Kayak Technique Breakdown
with Luke Egger
& Steve Bird
I and 31 other people were at the presentation on Thursday night and it was excellent. Not only did we get to know what happens at WAIS headquarters, see the amazing facilities and equipment and what the athletes go through, we had some of the best pizza's that I have ever tasted.
The technique presentation was outstanding. Luke spoke clearly and he broke down the forward stroke so it was easy to understand. He certainly did his research beforehand.
Olympian Steve Bird finished off the evening by going through 'Standing Starts' which he is the master of.
It was certainly a very worthwhile presentation, one which I suggest any aspiring paddler should attend.
Luke has another one coming up in January. Same format but instead of having Steve talking about 'Standing Starts', 2 x World Champion Pat Eley will present surf
double legger jump starts.
Tour of the Western Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Centre, with insights into daily high performance practices within elite sport.
Dinner. Pizza (Plenty of carbs for all the
athletes)
Technique Presentation. Comprehensive breakdown and explanation of the separate elements of kayak technique with Australian Jnr and U23 Sprint Team Captain Luke Egger.
Special Guest. 2 x Olympian Steve
Bird will present Flat water standing starts.
He has learnt a lot from each of them and has knowledge to share.
About Luke
Luke has been paddling since the age of 7 and made his
first Australian Team 7 years ago. This year at the Junior and U23 World Championships he was the Australian Team Captain and came 10th in the K1 500m. He has been coached by a lot of the best coaches and athletes in the country, including Ramon Anderson, David Smith, Kenny Wallace, Steve Bird, Jesse Phillips and many more.
