Lifesavers 2007

Lifesavers Practice #1

Since I will be on the water from 7-8pm, the parking passes will be pinned up on the bulletin board inside the club. You will see them. I have the complete set now. Everyone who is driving is welcome to a pass. BUT, please carpool if you can! You'll help with the congestion of the parking lot and the environment!

Also, because I will be on the water, I will hand out all the registration and medical forms to be signed and completed AFTER practice. Please have a your medicare card handy to fill out the necessary information.

Lachine veterans, please show the new people around the club. Paddles are in the same place as always and the life jackets too. Washrooms are downstairs, change rooms on the second floor.

T-Shirts: I need to confirm the number we will be ordering very soon. We also need to confirm the colour. The Lachine name and logo can no longer be part of the T-Shirt. Read above in my Stormriders post for the reasoning.

Your practice:

- 15-20 minutes technique and timing drills. (Focus on the reach, the catch and the exit.)
- 2x2 paddling
- hit and glide
- stroke pyramid (10, 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 10 strokes) 30", 1', 1:30', 2' Rest between intervals.
- Introduction to starts
- if time permits, we'll get some harder intervals going, but it will most likely be part of Thursday's practice instead.

Any questions or comments? E-mail me or post a comment.


T-Shirts

Here is this year's team t-shirt. We will be putting the Lachine logo (see upper left corner of site.) on the front, left breast side and the team name on the back. Hopefully Sham will be able to get the Lifesavers logo from last year's designer and we'll add that somewhere too. I will do my best to have samples for the first practice. There is a men's and women's model. We will try to have a few sizes for people to try.

Is everyone alright with the colour and model? I know Richard suggested a few different options, but the price difference is rather significant. Also, I'd like to get all the teams wearing the same shirt, but different colours, if possible.

Any feedback is welcome in the comments section.


2007 Training Schedule:
Location: Lachine Racing Canoe Club

1. Tuesday May 8, 2007—8-9pm
2. Thursday May 10, 2007—8-9pm
3. Tuesday May 15, 2007—8-9pm
4. Thursday May 17, 2007—8-9pm
5. Tuesday May 22, 2007—8-9pm
6. Thursday May 24, 2007—8-9pm
7. Tuesday May 29, 2007—8-9pm
8. Thursday May 31, 2007—8-9pm
9. Tuesday June 5, 2007—8-9pm
10. Thursday June 7, 2007—8-9pm
11. Tuesday June 12, 2007—8-9pm
12. Thursday June 14, 2007—8-9pm
13. Tuesday June 19, 2007—8-9pm
14. Thursday June 21, 2007—8-9pm (To be determined—potential holiday.)
15. Tuesday June 26, 2007—8-9pm (To be determined—potential holiday.)
16. Thursday June 28, 2007—8-9pm
17. Tuesday July 3, 2007—8-9pm
18. Thursday July 5, 2007—8-9pm
19. Tuesday July 10, 2007—8-9pm
20. Thursday July 12, 2007—8-9pm
21. Tuesday July 17, 2007—8-9pm
22. Thursday July 19, 2007—8-9pm
23. Tuesday July 24, 2007—8-9pm
24. Thursday July 26, 2007—8-9pm

Total practices: 23 (Either June 21 or June 26 will be a holiday.)


Competition Schedule

1. Lachine Festival- Saturday June 9, 2007- Location: Lachine Racing Canoe Club- Lachine, QC
2. Montreal International Dragon Boat Festival- Saturday July 28, 2007 and Sunday July 29, 2007- Location: Olympic Basin- Ile Ste-Helene- Montreal, QC