What do you call.....?? Let's start a list of regional variants for common commands. e.g. what do you call when you want people to stop paddling? What do you call a sideways hold? Let's hear all the weird and wonderful commands! 👇

For those who fly with paddles, how do you pack them, and do you check them or carry them on? I’m primarily curious about traveling with a single paddle, but I’d also love to hear how coaches manage carrying paddles for a whole team.

Are any of you going to be there next weekend? It would be cool to connect irl!

Some of you paddle year round (lucky!) but for many the season ends in September/October. If you've been considering getting your steering competency, now's a good time to jump into the courses —before you come off the water. Why? Even if you don't get a whole lot of oar time, you'll be able to observe how your club steers handle different situations, how your club approaches team and boat safety, and so much more. You don't have to wait for a start date - registration is rolling. Sign up for Level 1 in the classroom. And apply for Level 2 here. If you have questions about either course, please check the FAQ in the classroom. If you can't find what you're looking for there, drop your question below or come to our next Q+A session on September 18

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).