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3 star coaching

Last night I worked with a group of five who are preparing for their 3 star assessment in a couple of weeks. We practiced draw strokes, support strokes and some rolling.

It was a good session and I think we made progress with clear improvements evident over the course of the evening. The skills we were working on are quite technical and I enjoyed coaching them, particulalry when I felt I was able to use a few simple exercises to build confidence with the support strokes.

The water in Shadwell Basin was noticeably warmer than only a couple of weeks ago and I am looking forward to being less constrained by the cold in coaching wet skills over the summer.

Coaching hours: 2