PDBC Competitive Program – U50

A highly competitive dragon boat program for athletes under 50. This program is designed to compete at the highest international level within the U18, U24, Premier and Senior A age categories at a local, National and International level. This program will attempt to continue its history as the world’s fastest U18 and U24 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 over 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

All of the above programming, with a 60% attendance expectation over the course of the year

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

Exceptions - 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
Mondays: November 7th, 2022 – April 5th, 2023
* No practices between December 25th – January 4th, 2023

Day & Time:

U18
Sundays: 9:00am – 11:00am
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30pm

U24
Sundays: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30pm

Hana Nui (24 – 39)
Sundays: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30pm
* PERG Testing dates and times TBD

Pool Paddling

Afterburn Fitness (230 Nantucket Ave, Scarborough)
January 29th – April 2nd, 2023

Day & Time:

U18
Sundays: 9:30am – 11:00am

U24
Sundays: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Hana Nui (24 – 39)
Sundays: 11:45am – 1:15pm

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:
Mondays: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Wednesdays: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Sunday: 9:30 – 1:30pm
* No practice: Wednesday, July 19th

OC Rentals & Coaching

May, 3rd – July 19th, 2023

Day & Time:
Tuesdays: 4:30 - 7:30pm

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Accomplishments

U24 Overall Champions at the 2022 Canadian National Championships in Montreal, Quebec
Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the 2022 CCWC in Sarasota, Florida
Qualified in 2019 for CCWC’s in Sarasota, 2022
Winners of the U24 banner at the 2018 Canadian National Championships
Several members represented Canada at World Championships
U18 Overall Champions at the 2022 Canadian National Championships in Montreal, Quebec
Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the 2022 CCWC in Sarasota, Florida
Winners of the U18 banner at the 2019 Canadian National Championship
2x Gold Medalist, 3x Silver Medalist at the 2018 CCWC in Szeged, Hungary
Winners of the U18 banner at the 2018 Canadian National Championship
Silver at the 2017 Canadian National Championship
Several members represented Canada at World Championships
4th place finish at the 2019 Nationals in Regina, Saskatchewan (Senior A)
Third place finish at the GWN Regatta in the mixed division 2018 & 2019
Premier Mixed and Premier Men Small Boat Silver and Bronze medallists at CCWCs April 2016 in Adelaide, Australia
First place finish Quebec Cup 2015
Third place finish at TIDBRF 2015
Premier Women Bronze Medalists at Canadian Championships 2015
Premier Mixed Top 6 finish at Canadian Championships 2015
Bronze medallists at 2006 CCWC's in Toronto, Canada

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