We want to better appreciate our coaching staff and are exploring options for a "perks package". Does your team offer coach incentives (e.g., discounted memberships, covered race fees, gear allowances)? What has your team found most meaningful or effective? Thanks!

Many of you are sharing about our community and bringing people in, THANK YOU. Make sure you're using your unique affiliate link so you can get credit for it (so that you can get commissions!). @Joann Fegley and I want to thank the following folks especially: @Robert Thrush - 6 members @Tina Giangrande - 4 @Erica Bernstein - 3 @Christina Potter - 2 @Sandra Stein - 1 @Cory Graham - 1 @Glenn Russell - 1 We can't do this without you. If you can't remember how to get your affiliate link - look for the SETTINGS button (on mobile click the three dots at the top right of your screen) and then the INVITE option. Click the referral link and copy it to your notes app for easy reference. Then share away. NOTE: be sure to tell your people to click and join with that link directly. If they just come to Skool and search for our community, or if they click on it then go explore, then search for our community to get back to it, you won't get the credit :( So tell them to explore AFTER they've joined with your link.

Lots to put on your calendar for the next few months! ➡️ For those of you taking the Level 1 and Level 2 Steering Certification Courses, there are several new support calls scheduled: - August 18 - September 8 and 29 - October 20 ➡️ On August 20, September 18, and October 7 - come pick Liisa's and/or Joann's brain for an hour in three Ask Us Anything sessions. Bring your questions about coaching, steering, paddling, drumming, building, or managing a team. ➡️ November 7 + 8 is the next Virtual Dragon Boat Summit! The main day will be Saturday the 7th... with sessions throughout the day. Sunday the 8th will be a special add-on VIP session. Details to come soon, but block off your calendars now.

If you can get yourself to Level 7 by August 30, you can snag a free ticket to the November Virtual Summit, which was announced yesterday. 78% of you are at Level 1. That's NOOB level \(see attached image\). A few of you made it to Level 2, fewer still to Level 3, and fewer still to Level 4. Right now, I'm the only one at Level 5... so let's see if you can pass me and beat me to Level 7. How do you level up? By posting intentionally, commenting thoughtfully, and inspiring others to hit the LIKE button on your posts and comments. Each time someone hits that like button on your post and comment, you get 1 point. It's THAT easy. 🌟 What's the point of leveling up? It makes for a more vibrant and engaged community. It helps the community rank higher in Skool Discovery, which means more people are likely to find it and join us. It's going to unlock all sorts of goodies for you in the classroom at other levels too. Maybe that's a 1:1 coaching call with Liisa. Or Joann's secret sauce for training new coaches. Or an opportunity to get both of us on a call with your entire team. Or free access to a paid workshop. Or a merch! So get going. But don't just try and post for the sake of getting points. Answer other people's questions. Help others succeed. Share your insights and knowledge. Recommend great races. Be a good ambassador for your club! Right now the people at the top of our 7-day leaderboard are some of our newest! @Adrienne Hanlon @Claudia Perge, and @Cindy Cheong - thank you for coming in and getting right into the discussions!

I thought I had asked this somewhere, but I am not seeing it anywhere. Does anyone know if it is allowable to begin the online portion of level 2 steering while still completing the on water portion of level 1 steering? I ask because I am a teacher and once I return for the school year it will be difficult to complete the online tasks due to time constraints. I’ve been steering for many years, so I anticipate that the on water testing should not be problematic.