Tony Cote Summer Games Canoe Youth Program
This program is designed to strengthen peer relationships, promote team development, build body strength conditioning, introduce and refine on-water paddling and racing concepts using canoes in a fun and active atmosphere.
Athletes are introduced to paddling concepts as it relates to balance, propulsion and control of a canoe using Marathon Canoe paddling techniques which is the primary technique utilized for Tony Cote Games and North American Indigenous Games Canoe (NAIG) events. Techniques will be taught on and off water.
More importantly, canoeing helps our young athletes develop enhanced communication, independent thinking, problem solving and self-confidence skills. In addition, athletes will skills that will help them throughout adulthood and in their respective communities.
Athletes will have the additional opportunity to learn to paddle in upstream and downstream river situations and have the opportunity to learn how to marathon canoe in racing “Pro-boats”. “Marathon racing canoes” are streamlined, usually made of carbon fibre and are very fast and fun for our U16 and older athletes.
Programming is catered to athletes who are of competition age for the Tony Cote Summer Games.
Learn more or reserve your spot by contacting the club coordinator on a session schedule.
Sessions traditionally begin the week before May long weekend and wrap up at end by end of July. Spaces are limited!
Learn to Train (U12) Canoe Youth Program
This program is designed for U12 (aged 9 to 12 as of this year) athletes enrolled in Regina Ski Club Youth programming (previous season) and Regina Marathon Canoe Club members.
The purpose of the program is to strengthen peer relationships, promote team development, maintain body strength conditioning and introduce on-water paddling concepts using canoes in a fun and active atmosphere.
Athletes are introduced to paddling concepts as it relates to balance, propulsion and control of a canoe using both common and marathon canoe paddling techniques. Techniques will be taught on and off water.
More importantly, canoeing helps our young athletes develop enhanced communication, independent thinking, problem solving and self-confidence skills. In addition, athletes will learn how water sports help maintain strength and conditioning that we developed during the on-snow season (as we use many of the same muscle groups on-water that we use in Nordic skiing on-snow)!
Train to Train (U14) Canoe Youth Program
This program is designed for U14 (aged 12 to 15 as of this year) athletes enrolled in Regina Ski Club Youth programming (previous season) and Regina Marathon Canoe Club members.
The purpose of the program is to strengthen peer relationships, promote team development, maintain body strength conditioning and introduce on-water paddling concepts using canoes in a fun and active atmosphere.
Athletes are introduced to paddling concepts as it relates to balance, propulsion and control of a canoe using common and marathon canoe paddling techniques. Techniques will be taught on and off water.
More importantly, canoeing helps our young athletes develop enhanced communication, independent thinking, problem solving and self-confidence skills. In addition, athletes will learn how water sports help maintain strength and conditioning that we developed during the on-snow season (as we use many of the same muscle groups on-water that we use in Nordic skiing on-snow)!
U14 athletes will have the additional opportunity to learn to paddle in upstream and downstream river situations and have the opportunity to learn how to marathon canoe in racing style “Pro-boats”. Pro-boats (otherwise known as Marathon racing canoes) are streamlined, made of light-weight materials (like carbon fibre), very fast and most importantly very fun!