A: Stand on one leg while brushing your teeth! (Bonus points if you brush with your non-dominant hand too!) What kind of lunacy is this? It's actually rooted in science. And it builds ankle strength, sharpens stabilization systems, plus (bonus!) it integrates core work into something you're already doing. (And you don't have to be a steer-in-training to reap the benefits of this either.) This is just one of the golden nuggets @Joann Fegley dropped on folks during the session titled "Steering: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You" Sunday's virtual summit. Replays are now up and accessible in the classroom! You gonna try it? Show us video of you giving it a go (it's harder than you think!)

If you missed @Anne Baker's incredible mobility session at the summit yesterday, or if you want to do it again (highly recommended to do it on repeat) you can access it in the Virtual Summit in the Classroom. And if you want to connect with Anne and explore her online coaching programs, you can strike up a conversation with her here, obviously, or you can reach out to her on Facebook or via her website: https://annebakerpartnersinhealth.com/

WHAT. A. DAY!!! Thank you all for coming to the Virtual Summit today - this fledgling event really exceeded our expectations! So many of you kept showing up session after session, engaged thoughtfully, asked stellar questions — thank you. And extra thank yous to @Megan Roberts and @Anne Baker for generously sharing their time and expertise with us. We all learned so much from you! Replays will be available soon, and we'll be sending you a proper feedback form too, but in the meantime, would love to know your biggest takeaway from the day. Did something land in an unexpected way? Did you have a big aha? Tell us in the comments.

@Joann Fegley and I are so excited to bring you this mini-summit on June 28. Here's the schedule (all times given are Eastern/New York time, and all sessions are 50 minutes long): 10:30am - Welcome + Kickoff We'll go over the day's events, the bonuses we're offering live attendees, and do a little DB networking. 11am - Steering: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Why take a certification course when you can go to a weekend clinic or your coach can teach you? Because it doesn't adequately prepare you for having 22 lives in your hands, that's why. Plus new regulations are coming down the pike, so you need to be ready. 12 noon - Level Up: From Club Paddler to National Team What does it take to make an elite team? In this session you'll learn about off-water training, camps + clinics to get on your radar, how to filter the good info from the bad, how to be adaptable, and how to get ready for team tryouts. Megan Roberts, former Team USA paddler and 3-time Team USA Premier Women's coach, will join us for this discussion. 1pm - Mobility for Dragon Boat Athletes The incredible @Anne Baker will get our bodies moving and lead us through some mobility work and give us tips on how to incorporate this into our training regimens for continued success. [Learn about Anne and her work here.] 2pm - Coaching Basics for New Coaches Many clubs start because someone got bitten by the bug at a charity festival, but then struggle with how and what to teach. Others are growing rapidly and need to get coaches trained up fast. In this session we'll get you started on the right foot and give you a plan for action. 3pm - The Recruiting Playbook Getting new folks to join can be harrrrd. But the Schuylkill Dragons in Philly created a killer mechanism and Joann, longtime club head coach, will share the playbook. 4pm - The Art of Video Review Video review is one of the fastest ways to help paddlers improve their technique. As a coach, what you can see from the side is enlightening, and unlike anything you can see from the back (if you coach from the steering platform) or the front (if you coach from the drum seat). In this session we'll break down everything from how to capture video to how to structure a review session.