Zoe Newsam Coaching

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ROUGH WATER DEVELOPER Want to develop your sea kayaking skills to feel comfortable, confident and in control in challenging conditions? To replace survival with style? This year, Matt Haydock and I will be running Rough Water Developer courses in a variety of locations around the UK coast, each with its own unique blend of dynamic environments:
... Oban: March 23rd - 27th Scotland's North Coast: June 22nd - 26th Anglesey: August 9th - 13th Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides: September 1st - 5th
Follow the link below or email info@zoenewsamcoaching.co.uk for more, and join us for fun, challenge and plenty of learning in some of our favourite places.
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Thinking of better weather? Join us on Anglesey for our Essential Women's Sea Kayaking Weekend, June 5-7th 2020. Don't hang around... places selling steadily!

As a Sea Kayaking UK sponsored paddler I will be working with Karitek on some of their demo days. If you’re interested in demoing one of the fleet, get in touch with Ann!

Technique coaching session in the gym with Ruth today, working on some new strength & conditioning movements to help her improve posture, control & power in her paddling. Being able to ‘self Coach’ is vital to her ability to reproduce the same technique- and so keep progressing -when I’m not around.

I'm in the process of updating my website with 2020 dates and some exciting developments for the coming year. In the meantime, check out the dates below, and click on the link or email info@zoenewsamcoaching.co.uk for more information. See you on the water in 2020! www.zoenewsamcoaching.co.uk

The start of a new year- or decade (!) - is a great time for goal setting, getting excited about all that is to come in the new year. But in a society where we’re used to instant download & next day delivery, achieving goals can be tough: progress takes time, and in some cases, lots of it. This is a great article with some tips to help you achieve those goals, whether they be fitness related, or getting better at kayaking. Enjoy...

Want to work off the Christmas pudding, and cure the Hogmanay Hangover? There are a couple of places still available on our Surf for Sea Kayakers course on the Moray Coast, January 4th/5th, with Matt Haydock and I. Click the link below, and treat yourself to the gift of learning!

I'd like to wish all of my clients, colleagues, friends and sponsors a very merry Christmas, and a happy & healthy new year, and to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your support this year. I hope 2020 brings you time with the people you love, in the places that refresh you, on adventures that make you feel alive. See you on the water.
Sea Kayaking UK Celtic Paddles Peak UK... Whetman Equipment Kokatat
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Great conditions today for the first of our ‘Introducing the Falls’ courses this winter. Want to shake off the January blues & work off some Christmas pudding? We’ve got several courses running in the New Year.

As the end of a year- or in fact a decade- approaches, it’s a great time for reflection, and for planning future adventures. Where will you go, and what will you achieve in 2020?

I’m delighted to say that the second Essential Women’s Sea Kayak Coaching Weekend is now open for booking! Check out the link, and join us for what promises to be another awesome event.

First day of another long term program today, this time with a difference. Matt & I will be collaborating over the next two years to help Andrew develop the control & confidence he’s aiming for in dynamic water. Today served as a lovely way to set the scene before we get going in earnest next weekend.
Sea Kayaking UK Celtic Paddles Kokatat... Whetman Equipment @peakuk
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This is an excellent little piece of film. A lot of paddlers struggle to understand how swell period, or wave period, affects how the sea state manifests itself: the longer the period, the more energy in the waves. Here, you can see two 3ft swell days, in the same place, turning the same piece of coastline into a very different proposition.

Falls of Lora in gentle mood today, for long term student Ruth, looking at angle, speed, and exploring the environment through play.

I recently wrote an article on a subject close to my paddling heart for the Scottish Canoe Association magazine, Scottish Paddler. However, many of you aren't in Scotland! So if you weren't able to read the paper version, here it is... https://www.zoenewsamcoaching.co.uk/blog/ we-do-it-for-flow

Would you like to feel in control in the surf zone in your sea kayak? Perhaps you've had a taste of how much fun surfing a sea kayak can be, and would like to learn more? Or maybe you'd just like to be able to look after yourself in the surf, launching & landing in style?
Matt & I will be running our Surf for Sea Kayakers courses again this winter, with a choice of dates & venues:
Moray Coast:... January 4/5 February 15/16
Lothian/ Fife Coast: March 7/8
Special Offer... Book both a Surf for Sea Kayakers course, and a Falls of Lora course, and receive a discount off the total cost!
https://www.zoenewsamcoaching.co.uk/surf- for-sea-kayakers.h…
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Have you considered working towards the British Canoeing Personal Performance Awards? I've been thoroughly enjoying helping clients on their journey towards achieving them since their inception in January. I'm very pleased to now be able to deliver all levels of the Sea Kayak personal performance awards: the Sea Kayak Award, Coastal Sea Kayak Award, and Advanced Sea Kayak Award.
I'll be scheduling courses for all of these in 2020: watch this space, or get in touch for bespoke dates.