This year I have been super stoked to of had the opportunity to train with Dennis Newton(Sweetwater Coaching) on ADP and ASP coaching programs. Denis’s knowledge of coaching freestyle is exceptional due to his many years of experience, his enthusiasm and pure joy for being on the water makes Read more…
Awesome week, so much fun… there was a wonderful atmosphere, with everyone working to support each other in achieving their aspirations. It reminded me why this is such a beautiful sport. It’s a unique opportunity to see and feel the outcome of our actions and interventions unfold; surfing waves, reflecting, Read more…
Stoked to be back in Finland! I’ve spent the last week coaching the Finnish Freestyle Team in the Northern Karelia region on the Neitikoski rapids, close to the Russia border. It’s an amazing place with forests and lakes as far as you can see in all directions, with the Lieksa Read more…
The Freestyle Coach Award is coming! This is a super exciting time for freestyle in the UK, as there’s never before been a dedicated freestyle coach award! In January, you will be able to access a 2 day discipline specific training and then assessment to coach freestyle on all appropriate Read more…
I was asked recently if there’s a way to shorten the period it takes to get used to unfamiliar waves… apart from surfing the feature and going through a process of success and failure, you can use video analysis, observing your performance post-session. This process benefits in avoiding making the Read more…
Stoked to have secured my place on the GB Freestyle Team 2017! Big thanks to my sponsors and supporters, here’s to another great season… The ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships will be held at SAN JUAN, Argentina, 27 November – 2 December 2017 Kokatat, Werner Paddles, System X, Playboater. Photo by Read more…
Stoked to be heading out to Finland later this summer to run our ADP World Class Freestyle Camp for the Finnish National Freestyle Team. As part of this trip we will also be running a Freestyle Development Camp to support the future growth of the team and promote the benefits Read more…
It’s been a blast since getting back to the UK – last week was our Nottingham Freestyle Development camp. The week kicked off with a warm up day getting to know the features, whilst profiling the group’s current ability levels and providing goals for the rest of the week. The Read more…
The girl’s on fire! 👊🏻🔥💪🏻 Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GB Team Jnr) working on her rides including Space-to-loop, Back-loops and back-loop-to-front-loop exit… So stoked for her, can’t wait to see her next video edit… If you would like to get involved we have a broad range of freestyle programmes providing both one-to-one Read more…
Ladies freestyle has made massive progress in recent years, building on a foundation laid by those inspired to partake in freestyle paddlesport. Freestyle kayaking is a beautiful thing; a sport that is open to all, where women new to the sport get to paddle with the world’s best, in an environment Read more…