Technique analysis and pacing strategy in flatwater canoeing

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to describe the new trends in technique analysis and pacing strategy in flatwater canoeing. Qualitative technique analysis were presented though out the descriptive and discriminative evaluation, while quantitative technique analysis were described by means of evolution of speed, cycle frequency, cycle length and cycle index. On the other hand, the different factors witch affects the right choice of pacing strategy and the most used race patterns in international competitions were analyzed.

Keywords

• technique
• canoeing
• pacing strategy