Skills Session - La Trobe Kayaking Pool Session

Wanting work on improving your kayaking, honing particular skills or learning new tricks ? This could be the trip for you!

The wonderful people at LaTrobe University Mountaineering Club have given MUMC a few spots in their pool sessions to practice kayaking skills. To get there in time, we will be leaving the MUMC clubrooms just after 7pm. 

Spots for these pool sessions are limited so just signing up does not guarantee attendance. If you are able to come then you will be emailed, and need to purchase the pool entry ticket from LUMC in advance (preferably by sunday night otherwise that place may be offered to someone else). Please sign up to the trip asap if you're interested so that we can organise logistics for the trip.

For these skills sessions you must have successfully completed an Intro to Kayaking session to be able to attend. .

To help run the trip and get paddling going again we will be prioritising people based on a range of factors such as:

Ability to help transport kayaks (ie drivers with roof racks or using softracks)

Previous paddling experience

Having missed out on previous sessions

These skills sessions are a lot more open ended, but commonly might include working on things like:

Stronger bracing/edge control

additional paddle strokes

Improving hip flicks

Eventually learning how to roll

Let us know if there is any skills that you are particularly keen to work on

What do I need?

Bathers/clothes to wear in the pool (no cotton) and towel

Closed toed shoes

Kayaking gear (kayak, paddle, spraydeck, pfd, helmet) - If you do not have your own then this can be hired from the clubrooms on the night, but please get there by 6:30 at the latest to start sorting this out

How much does it cost?

Pool session entry: $15

Car pool fuel - $5ish