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Flatwater Canoe Racing

Flatwater Canoe Racing . An Overview Showing the Benefits of Seated Paddling on Core Strength and Conditioning Paul J. Cosentino Ph.D. P.E. Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering Department. Today’s Presentation. Background on Flatwater Canoe Racing

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Flatwater Canoe Racing

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  1. Flatwater Canoe Racing An Overview Showing the Benefits of Seated Paddling on Core Strength and Conditioning Paul J. Cosentino Ph.D. P.E. Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering Department

  2. Today’s Presentation • Background on Flatwater Canoe Racing • My Background Related to Canoes and Baseball • Overview of the Sport and its Benefits to Baseball

  3. Flatwater Canoe Racing • Hawaiians and Polynesians have used it to travel between Islands • Popular races include Dragon Boat and Hawaiian Outrigger

  4. What brought me here today? • I love Teaching • American Society of Civil Engineers 30 year old Concrete Canoe Competition. • If Civil Engineering students can make an concrete canoe they can make any other concrete structure. • The canoes are racing hulls and must Float Full of Water • The Florida Institute of Technology Concrete Canoe Team • Eight time National Qualifier • Unselfish help from former US National Canoe and Kayak Team Paddler Dennis Beek, Satellite Beach FL • And I have been playing, coaching, managing baseball for 45 plus years. Yep still playing

  5. This Program • Team Building in a different sport • Conditioning without joint stress • Aerobic and Anaerobic • Lifelong benefits

  6. Let’s Get Started • Learn the Fundamentals • Triangle of Power • Top hand motion is a ½ heart path • Straight down and stop at the height of your opposite shoulder • Bottom hand and arm part of rotation

  7. Paddling and Throwing • The basic racing stroke is similar to throwing overhand • Because it’s in the water no dynamic or jarring impact on joints • In a typical hour long paddling session over 1000 strokes are taken. • The rotator muscle group, the core muscles, the hands and forearms are strengthened

  8. Proper Technique

  9. Now a Short Video • This link shows the 2011 National Concrete Canoe Florida Institute of Technology, Men’s Sprint. • Lorenzo Fevola (Bow) and Alvaro Urcuyo (Stern) finish in 1:09 (fastest in FIT history). • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwfSUp0m7A&feature=youtu.be

  10. The Fundamentals • Top Hand ½ heart (Rotator Cuff) • Balance (Core) • Good “Catch” with Paddle (Hands & Forearms) • Rotation (Core) • Pump your feet (Core) • Timing Should be Perfect

  11. How Can We Accomplish This? • Choose a convenient location • Bradenton, Melbourne, etc., • Transport Equipment to Location • Develop Timeline for Training • Develop Training Program

  12. Thank you for your time • Questions? • Now it’s time to paddle • Did I mention how much fun this sport is?

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