We were woke up at 7am, after we done our morning stuff. we move on to the canteen for the breakfast. After our breakfast Mr Liew and meng teck arrived and remind us wat is the programme of the day.
At the canteen after we went tru our coaching process like 1. How to communicate with new coaches and student effective ways w/o offenceively. 2. How to do effective planning in expedition.
After a short discussion we went to the swimming pool and changed back to our wet clothing, wear our boyancy vest take our paddle and own kayak launching off into the pool. We continue the 2 star skills building blk which we left over.
[Sculling Draw, Low n High Support Recovery, X rescues, edging ( + and - adge)]
Low recovery . check the paddle grip, elbow up with square box. . using the blade back face pressing the water and recovery the blade. . Mainten the paddle at hip level and away frm the body and kayak. . Maintening the square box, keep the paddle low and using the back face tapping the water. . Finally Lean the body to the side, let the kayak edge and use the above buliding blk to recover the kayak.
High Support Recovery > Check the paddle grip, elbow down and hand lock close to Body. > Using the blade power face pressing the water and recovery the blade. > Mainten the paddle at shoulder level and away frm the body. > Finally Lean the body to the side, let the kayak edge and use the above buliding blk to recover the kayak.
Edging ( + and - adge) > use the pool side to rocking the kayak, find out which part of the knee to control the kayak when kayak is tited one side. (3/4 edge, 1/2 edge and fully cap and recover.) > Edging w/o support and stay with kayak tited with knee control. > Forward Sweep stroke with edge opposite paddle side control. ( ' +' edge ) > Forward sweep stroke with edge paddle side control. ( - Edge) And we stopped for lunch, and we put back the kayak back to the pool side rack.
After lunch we proceed to sea side, for our next section of building blk coaching training. We pick our own favorite kayak and lanched off frm the ram, after we done the risk assesment.
We continue with sculling draw. --------------------------------------------------
Sculling Draw > Power face facing cutting the blade out frm the bow and stern. > Titing and angle of power face cutting the blade out frm the bow and stern. > Finally do a proper sculling draw inside the water, w/o recovery the blade frm the bow and stern.
After the buliding block, we took a break at the sea side for 2 mins. After that meng teck sharing with us how to using combination stroke.
He share with us how to use Low bace turn and draw stroke to do the emergency halt. Most of us kept trying couples of times. Until almost dinner time. when times up we place our kayak and paddle at the side of the OBS store. then we walk back to swimming pool to have a relax swim and hang our boyancy vest, after that we go for dinner.
After our dinner we do our mind mapping for planning the nite expedition. After that we go tru some of the expedition mind mapping. Abt 7pm we reach the ram( Jetty), we hang our light stick at the stern of our kayaks and then set off frm the jetty.
We went tru the ubin forest and OBS camp 2 and back to OBS camp 1. When we go into the forest Mr Liew was leading and meng teck and zhihao be a last man. When we back we light up the light stick, and Song seng is leader teresa is a last man. Mr Liew and meng teck, zhihao was guide us tru. Before we set off back to OBS, we all do eskimo roll at the nite sea. Quite good experience, the sea under was extremely dark.
After we reach the obs camp1, we emptied the water and we put back the kayak near the sea side kayak rack.
we bring our paddle back to swimming pool, and we change to dry clothing and back to the canteen. And we rap up and debrief and end of the day.
We went back to our rm abt 10pm, for bathing and rest. The rest of them is playing card and chatting, me again the 1st one who slept 1st. I was slept at around 11.30pm.
