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PaddleGeekSingapore: July 2015
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Sunday, 12 July 2015. It has been an exciting weekend, full of emotions, surprises and disappointments. A weekend that has created a team that I hope will be more intrigued and motivated that they can do more for the upcoming season in time to come. However, let me go through some thought processes that has been on my mind ever since training the NUS dragon boat team building up a team from scratch. 1) Basics - the catch and pull phase. 2) Basic Strength and eventually strength endurance. Well, it has be...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: Does Size Really Matter in Dragon Boat?
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Saturday, 10 November 2012. Does Size Really Matter in Dragon Boat? Trophy has seen winners from the NUS team whose average weight of each paddler 10-20 kilos lighter than a paddler from NTU or SIM. What made them so different? 1) Technique vs Strength. Republic Polytechnic Canoe sprint athletes. 2) Strength Endurance vs Maximum Strength. 3) Pure Strength vs Power. It seems that many do not understand that Strength. Take for example a paddler who can paddle with a force of 100KN in 2 seconds vs a similar...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: October 2013
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013. Race Piece Breakdown Part 2: Maintenance. Jack transitions into his a longer, more sustainable pace with his team coming back into the picture. He sees everyone as motivated to get to the finish line but it is still at least two thirds away. As he takes a quick glance to the side, he notices a team slowly inching ahead. Determined to make sure they don't pull away he lets out a loud cry. 3) Coordination and timing. Thursday, 10 October 2013. Body Lean: Do you really need it?
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PaddleGeekSingapore: How to Choose a Dragon Boat Paddle
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Monday, 16 September 2013. How to Choose a Dragon Boat Paddle. Choosing a paddle can be a nightmare. You can be sure that no two paddles that you try out while shopping for one will be the same and it's performance can vary tremendously based on the individual. You can always base on the few guidelines that we will be looking into and that we have to seriously consider before you make your virgin purchase of your paddle. Or a competitive paddler who makes the effort to train at least twice a week in the ...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: November 2014
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Monday, 24 November 2014. 1) Focus and direction. I have seen how my paddlers became more confident in executing their strokes when they can actually count the number of strokes that they would have to execute at every part of the race. Giving them the exact layout of a race gives them the confidence they need to achieve the targets and it spreads really quick when their execution is exactly (or close to) what they practiced. 5) Reduced complexity in communicating post race debriefs. A jovial guy who lov...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: 10 reasons Why LKY Could Have Been an Awesome Dragon Boat Coach
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Tuesday, 17 September 2013. 10 reasons Why LKY Could Have Been an Awesome Dragon Boat Coach. To commemorate our founding father's, Mr Lee Kuan Yew's 90th birthday, I thought I'd put up a tongue in cheek post of something no one thought about. If he could have been a dragon boat coach. Here's what I imagined him to be. 1 In his heyday, he could have looked as hot as this guy. 2 If you ever decide to NOT come for training that day for whatever reason. Good luck to you. You can run but you can't hide. A jov...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: Race Strategy Training
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Monday, 24 November 2014. 1) Focus and direction. I have seen how my paddlers became more confident in executing their strokes when they can actually count the number of strokes that they would have to execute at every part of the race. Giving them the exact layout of a race gives them the confidence they need to achieve the targets and it spreads really quick when their execution is exactly (or close to) what they practiced. 5) Reduced complexity in communicating post race debriefs. A jovial guy who lov...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: November 2013
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Thursday, 14 November 2013. Singapore River Regatta 2013: Post Race Reflections. With the Singapore River Regatta 2013 behind me, I have seen all my teams earn credible results in their outings in their respective categories. And finally, I ended the weekend with a truly deserved second place finishing with Team OneStroke in the PA GRO finals. The runners up, all smiles! More of the winning team! What made that second place finish more delightful was that for many of these paddlers, they have been awaiti...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: Cadence Training for Dragon Boat
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Wednesday, 8 January 2014. Cadence Training for Dragon Boat. I recently used an metronome app and used it for cadence training for the teams I have been training with. And the results I must say have been particularly impressive. Screen capture of the mobile metronome. Many of these sports apply similar principles in cadence training to improve performances over the long run. I hope to see more benefits of using the metronome in time to come. Ratings and Recommendations by outbrain. Does Size Really Matt...
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PaddleGeekSingapore: A 3 Step Guide to Training Plan and Debrief Frameworks
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Monday, 8 December 2014. A 3 Step Guide to Training Plan and Debrief Frameworks. Over the years of paddling, I have gone through many coaches and through their instructional methods, I definitely learnt alot from them. Unfortunately, I never really went through a training session that was completely devoid of unnecessary talk that was far too long or far too off topic where it basically lacks a framework that was concise, brief and to the point. Of course, the coach has to has a consistent structure to h...
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