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Communication – Hand Signals

Communicating with your participants can be difficult when its windy or you have an engine close by. Think about where you position yourself, upwind and out of direct sunlight is most helpful. Try to communicate with sailors using a clear voice, and without shouting. 
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Foil-Lab safety - Towing

As foiling opportunities increase at clubs and through class association coaching programs, with Foil-Labs now being delivered across the country by coaches, it is important to consider the safety requirements for the foil towing aspect of the program, and to be on top of safety, ensuring that the experience remains a safe and enjoyable one for participants. 
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Fun knot Challenge Session for Kids and Teens

Often it’s fun to end a knot tying session with a fun challenge, whether it’s with the classic tie up the instructor (Only done if there is another assistant/ instructor present) or a game. A fun way to change things up is with a problem solving challenge like a knot challenge to stimulate the mind.
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Class Worlds Preparation

So your first overseas regatta is just around the corner? To help you better prepare for the trip, here are some tips: 
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Top Tips for Instructors - Holly Hunt, 2022 Australian Instructor of the Year

Holly Hunt has been an active coach and Instructor at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club since 2019 and currently predominantly coaches’ youth development in the 29ers. With 16+ years of sailing under her belt, Holly has competed at state, national and international level in a variety of boats and is currently an active Moth and GP42 sailor.  
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Fitness & Nutrition Tips for Coaches

Different classes and specific sailing situations are going to demand different physical capabilities, but no matter which class your coaching, helping your sailors to meet the demands of sailing will help to ensure you keep them safe, healthy, and performing at their best.
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Drills For Skills – Mixed Ability Groups

How people learn, is as individual as the sailor themselves, as coaches we should be creating learning environments that stretch everyone to learn, and to make sure they have fun, whilst doing it! 
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Top Tips for Keelboat Instructors – Nickie Jones

In each Training in Focus edition, we will provide some bite-sized, practical, easy to implement ‘Top-Tips’ from experienced instructors and coaches from around the country, that you can incorporate into your session planning and delivery throughout the season.  In this edition, is Nickie Jones’s Top-Tips for Keel Boat instructors!
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