appropriate permission you could definitely use club boats, although I'd imagine you wouldn't get the permission unless you were paddling with others. You could try to arrange evenings where a few of you head down to practice rolls and freestyle/polo. It'd be handy for you to have a committee member there though just for getting boats in and out of the boathouse.

Jocano:
That's what I meant. Wouldn't go paddling alone, anyway :) Thanks!

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