Women Senior “B” National Team 2017 Guidelines/Timelines

All eligible athletes are welcome to participate in the selection process

- All athletes must submit their intent by registering via the DBC National Team portal by June 1^st 2016 (www.register.dragonboat.ca) (failure to do so will limit ones chances for selection)
- Initial Fitness Test results to be submitted to the Program director by June 15^th
- Due to CCWC being early this year, athletes may submit their club crew dryland testing done in 2016. All other tests must be submitted as per the protocol below so it may be in an athlete’s best interest to have as much exposure/experience with the required protocol
- This information is to serve as a guide only and may change at the discretion of the program director as deemed necessary to ensure successful preparation for Worlds 2017.
Fitness Test

1) Bench Press: Max number of repetitions with 50% of body weight
- Bar must touch chest and elbows must reach full extension for each repetition
- Breaking form on two consecutive repetitions will result in the termination of the test
10 min Rest

2) Chin ups: Max number of repetitions
- Start each rep in full-hang position and finish with chin at or above bar level
- Breaking form on two consecutive repetitions will result in the termination of the test
15 min Rest

3) 1000m KayakPro Multistroke Paddle Erg

20 min Rest

4) 500m KayakPro Multistroke Paddle Erg

Multistroke Paddle Erg Settings:

Drag factor at 80, Weight set at 68kg for Women.
Paddle Erg tests must be filmed for review of technique and kept on file.
Please read below carefully to understand how you must calibrate each machine prior to testing. Just turning the machine on and seeing 68 / 80 does not ensure a properly calibrated machine if the damper has been moved since calibration.

TO CALIBRATE ATHLETE WEIGHT + DRAG RESISTANCE

Step 1: Press (0n/off) key to turn power on. The weight, drag resistance and Lane ID will all be displayed on the screen.

Step 2: Press the (DSP) key once to allow input of athletes weight. 80kg for men, 68kg for women REGARDLESS OF YOUR ACTUAL WEIGHT. The second window will be flashing.

Step 3: To increase or reduce the Athlete’s weight dis- played, use the (SET+) and (DIG-) key to input the required weight in (Kg)- Either upward or downward. Press “DSP” to move to Drag Calibration- see further details following.

Step 4: When the display in the bottom left hand window is flashing; accelerate the fan to a speed of 700 or over the speed can be viewed in the second window. Once the acceleration / speed is above 700, let the flywheel run freely until the fan has come to an unimpeded or un-accelerated stop.

When the display has stopped flashing, the Drag Factor is displayed in the bottom left hand window. If it is below the required “80” increase the damper setting and try again until the bottom left hand window number reads 80.

Step 5: When the Drag Calculation has been automatically recorded in the bottom left hand window - press “RDY” to lock in the drag calibration coefficient.

5) Run Test: 1200m Time Trial

Three laps as fast as you can run on a 400m track (optional 1500m Concept 2 rowing test as replacement)

6) OC1 Test: 350m Time Trial for Women

Athletes must complete the course paddling on one side (they are welcome to submit results for both sides)
Outrigger paddles are allowed and recommended (Paddles can be provided)
All testing must be done with the presence of a regional coach or a supervisor pre-approved by a program director in order for the results to be considered

Top 40 applicants may be invited to a Selection Camp upon completion of the National Championships 2016 Sunday August 21^st evening to Monday August 22^nd late afternoon in Welland, Ontario.

Objectives Selection camp:

Bring potential team members together to paddle as a crew
Opportunity for program director to observe and evaluate athletes performance in a dragon boat
OC1 Time Trial using identical equipment, under consistent conditions and under program director supervision
Chance for everyone to get to know one another
Possibly identify and name core group of athletes to the team
Provide feed back to each athlete about their strengths and what they need to improve to be successful in the selection process

Fall 2016 Regional Recruitment Camps:

Objective:

Identify athletes unable to attend program based camps
Potential locations: Vancouver BC, Kelowna BC., Dartmouth NS, other potential locations to be determined and published in Spring 2016.

Florida Training Camp April 2017

Objectives:

All athletes are strongly encouraged to attend to demonstrate commitment to the program
Third round of OC testing
Dragon boat video analysis, technical evaluation, crew boat suitability
Final crew roster selection

a) Schedule:

Date:	Event:	Location:
April 1, 2016	Register via DBC Portal	NA
June 15, 2016	Submit Fitness results	NA
June 16, 2016	Publication of Recruitment Camps	TBD (Vancouver, Kelowna, Halifax)
August 21-22, 2016	Selection Camp	Welland (projected cost $125 or less)
October, 2016	Recruitment Camp	Vancouver or Kelowna or Halifax as needed (projected cost $125 or less)
December 15, 2016	2^nd Fitness Test	NA
March 16, 2017	3^rd Fitness Test	NA
March 26 – April 1, 2017	Spring Selection Camp	Tarpon Springs, Florida (projected cost $400)
April 2 – 8, 2017	Alternate date for SC	Tarpon Springs, Florida
May 15, 2017	Publish Selected Crews	NA
May 27-28, 2017	Team Camp	TBD (Welland) (projected cost $125 or less but only needed if Worlds are early season)
July ? 2017 (Post Nationals)	Team Camp	Welland (Post Nationals) (projected cost $125 or less)
September? 2017	Training Camp	Toronto/China? (project no cost)
September? 2017	World Championships	China?