So Varsities are coming up, we have been in the process of organising trials for all disciplines. We have got together a weekend of fun for everything varsity related from the 21st-24th. Here are all the dates and information you need to know.
Thursday 21stWe will be running our
whitewater trials this day.
The course will be the run into Jacksons and Jacksons itself. Times will be taken but will not be the final deciding factor. The team selection will be based on: the time for your TT & general competency on WW of this grade.
We will have safety on the course so we encourage anyone with their level 3 skills to come and do the trials, even if you dont see yourself going for the team.
We will be meeting at the boathouse at 10:30
Friday 22ndWe will be doing
freestyle training and trials. This will take place at Stackallen on the Boyne.
We will run a mini competition and points scored will be taken. The final decision on the team won't be based on the points scored alone. Team selection will be based on the points scored, competence on the feature and on overall freestyle experience. As stackallen is slightly dissimilar to tuam, we decided to go by these selection policies.
We will be meeting at the boathouse at 10 o'clock.
Saturday 23rdWe will be doing
long distance. We will head to the Grand Canal at I-Canoe. Long distance will be primarily some training in wobbly boats etc. so trials wont necessarily be done for LD as everyone can take part
Afterwards I-canoe will be holding their
College Day in store from 12 until 4. All details are here (
http://teami-canoe.blogspot.ie/2016/01/college-day-instore-23rd-january-2016.html) but basically there's discounts soup gear talks and demos
We will be meeting at the boathouse at 10 o'clock.
Saturday 23rd& Sunday 24thIn the evening there is a polo competition being held by Diarmuid in the UCD pool.
http://forum.ucdcanoeclub.com/index.php/topic,12394.0.html Most of the varsity team will be playing at this competition. The team is mostly chosen but some final places will be decided at this competition. Other colleges will be around and there'll be drinks etc after so everyone may as well hang around
Saturday 30th & Sunday31stTeams will have been chosen by now. These two dates we will have a freestyle & WW team trip to GMIT to have a bash at Tuam and the 5 step
The team has mostly been chosen for polo. The people selected for the polo team will be contacted. People wanting to go to any of the other trials state which trials you are going to come to
. If you want to be on a team but maybe cant make it to a trial contact committee, though people who can come to trials will have a higher chance of making the team. Slalom trials will is planed to take place at another time. This team will include both college types and freshers so everyone should enter in this. One person cannot be on both the whitewater team and the slalom team, but can try out for both 😊
AttendingWhitewaterSimon
Derv
Ross
Ailbhe
Diarmuid (hopefully depending on flight)
Greg
Zog
Niall
Anna-May
Cormac
Long DistanceSimon
Derv
Ross
Ailbhe
Diarmuid
Deividas (Canadianing it up)
Greg
Anna-May
Sara
Paul
Cormac
Aisling
Muireann
Nicola (Canadianing it up)
Ailbhe
Adam
Yvette
FreestyleSimon
Derv
Ross
Ailbhe
Cormac
Slalom(whenever we get it organised)Simon
Greg
Anna-May
Niamh
Sara
Derv
Ailbhe
Paul
Cormac
Aisling