Team Diary: Wednesday 10th
The day started (very) early for Antra and Al who had exams, and earlier still for Waz, who held the much-envied position of Chief Assesor.
After the usual breakfast of hot chocolate/coffee, croissants and bread, Team 'Australie' headed down to the river for our second session on the course. Myriam and Waz wasted no time in setting challenging, third-length courses. Most of us felt far more coordinated and comfortable on the fast-flowing waves and strong eddies than on the previous day. Video footage provided further opportunities for technical analysis and improvements to be made.
After the session, many of us took the chance to do some much-needed washing, a move that was especially appreciated by the coaches - myriam even went so far as too claim the boys'clothes smelled!
In the afternoon, Waz ran a competitive session for the guys: four short sections, the loser on each subsequently eliminated with the last two remaining boys to contest 'the final' i.e. the fourth section of the course. This kindled our competitive spirit, and many great runs were put down. In "immunity" rrule was introduced whereby the winner of one course gained immunity from being eliminated from the next (exception being the final). Tim seemed to suffer most at the hands of this rule, twice missing the final due to the loser having immunity. Al was told to "man-up" by Joey (self-appointed director of team masculinity) after spinning gate 1, and both he and Jaxon suffered from severe amnesia in remembering the course. All in all, a sweet session.
For those parents who complained about entry length, hope this is long enough for you!
Love Always,
Al