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How to create an impactful athlete website in 5 steps

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Like many athletes, your outdated website left adrift on the interwebs is likely to confuse visitors and ultimately hurt your band. It’s time to fix this. With the proper structure, you’ll be able to create an impactful website that will do wonders for your brand and act as the quarterback of your online efforts.
900 million rubles invested in new regatta center for Astrakhan, Russian Federation

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The building of water and paddle sports centre is underway in the village of Yaksatovo in the region of Astrakhan, Russia. This year, the regional government has allocated 900 million rubles for the construction of this new centre.
Race report Tour de Gudenaa. Europe’s longest one-day marathon

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Saturday’s (13 September) first version of Europe’s longest one-day kayak marathon race, Tour de Gudenaa, starting in Silkeborg and finishing in Randers, a total of 73 kilometers showed to become a total Danish power show both in the men’s and in the women’s races.
Duncan Paul and Donovan Boshoff finish the Yukon 1000

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Just 12 teams entered the 2014 Yukon 1000, an unsupported biannual canoe and kayak expedition race, which is the longest in the world at 1000 miles (1 600 kilometres). Among the entrants this year were Natal Canoe Club's Duncan Paul and Donovan Boshoff, who finished in fourth place overall.
PADDLEexpo 2014 kicks off global 2015 season

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The PADDLE Expo from 28-30 September this year, is a trade-only fair. No consumer entry is allowed so what's in for you as a paddler?
Competition round-up European Championships Freestyle Bratislava, Slovakia

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Every other year, paddlers from all over the Europe gather to compete for the title of European Freestyle Champion. This year, the event was held at the well-known kayak course in Danube, Cunovo near the beautiful capital of Slovakia – Bratislava.
Crash & Learn: The Most Important Life Rule In One Beautiful Short

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This is the story of Aleksander Aurdal, a Norwegian freestyle skier who fully understands the most important rule in life: You need to crash to learn and progress. Repeatedly. In sports. In your job. In love. In life.
Bach’s agenda 2020 headache: Sports, disciplines, candidatures, visits and age

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It has been a hot summer for the IOC President Thomas Bach is travelling the world to be sure that the reforms he wants, through the Agenda 2020, can be accepted by all. He has a minor revolution in mind, but some of his colleagues are quite conservative, and it will not be an easy task to implement all of Bach’s new ideas.
New Chapter for USA Canoe/Kayak: Joe Jacobi to step down later this year

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USA Canoe/Kayak's Joe Jacobi announced today he will be stepping away as Chief Executive Officer later this year and a search will be under way for a new leader to carry forward the progress and momentum of the organization.
Building strong relationships with journalists

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Nurturing your relationships with journalists is crucial if you’re hoping to tell your story to a broader audience. Journalists in the sport industry are a passionate bunch. Be good to them and they’ll be great to you. So, how can you be good to them?
K3 Championships at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon

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As entries opened for the 33rd edition of the popular Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon in the Eastern Cape on 10 and 11 October, the race celebrated the announcement that it has been awarded the SA K3 Championships for 2014.
Countdown to Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

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The men's and women's canoe-kayak flatwater and slalom events held at the Youth Olympic Games will follow a different format to those seen at the Olympic Games and the ICF World Championships.
Interview with sprint athlete Connor Taras about his coming out and homosexuality in paddlesports

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Last week sprint athlete Connor Taras' coming out as a gay man was covered by many Canadian media outlets and received numerous positive reactions from the canoe sprint community. Rob van Bommel from Sportscene contacted Connor to ask him about his coming out and homosexuality in paddlesports.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part III

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Part 3 of my yoga blog is going to consist more of the core workout and the arm balance aspect of my power yoga practice. This is the part of yoga that really strengthens my core and stabilises my shoulders for strong paddling while on the water. It is also my favorite part of yoga because of how challenging it is!
Reigning King stumped on Berg day one

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A bright but chilly start turned into a nightmare for defending Berg River Canoe Marathon champion Lance King who laboured to fourteenth place overall following an early swim after the only short portage of the day, a day which belonged to Graeme Solomon and Abby Adie who claimed the men's and women's race leader's yellow bib respectively ahead of the grueling 48km second stage on Thursday.
Japanese artist arrested for distributing digital model of her vagina for 3D-printed kayak

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Megumi Igarashi - or the 'good-for-nothing kid' - crowd funded the kayak based on a 3D scan of her genitalia and sent the file to backers as a thank you.
Third and final World Cup Freestyle kicks off in Sort, Spain

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10 years after the 2004 European Championships, Sort will be the closing venue for the 2014 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup, after the two first stages organised in Millau (France, 25-29/06) and Salt (Spain, 01-06/07). The three events are independent, but each awards points for a final absolute ranking.
“Paddle in the Park” with KayakPro – São Paulo Style

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Currently excitement and infatuation has been engulfing Brazil due to the FIFA World Cup, yet the tropical Portuguese-speaking country is home to another notable sports scene – canoeing and “The Paddle in the Park”.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part II

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In this second part of my yoga trio blog I'm going to go into some more challenging poses. They will work on stretching your side and front body, balance, and strengthening multiple muscles. Remember, yoga is about breathing, stretching, and going into the pose so that you get the most out of it.
The 3 types of mental training for paddlesports

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Not all your training has to be on the water or in the gym. In fact you can add a powerful dimension to your performance by including short mental training sessions that will develop your psychological strengths of mastery motivation, decision-making and execution.
In memoriam Bojan Žmavc (1961 – 2014)

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Bojan Žmavc, sport visionary, president of Canoe Federation of Slovenia, organiser and most of all dear friend, has died on Sunday the 29th June after a serious illness at the age of 52.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part I

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During the winter, I have been trying to stay warm and in shape by doing loads of yoga. I am going to do a series on some of the best poses that I have fallen in love with and also some health benefits of the poses. Contrary to popular belief, yoga is not just sitting a room with a bunch of hippies who chant "Om" for hours. There are multiple different types of yoga and one type may not work for you but another one will.
In the flow - Performance psychology for winning in canoeing and kayaking

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In the Flow is the latest book by world-leading sport psychologist Jonathan Males on performance for winning in canoeing, kayaking and other paddlesports.
Return from Patagonia and straight to the Alps!

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Many people have written to me over the last few days asking me if we’ve returned from Argentina yet because they haven’t heard anything for ages. Here we are, it’s been a few weeks since we arrived back but the truth is that I still don’t feel like I’m home.
Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

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When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way.
NZ Extreme Race Series finale – Bullerfest Boater X

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On Friday 28th of February a large swarm of paddlers once again descended on the small town of Murchison, located on the banks of the Buller River in the central upper South Island, ready for New Zealand’s largest kayaking festival – Bullerfest to kick off.
Sportscene preview 2014 marathon season

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The 2014 Canoe Marathon season begins with the feeling of being at the start of a new era. After a few years of establishing and consolidating a fixed format for international competitions, standardising distances, laps, and portage rules, 2014 will see a new step forward with the World Champs to be held in the USA after 14 years without visiting the American continent. On top of this, the world will be waiting to see the new format introduced at the World Cup.
Paddlesport films go on tour

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A celebration of action sports and the outdoors, a series of extreme kayaking and stand up paddling short films feature in the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.
Neck and neck in Dusi 2014’s women’s clash

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The women’s opening encounter of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon was a hard-fought affair which sees Robyn Kime and Abbey Ulansky a mere twenty nine seconds ahead of Abby Adie and Czech Republic’s Anna Adamová going into Friday’s second stage.
Sochi, snowboarder Shaun White, canoe slalom and extreme kayaking…

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I find slalom videos tend to bore me, no mountains, just artificial sites with blocks making features, sure there is a lot to be learnt from watching video but for pure interest and enjoyment its about white water, pushing the limits of paddling.
Sportscene preview 2014 Freestyle kayaking season

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2014 is already lining up to be another exciting year of freestyle action with major events set to be held on the best features across the World. Starting off with the Nile River Festival in Africa the season will continue with the National Student Rodeo in the UK in March, followed by a full calendar of European and USA competitions as well as other events, across the globe.
Hey there! My name is Sarah Ruhlen

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Hey there! My name is Sarah Ruhlen. I am 18 years old, and live in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Is this how a training session looks like in 2020?

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“Ok, your drone is linked up, let’s start the session now”. Hearing his coach’s voice, the slalom paddler takes smooth powerful strokes away from the bank, not paying any attention to the tiny battery-powered drone that buzzes 5 metres above his head.
Is music a ‘legal drug’ that improves performance?

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In a Times Online article, Dr Costas Karageorghis calls music sport’s “legal drug”, capable of reducing an athlete’s perception of effort by 10 per cent while increasing performance by 20 per cent.
Three interesting ways to race faster in 2014

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In 2013 we published numerous articles that discussed performance in sport from different angles. Some were more unconventional than others. Below three unusual ways to race faster in 2014 but, believe it or not, still do have a scientific basis.
Sex wins - sex before sport has its benefits

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Latest research into the effect sex has on sports performance suggests that as long as the interaction occurs 10 to 12 hours before the athlete takes to the field, it makes little to no difference to the athlete’s output.
Rio Olympic programme proposal: A STEP BACK

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I have chosen to write this article on an anonymous basis. Not because I don’t believe in what I’m writing and not because I’m afraid of standing by my point of view. I want people to step back, have a think and look at it in a different light.
“Fox slams ICF over Olympic plan”

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In contrast, high level female athletes continue to be significantly restricted in their access to canoeing events in the Olympic Games relative to men and will have to wait another seven years to see any change.
Canoe Kayak Canada seeks chief executive

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Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for a new chief executive officer to run the organisation. The CEO is responsible for the overall operation and administration, he or she will need to drive it forwards with strong vision and a strong sense of fiscal responsibility.
Adopting a High Performance Attitude

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Everyone knows about Mohammed Ali, one of the most vocal and successful boxers of all time. He came across as pretty arrogant and over-confident, but the one thing we can't deny is that he was the greatest when it came to self belief. He talked the talk, and walked the walk, but most importantly, he also did the work, which allowed him to totally believe in his ability to beat his competitors.
“Under pressure I can see things very clear”

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Feeling nervous before a race or running a big drop is natural. It’s your body’s response to a dangerous situation. The danger comes from a risk to self-esteem (“what if I mess up in front of everyone”) or from the physical risk (“what if I land flat and break my back?”). But why is it that nerves sometimes interfere with a good performance, and at other times they help us “see things very clear” like Roger Federer?
Joe Morley and Nouria Newman take the Adidas Extreme Worlds title

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24-year old Joe Morley from Leeds in Great Britain put in a commanding final run on Ötztaler Ache River today, outpaddling a field full of the best extreme kayakers in the world, one which included the seemingly unbeatable 3-time world champion Sam Sutton from New Zealand.
Together moving forward in paddlesports

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In every sports club, sports federation or Olympic Committee there are challenges to face. Below you can find a list of some of the most common ones.
Sportscene partnership extends to Sportaroo

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Following our proud campaign earlier this year to help Australia's Ros Lawrence finance her title-defending entry to the 2013 Extreme Kayak World Championships, Sportscene joins forces with Sportaroo, the crowd-funding platform that made it possible.
Two sides of the same coin: Elite canoe slalom & the recreational paddler

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Put simply, trying canoe slalom could benefit many recreational paddlers today to sharpen their skills. However, while the Olympics has elevated top tier canoe slalom competition, has this made the idea of this discipline more inaccessible to the average recreation paddler?
Game. Only One Can Win (2013)

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After a 4-year retirement break from a 10-year freestyle kayak career, Polly Green (NZ) decides to return to elite competition in 2010 to become the next World Champion; she has 1 year to get back to form before the 2011 World Freestyle Championship.
Off to Sickline 2013 – a personal thank you from Ros Lawrence

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Ros Lawrence is going to Sickline 2013! Only just two days ago did she reach the $4000 required for this year's extreme competition in Austria.
Two sides of the same coin: Elite canoe slalom & the recreational paddler

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Put simply, trying canoe slalom could benefit many recreational paddlers today to sharpen their skills. However, while the Olympics has elevated top tier canoe slalom competition, has this made the idea of this discipline more inaccessible to the average recreation paddler?
Olympian pleads for return of stolen kayak on television

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Olympic kayaker Stephen Bird has made a plea for thieves to return his custom-made boat stolen from a Doubleview home (Perth, Western Australia) last week. Bird discovered the K1 kayak missing from the roof of his car as he prepared to leave his sister’s home for a morning paddle.
How to Get ALL Notifications from the Sportscene Facebook Page

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By “Liking” the Sportscene Facebook Page, you’ve chosen to become a fan so that you get the latest news in the world of competitive paddlesports, but the downside is that simply liking a Page does not ensure that you can see all our posts.