Learn to Train (U12) Canoe Youth Program
This program is designed for U12 (aged 9 to 13 as of December 31) youth paddlers who wish to enhance their skills in flat water and fast water canoeing.
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 playing other sports in the winter season!
Train to Train (U16) Canoe Youth Program
This program is designed for U16 (aged 13 to 16 as of December 31) youth who wish to enhance their skills in Voyageur Class, two person (C2) and one person (C1) flat water and fast water canoeing.
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 winter school season!
Our paddlers 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 and kevlar), very fast and most importantly very fun!
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 the Marathon paddling technique 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.
Programming is catered to athletes who are of competition age for the Tony Cote Summer Games.