Benn Fraker (2008 Olympian, USA) has presented the first entry in the 2009 "One Workout" movie contest. Find it at http://vimeo.com/4054978
Inspired by the fantastic feats of a group of training athletes in one afternoon session at the USNWC, this contest is ongoing. For more info, contact us.

Daniele Molmenti (2008 Olympian, Italy) has created a tutorial on upstream gate technique in collaboration with Richard Fox and Mike Druse in Australia.
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygnrKg3IMQs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%25

Congratulations to the 2009 US Junior Slalom Team!
Go to the gallery for photos.
Additional information can be found at www.usack.org
K1
Michal Smolen (NC)
Peter Lutter (Wash.DC area)
Nick Wilkening (CA)
Simon Ranagan (MD)
William Farmer (NC)
Ben Peters (WI)
C1
Zach Lokken (CO)
Tyler Hinton (CO)
These athletes qualified by their placement and meeting of percentage criterium in two days of racing at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina.

whitewater, surf, canoe paddles...
true watermen/women!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yak5hVN1pg

Coaches? Athletes?
How do you design training? Are you curious? Creative? Or do you just open the book and apply what has been done before?

The USOC Coaches' Magazine Winter 2009 edition addresses these questions and more....

View it as a Web page:
http://coaching.usolympicteam.com/coaching/kpub.nsf/v/0209 or download it for your files.

Subscribe free of charge at
http://coaching.usolympicteam.com/coaching/ksub.nsf

How is a performer's ability to learn affected by comfort and perception?
One perspective can be found at this link http://www.feldnet.com/Readings/AFeldenkraisLessonattheConservatoryofMusic/tabid/131/Default.aspx
Similar experiences have been reported by paddlers after Awareness Through Movement lessons and related on-water projects designed to address perception and comfort in meeting technical challenges.

You've trained hard, made sacrifices, and are dedicated to your sport and to the spirit of competition. You dream of dominating your field, and recognize that you are viewed as a role model, representing yourself, your club, your nation and the sport overall.

Athletes may be tested for banned substances in competition, and top athletes may be tested at any time, by USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) http://www.usantidoping.org +/or WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) http://www.wada-ama.org/en/index.ch2

As the 2009 Race Season gets underway, get educated about clean competition. Many commonly used medications contain substances which may be banned. Athletes at all levels should be mindful when designing their nutrition and especially if using supplements.

http://vids.eu.org/view-id-1927847.html
Great link for a view of old-school wildwater racing at the 1989 World Championships, held on the Savage River in western Maryland.
Thanks to Jim Stuart for finding this and passing it along!

Congratulations to USACK athletes Tyler Hinton 5th- C1, Will Grubb 12th- K1, Niko Peha 13th- K1, Sarah Dodge 17th- K1W
Qualification results: http://www.slalomnz.org.nz/SvrDoc.aspx?DocID=10490
Semifinal results, all classes:
http://www.whitewaterracing.org/documents/AYOF2009RaceAnalysisSemiFinalsAllClasses.pdf
Final results, all classes http://www.whitewaterracing.org/documents/AYOF2009RaceAnalysisFinalsAllClasses.pdf

for more information go to
www.usack.org
http://www.whitewaterracing.org/home.htm

Olympic Canoe Slalom medalist Jamie McEwan shares a useful French article on canoe forward stroke technique. Geared toward C1 slalom, the concepts are applicable to canoes in general. McEwan has kindly translated the original into English.
Find it at http://www.cboats.net/technique/