An Intermediate Style Canoeing Course
Four Thursday Evenings - 2 hours each evening (6:30-8:30), La Barriere Park, 
small narrow protected river, no current or wind.

Introduction/Expectations

My background
Students background and expectations - reason for taking course

Style Canoeing - what is it
                 What to take away
                 Most important is the feel, not the exactness.
When trying manoeuvres think of alternatives, multiple ways 
to approach the same movement.  Body position, paddling, etc...
Both sides

What will be covered
First two evenings is just basics 
   1. basic reviews/reminders/extension, 2. mostly reverse
   3. combination (short routines) & choreography, 4. Sync
      paddling, practice, demo.

Reminder - you should get out and practice for a couple of 
additional hours at least between each session.  This is
particularly important when developing routines and 
working on transitions.
      
Many core skills can be practiced with buoys but get the feeling in 
open water as soon as possible.  Most of this course will be  done in 
open water - if there are specific grounding issues we might pull them 
out.  It is important to understand the skills without focusing on
markers and bouys and then once the skill is 'mastered' then practice
and assess using markers.

There is some homework - the last day each participant will have a 
chance to do a short demonstration of skills using a routine.    
  
Order of course
      1. Basics review
         - pivots - box, sweeps, circle, high kneel, low kneel, 
                    Explain depth of canoe (stuck) point
                    changes with body position (forward/rearward/heel)
         - side displacement - onside heel, offside heel
                             - with turn/corner
                             - draw/pry, sculling, how to turn.
                             - angled
         - Circles - inside, outside (try outside but off side strokes)
                   - weight forward
                   - explain boat shape
                   - pull front around, push back around
                   - quick lines - palm roll, switching power face
         - weight turns - both ways
                        - with control
                        - what is the point?
                        - initiation, momentum, edge, hold
                        - S-Turn?
         - stops
                    - Compound, standard, other
         - intro to controlled turns if time - use weight turn
                    - standing draw, pry
                    - surface sweep
                    - back draw
                    - hard J
                    - Paddle out/U turn
                    - Paddle through
                    
         
     2. Basics continues
         - Controlled turns
                     - one handed jam.
         - Running side slips
                    - Standing draw/pry
                    - active strokes, rolling strokes
         - Reverse
             - lines - reverse J, Indian, etc...
             - circles - 
             - weight turns - un controlled but to assist with turns.
             - turns - standing draw/pry
             
     3. Combination
        - line pivots (palm rolls)
        - pinwheel
        - flip turn
        - diagonal line
        - connected circles
        
        - Choreography - introduction
        
        - transitions
             - connected circles
             - sine route (forward/backward/sideways)
             - displaced circles (squares)
             
        - Basic synchronized paddling
             - H/T pivots/circles
             - Interlocking pivots
             - Reflected manoeuvres (in particular turns/stop turns)
             - Head-to-Head pivots
             - Sine wave paddling 
             - Parallel lines
             
      4. Finish up
         - Catch up

         - Corridor testing
             - Lines (F/R) with stops (1m 25m)
             - Pivots (1m)
             - Turn inside/outside - continue (F/R) (1m 5m 90)
             - Turn inside/outside - stop (F/R) (1m 5m 90)
             - Connected circle (2m 5m radial)

         - Demonstrations