{"id":15450,"date":"2013-08-25T16:09:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T16:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=15450"},"modified":"2013-08-25T16:09:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T16:09:29","slug":"gb-team-freestyle-team-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/gb-team-freestyle-team-training\/","title":{"rendered":"GB Team Freestyle Team Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the world championships at NOC in America coming up fast the GB freestyle team took to the water for a final training session.\u00a0 Throughout the weekend the team was working on piecing together their competition rides and putting some final work into making sure that their moves score.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15451\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15451\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15451 \" alt=\"Sal Montgomery Training at HPP.  Photo by Ed Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ed1-213x300.jpg\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ed1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ed1-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ed1.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sal Montgomery Training at HPP<br \/>Photo by Ed Cooper<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Training consisted of working all the top moves such as space godzillas, McNasty\u2019s, Phonix Monkeys and lunar orbits.\u00a0 Many of the team were also practicing some of the entry moves they intend to do at the comp .\u00a0 Once warmed up we started putting moves together trying to link them in blocks of 3 so that the routine is easy to remember and has a high scoring sequence.\u00a0 Team training isn\u2019t always super serious though, we also ran a fun copycat style session where you have to attempt the same move as the last paddler and then add on your own move for the next paddler to try.\u00a0 With the standard so high, there really were some amazing combinations pulled off!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15453\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15453\" alt=\"The Jed catches some more airtime!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8390-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8390-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8390-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Jed catches some more airtime!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The team is very strong this year and we really are in the running to bring home medals in all the different freestyle disciplines.\u00a0 Brandon Hepburn and Bren Orton will be out there rocking their carbon Jed\u2019s and working the hole as best they can to pull off some high scores.\u00a0 The Jed should really excel in a hole like this, being able to pull off all the latest hole moves quickly and fluidly.\u00a0 You simply just have to watch some of the team paddlers moving this boat around a hole or wave to realise how good the design really is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15452\" alt=\"Sal Montgomery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8117-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8117-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/G98A8117-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With many competitors already out in the US practicing at NOC we really should see some incredible rides and some really amazing routines during the comp.<\/p>\n<p>If you havent seen it yet, check out this video of Brandon and Bren training in Nottingham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube_sc  fluid widescreen\"><div class=\"inner block\"><noscript><style type=\"text\/css\">.youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}<\/style><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CQDUoQeID-M?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CQDUoQeID-M?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><span style=\"display:block;margin-top:15px;\">The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/flashplayer\/\" title=\"Install from Adobe\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQDUoQeID-M\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch on YouTube\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/span><\/object><\/noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQDUoQeID-M?version=3&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"yp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>For more info on the world champs visit www.freestylekayaking2013.com<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Sal Montgomery for the photos and Bren and Brandon for the video.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck Team GB!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the world 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