Vol. 67 The Pull

 Information in this Edition Focus on Fundamentals: The Pull cont. As a PaddlerThe Pull Continued.by Coach AnitaOur arms are important in paddling. Together with the hands, the arms position and stabilize the paddle. Energy generated through the core and large muscles of the posterior chain (hamstrings, glutes, lats, rhomboids, traps, and the erector spinae muscles) is transferred to our arms and hands to apply force against the paddle. The...

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Vol. 66 Twenty Five Years of Fun and Focus

 Information in this EditionA Note from Anita Focus on Fundamentals We all know this is not a normal season. We had a year off the water, restricted from wide social contact, concerned for the health and well-being of friends and family, and in a state of general unrest. In July things opened up and we have started reconnecting as well as reevaluating. Postponed trips have new departure times, time with family has taken on more...

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Vol. 65 - Stuck on Land Again

 Information in this EditionDryland Playlist to Keep your strengthMaking a Card Deck Workout as a SupplementSneak Peek into Next weekUsing the Dryland Workouts by PatWe will all be missing practice this coming week. Did you know that two weeks of missed workouts will diminish your strength? So ,how can we keep our bodies ready to paddle ? Use the Dryland Videos for this. Dryland training was designed to build strength in specific areas...

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Vol 64: Scrimmage 2021

 Scrimmage News: We are looking forward to the PDX Women's Scrimmage which is scheduled for  8/15, this coming Sunday.  We will start at 8:30 am with a combined warm up and then move to races.   The races will be about 220 meters and hopefully each team will have 5 races. There might be opportunity to race with the other teams as well. Take advantage of the opportunity.  Here are the two Pink Phoenix crews...

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Vol 63: Mindset Check In

 Information in this EditionReplay - Building a Growth Mindset Bench BitesBuilding a Growth Mindset by Coach PatWe have been practicing for several weeks. Now is a great time to check in on your mindset. Mindset, specifically growth mindset and it’s counterpart fixed mindset, are terms that keep coming up in this newsletter and in conversations with the coaches. The concept of mindset is not new. It was introduced by Carol Dweck...

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Vol. 62 - Race Starts

 Information in this EditionAchievementsRace StartsBody CareAchievementsSo much good work is being done in practice. I’m seeing strong hinging to plant blades, sitting up with straight outside arms, and inside hips moving with top arms to lift the blades at exit - Bravo!Working on fundamentals builds a strong foundation of technique. We will continue to come back to these basics tenets. Use your warm up time and cool down paddling to give attention...

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