Top Ten Paddlers You DON’T Want on Your Team: Are You One of Them?
Posted by Kristin Stickels onWe’ve all got teammates who aren’t even close to being on our list of “cool people we want to hang out with.” Some drive us crazy, some we can’t stand, and some we just wish would...
Competitive vs. All-Inclusive: Which Approach is Best for a Smaller Team?
Posted by Kristin Stickels onIf your team has recently become competitive, you are likely still working to grow and expand. On a relatively small team the pool of paddlers is not very deep and therefore can make it difficult to properly...
Testing Your Team: How to Determine Who Makes the Competitive Race Boat Roster
Posted by Kristin Stickels onNow that your team has made the decision to become more competitive, it is important to begin some type of testing in order to track the progress of paddlers and to determine the stronger paddlers who are...
Looking to Raise the Bar? 5 Steps to Making Your Recreational Team More Competitive
Posted by Kristin Stickels onThe decision to transition a team from a recreational, social one to a more competitive team is often a difficult one which might be met with some resistance. Paddlers who are accustomed to showing up to an...