PDBC Competitive Program – O50
A highly competitive dragon boat program for athletes 50+.This program is designed to compete at the highest international level within the senior age categories of dragon boat racing at a local, National and International level. This program will attempt to continue its history as the world’s fastest 50+ and 60+ dragon boat programs.
*Please note that this is a competitive program so athletes must be selected to compete with us.
To begin your journey with PDBC…
Steps:
- Read all of the details below regarding the Competitive Program options at PDBC
- Choose your stream – Recreational or Competitive (if you want Recreational, please return to the last screen)
- Choose your Age Category – U50 or 050 (if you want under 50, please return to the last screen)
- Decide which program option works best for you. Please see below for detailed explanations of each program option
- Click on the “Register Now” button
New for 2022/2023
In order to continue building year-round team commitment from our athletes, PDBC has reformatted its program design to take place on a year-long scale, and the program you register for includes ALL options of that program (with very few exceptions; see below under “exceptions”). Athletes will now have the option of registering in one of the following ways:
- Local Annual – This means that you are a local athlete; you will commit to attending all portions of this program for the entire 2022/2023 season.
- Distance Annual – This means that you are a distance athlete, either because you physically live more than 100kms from Pickering, or, because you are unable to attend more than 60% of the practices over the course of the 2022/2023 season.
- Distance Winter/Local Summer – This typically represents University/College athletes who live at a distance in the winter, and live locally in the summer; able to attend 60% of practices over the winter months, and will commit to making as many practices as possible over the summer.
- Local Summer Only – This typically represents University/College athletes who live at a distance so great from Pickering that there are unable to attend any of the PDBC winter programming. These athletes will only be permitted to attend in the summer.
2022/2023 Program Options
Program Costs:
Local Annual: $1890.00
- Indoor PERG Training @ Paddle Zone 2x/week
- Indoor Pool Paddling @ Afterburn 1x/week
- PERG Testing 2x/season
- Indoor Circuit Training @ Paddle Zone x 3/week (offered 3 times/week; attend as many as you can)
- Dragon Boat practices 3/week
- Outrigger practices 1/week
- OC Time Trials 2/season
- Dragon Boat regattas 2/season
- PDBC Membership Fee, including your Dragon Boat Canada Membership
- End-of-Season Banquet
Distance Annual: $1190.00
- Most of the above programming, with a 60% attendance expectation over the course of the year (outrigger practices not included)
Distance Winter/Local Summer: $1590.00
- All of the above programming, with a 60% attendance expectation in the winter and full participation in the summer
Local Summer Only: $1020.00
- No winter programming; no PERG, pool, or circuit, but full participation in the summer
Membership with PDBC does not include:
- Paddle Zone individual memberships
- OC Club individual memberships
- Spring Training Camp in Tampa, Florida
- All fees associated with Canadian National Championships
- PDBC gear or apparel
Registration
Please see below for detailed information regarding every aspect of our winter and summer training.
Individual Program Information:
Paddle Ergometer Training
Alkame Paddle Zone (1050 Brock Rd, unit 21, Pickering)
Sundays: November 6th, 2022 – January 22nd, 2023
Wednesdays: November 7th, 2022 – April 5th, 2023
* No practices between December 25th – January 4th, 2023
Day & Time:
Senior B (50+)
Sundays: 8:00am – 10:00am
Wednesdays: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Senior C (60+)
Wednesdays: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Mondays: 9:00am – 12:00pm
* PERG Testing dates and times TBD
Pool Paddling
Afterburn Fitness (230 Nantucket Ave, Scarborough)
January 29th – April 2nd, 2023
Day & Time:
Senior B (50+)
Sundays: 1:00 – 2:30pm (Men)
Sundays: 2:15 – 3:45pm (Women)
Senior C (60+)
Sundays: 1:00 – 2:30pm (Men)
Sundays: 3:30 – 5:00pm (Women)
Circuit Training/Conditioning
Alkame Paddle Zone (1050 Brock Rd, unit 21, Pickering)
November 7th, 2022 – April 2nd, 2023
Day & Time:
Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00am
Saturday, 8:00 – 9:00am
* This program is offered 3 times per week. Athletes are welcome to attend as many (or as few) as they
wish.
Dragon Boat Summer
May 3rd – October 12th, 2023
Day & Time:
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 - 8:30
Sundays: 10:00am - 2:00pm
OC Rentals & Coaching
May, 3rd – July 19th, 2023
Day & Time:
Senior B (50+)
Mondays: 4:30 – 7:30pm
Senior C (60+)
Fridays: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Registration
Accomplishments
- Senior B & Senior C Overall Champions at the 2022 Canadian National Championships in Montreal, Quebec
- Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the 2022 CCWC in Sarasota, Florida
- 2019 Senior B Open Canadian Champions
- 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Canadian National Champions
- 4x Gold Medalist, 2x Silver Medalist and 1x Bronze Medalist at the 2018 CCWC in Szeged, Hungary
- 3x Gold medalists in the Mixed Division at the 2014 CCWC in Ravenna, Italy
- Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the 2014 CCWC in Ravenna, Italy
- Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the 2011 CCWC in Hong Kong
