Great Britain Canoeing has a new top coach. He’s Dr Scott Gardner, a performance scientist and coaching consultant who’s worked with some of the biggest names in cycling and swimming. The appointment brings to an end a lengthy search for…
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GB Canoeing names new top coach
Tagged with: Brendan Purcell, GB canoeing, Ivan Lawler, John Anderson, Scott Gardner, Victoria Pendleton
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Kayaking pro aims ergos at the gym market
You can barely step into a gym these days without tripping over a rowing ergometer. The machines have helped bring many people into rowing, led to the launch of indoor and online championships as sports in their own right and…
Tagged with: Grayson Bourne, Ivan Lawler, kayakpro, Roland Lawler
Posted in Olympic Canoeing, Training tips and tactics
Posted in Olympic Canoeing, Training tips and tactics
Watch out, watch out there’s a “canoe coach” about
We’ve had a friendly warning to be careful if your club is approached by a previously unknown but apparently highly-qualified canoeist applying for membership or employment. He may not quite be all he seems. We hear that a man claiming…
Ratcliffe named as GB’s chief slalom coach
Olympic silver medalist Paul Ratcliffe has been appointed GB Canoeing’s Canoe Slalom Podium Head Coach. Ratcliffe, who was 2nd at the 2000 Sydney Games in slalom, was one of the first cohort of coaches to graduate from UK Sport’s Elite Coach Programme…
Tagged with: Ivan Lawler, Jurg Gotz, Lizzie Neave, Paul Ratcliffe, Roland Lawler, Tim Foster
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
GB Canoeing on Lawler bid for head coach: it’s a ‘no’
Ivan Lawler’s application for the post of head coach with GB Canoeing has been rejected. The seven-time World Champion and three-time Olympian was turned down even before the official closing date for applications of 20 February and without the offer…
