ATOM Members Sprint Program: WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER SUMER OF FUN ON THE WATER!!  Our coaches are excited to start building a team of Purple Power who will spend the day at the club with their friends learning all the skills and fundamentals of Canoe/Kayak in a fun-filled, healthy and encouraging environment.The daily summer schedule will run from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (9:00am - 12:00pm Fridays). Monday through Thursday will be broken into four sessions with a lunch break in the middle of the day. Paddlers will be grouped according to age and ability, and will rotate through all four sessions including a big boat session (war canoe), kayak session, canoe session and a fun dry land/games session. Fridays will run with two sessions in the morning, and the day ending at lunch. Rideau’s coaching team on-site will supervise lunch-hour. Atom paddlers may have lunch off-site but must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-requisites: Although no paddling experience is required, new paddlers must demonstrate minimum swim ability. Prior to getting in boats participants must show they have the ability to tread water or otherwise float for 5min and swim 50 metres (any stroke). Instructors will assess swimming ability on the 1st day of the program so please come ready to get in the water. Swim ability is accessed without a lifejacket or other flotation device. If your child is nervous about this process we welcome you to swim along with your child to ease the nerves.
Equipment: The Rideau Canoe Club will supply all paddling
equipment. Although we have PFD’s for
paddlers we highly recommend that paddlers wear a personally owned PFD to
ensure comfort and fit for paddling. A racing jersey is required for all EOD
and Ontario sanctioned events. We will
have clothing available for sale in early May. Paddlers must bring water
bottle, sunscreen, hat, running shoes, spare clothing and a healthy lunch and
snacks each day. Clothes that are light, loose fitting and made of quick drying
fabric are best. |