I’m just curious what’s your best “worst” steering story? I feel like so often I am going to fall in! Have any of you had that happen? What about other scary stories that maybe now you can look back on and laugh about? I’m in the mood for some entertaining stories!

Tickets to our second virtual summit are now on sale! When you click the link to purchase, you'll see two options, one for November 7 and one for November 8. 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟳 - $𝟮𝟬 The Summit itself runs from 10:30am - 6pm on November 7. Sessions will be between 45-60 minutes long, on a variety of topics. We have an absolute LEGEND coming to give the keynote (we'll be announcing who very soon), the amazing @Anne Baker will lead us through a movement session that you can refer to again and again, and we'll have plenty of opportunities to connect and network too. The tentative schedule looks like this: 10:30a - 11:45a: Keynote + Opening Session 12:00p – 1:00p: Mobility with Anne Baker 1:00p –1:30p SNACK BREAK 1:30p – 2:30p: Defining and managing club roles (coaches, managers, captains, steers, etc.) 2:45p – 3:30p: Running on-water practice plans + drills 3:30p – 4:00p: SNACK/WALK BREAK 4:00p – 4:45p: Off-water/winter training planning and strategy 5:00p – 6:00p: Wrap-up + Open Q+A 𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟴 - $𝟮𝟱 We've also added a separate, bonus session on November 8, which will be a working session designed primarily for coaches and steers. We'll dive deep into how to plan your practices, how to structure your racing season, what skill drills you can use to support your goals (and bust team boredom if they're doing the same drills over and over) and more. (11am – 2pm Eastern.) Your VIP ticket also includes access to a follow-up review session (date TBD) where you can bring the questions that come up when you're refining your training plan, and get our feedback on your finished practice plans and strategy. Drop your questions below. Otherwise, go get your tickets and then head over to the calendar tab to add each session to your personal calendar.

There's still time to register for the Level 1 steering course and jump into tonight's call! You don't have to wait for a specific cohort or session ... you can just go to the classroom, find the Level 1 course, pay, and you're in! The call starts at 6pm Eastern. Already blazed through Level 1 and want to get your accreditation for race steering? Apply to join the Level 2 Race Steering Course here

I am curious if others on here have had teammates become coaches. We have been an organized team since 2007. We have always had coaches who are not BCS team members. We have just begun to transition a teammate to become a coach in training. She’s doing a remarkable job! Great solid leader with clear and crisp commands. So my questions: 1) Does a coach have to steer or drum to coach or can you envision a world where a coach can be a paddler in the boat who coaches during rest periods as well as designs the workouts that the team will follow as called by the steerer or drummer? 2) If the only coaches on the team are teammates, can they still paddle competitively? If so, who decides if a coach qualifies to be on the most competitive boat rather than the second boat? *Thanks all! I am seriously considering becoming a coach, but I am SOOO competitive and I LOVE to paddle. I don’t mind steering some, but it isn’t my passion on the boat. I just don’t want to quit competing and I don’t want to give up paddling regularly (we practice 3 days a week).

Is anyone planning to visit France this year?