Post by: Poohy on November 20, 2015, 12:18:39
Friday
- POLO!!:We need to retain our current title so make sure ye are coming to the training sessions with Matt on Wednesdays. Also, the team will be selected based on people who play DCPL/ last years team and who are attending the polo pool sessions
- Slalom: This is a new event and is being held on flatwater, making it open to EVERYONE! Anyone can make this team (of 10 people) so get training
Saturday
- Whitewater: This is open to all level 3 paddlers, but you must be level 3! A team of 4 will be chosen based on whitewater trials and a committee decision. Trials shall be held at the start of next semester
- Freestyle: Open to everyone, team of 4. Being held on tuam, or else a surf comp if tuam isnt working. Flat water is a last resort. Get practicing in the pool and then mess arround on features on the river! Trials will be held next semester.
Sunday
- Long Distance: This is a mass participation event, EVERYONE will be competing! :) DOnt worry its actually not "long" this year. :P So the best way to train for this is to get into the pool and do a few lengths, practicing your forward strokes. Simon Grennell is our expert here, so ask him for tips and tricks :)
NOTE: There must be AT LEAST one girl and one boy on each team
DATES:
friday the 5th till sunday the 7th of febuary
Post by: Ross on November 20, 2015, 12:31:00
Slalom looks interesting though with 10 on it! Are boats going to be provided at all do you know?
Post by: Poohy on November 20, 2015, 13:03:28
Also Long distance is only 1 km
Post by: DervM on November 20, 2015, 13:42:26
Also deadly on the slalom. All good things!
Post by: Ross on November 20, 2015, 14:54:19
Also Long distance is only 1 km
That sentence doesn't make any sense, there is an inherent contradiction in it
You can't use your own boat for slalom? If I were to have a lovely slalom boat I couldn't use it then? Odd...
Post by: Diarmuid on November 20, 2015, 15:37:17
Boats are provided for slalom! you CANT USE YOUR OWN BOAT!!
Also Long distance is only 1 km
Oh man, these two things are gonna cause so much hate.
I wonder will they require that everyone uses prijon paddles too...
Post by: Ross on November 20, 2015, 16:34:32
Post by: Diarmuid on November 20, 2015, 17:00:46
I dunno, are slalomers going to be as annoyed as the polo players were? Especially if its the first time the event has been on in a long time? Still a curious decision though
Probably not as bad. It's also flatwater slalom which will annoy a few more.
Strange decisions all round.
Post by: Poohy on November 20, 2015, 17:13:57
Post by: Ross on November 20, 2015, 17:43:44
Post by: kmck on November 20, 2015, 18:35:51
Post by: Aoife S on November 21, 2015, 13:51:06
LD is only 1km for GP so as not to scare freshers off (supposedly a minor issue for loads of colleges)
It's 2.5 and 5 for other categories :)
Post by: DervM on November 23, 2015, 08:42:16
Post by: Diarmuid on November 23, 2015, 09:58:46
Post by: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 10:30:26
Post by: Steven Mul on November 23, 2015, 11:43:22
Post by: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 12:22:14
Slalom is running the same time as polo, locations are a few minutes walk away and timetabled to allow polo players do slalom...it means smaller uni's can field enough people
(Some clubs had issues with polo players doing slalom as any good polo player will have no issue with a flat water course, but it was decided it's more beneficial for everyone to have a WW/Slalom ban rather than a Polo/Slalom ban
Post by: Steven Mul on November 23, 2015, 12:57:09
Post by: DervM on November 23, 2015, 13:04:27
Post by: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 15:25:21
Oh I'm in favour! I just meant to head off some of the unhelpful comments - just reference 2009 or whenever :P
We'll let GMIT know 😜
Slalom - Lough Lanna lake (back of the accommodation)
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)
Post by: Steven Mul on November 23, 2015, 16:45:26
Slalom - Lough Lanna lake (back of the accommodation)
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)
...and WW?
Post by: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 18:07:22
Five steps if all is nice
A local, technical run is levels are too high
Last year's course if levels are too low and they need a release 👍
Post by: Zog on November 23, 2015, 18:19:19
Post by: Diarmuid on November 23, 2015, 18:33:27
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)
I don't understand the "ugh" about polo in a swimming pool? It will mean it's not outdoors at the start of february in a shallow basin thing.
Surely slalom in plastic boats only on a lake / LD GP being only 1km (and on Sunday) is more ugh? Not that it's a bad thing that they're trying to encourage participation (it's good), I just don't think that hobbling particular events are necessarily a good way to go about it? I guess they're trying to allow for the maximum range of skill and the least amount of hellish organising by catering to the lowest common denominater. The ban on people bringing their own boats still doesn't make sense in that context though? :D
Slalom is running the same time as polo, locations are a few minutes walk away and timetabled to allow polo players do slalom...it means smaller uni's can field enough peopleAs far as I remember, the walk from the pool to the lake is like 15-20 mins each way, so you guys would probably want to plan to be driving between them (about a 5 min drive I think) :)
Post by: Ross on November 23, 2015, 19:34:53
Also with regard to running trials...any set date? I just know that I'll be gone the first weekend of term if that's the proposed date..
UL did theirs last weekend I'm led to believe, they are very enthusiastic
Post by: Poohy on November 23, 2015, 19:48:48
WW is the effey if there is too much rain and then the Boluisce if there is no rain.
Polo in a pool is class! apart from the fact that the pitch will be tiny.
With regards to WW trials, we are having a meeting tomorrow and we can discuss timing then, but i reckon it will be the weekend before college or else it will be the first weekend back.
Post by: kmck on November 23, 2015, 20:28:28
Post by: Aoife S on November 23, 2015, 20:33:31
Polo - Castlebar swimming pool (the only 'ugh' part of the competition...)
I don't understand the "ugh" about polo in a swimming pool? It will mean it's not outdoors at the start of february in a shallow basin thing.
I meant that as in 'it's the ONLY ugh' as in its not a bad ugh, just the only one :P It'll be only a 25x10m pool which can be tight with 5v5 teams :P Ailbhe will tell you I was delira with the fact it's indoors :P
we drove it, so can't say for certain but they said ~5 minutes...
Can't take cars to polo, the carpark is being used for a Varsities Festival! (think rodeo bulls, etc. :D )
Post by: Diarmuid on November 23, 2015, 23:44:38
I meant that as in 'it's the ONLY ugh' as in its not a bad ugh, just the only one :P It'll be only a 25x10m pool which can be tight with 5v5 teams :P Ailbhe will tell you I was delira with the fact it's indoors :P
They should really play 4v4, 5v5 would be pretty crowded, you're right.
we drove it, so can't say for certain but they said ~5 minutes...
Can't take cars to polo, the carpark is being used for a Varsities Festival! (think rodeo bulls, etc. :D )
I'm just going on memory so I could be wrong. You could prob check it on Google Maps or something.
Jaysus, they're going all out to impress! :D
Post by: Aoife S on November 24, 2015, 09:47:27