If you want to improve your flexibility and balance, try our Yoga sessions on a stand-up paddle board!  You must have taken a SUP lesson or have SUP experience before participating in the SUP Yoga sessions, we also recommend trying yoga on a mat before a board.

 

Cost:  $15  Cost includes:  Equipment, instruction, and transportation.

 

Activity Level:  Beginner– Advanced

 

 

Stand Up Paddle boarding (or SUP) is the fastest growing water sport in the world for good reason – it’s incredibly fun and easy to learn.  We’ll provide you with a stand up paddleboard, paddle and life jacket. We will cover all the basics you need to get started: proper stance, paddling technique, turning and more.  Not only is SUP a great time, it’s also an excellent core workout! 

 

Cost:  $15  Cost includes:  Equipment, instruction, and transportation.

 

Activity Level:  Beginner-Intermediate

 

How do you navigate from a boat that has no deck (canoe) or a small deck (kayak)? The answer is that we have to prepare ourselves beforehand and apply it to our on-the-water trip. This short workshop will introduce concepts of map and compass, reading and using charts, dead reckoning and navigating, as well as float planning. Dene Berman is an ACA Instructor Trainer who has field experience with Outward Bound, Wilderness Education Association, and Leave No Trace. He has used Navigation skills in places as disparate as Alaska, Baja California, The Everglades, and Northern Saskatchewan.

Work on improving your strokes and maneuvers in the warmth of the SU Pool. We will have staff on hand to assist with learning to roll, wet exits and rescues. Play boaters welcome.

 

Cost:  $5.00  Cost Includes: Equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced

 

We will park and play and the Springfield Whitewater Park. Practice surfing, rolls in moving water, eddie turns, ferries and braces. Participants must have demonstrated a wet exit from a river or play boat to ORC staff. This can be done during the Intro to Whitewater class or one of the weekly Rec Fit Kayaking sessions.

 

Cost:  $15.00  Cost Includes: Transportation, equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Intermediate-Advanced

 

This course will introduce kayaking equipment and techniques. We will start in river kayaks at Eastwood Lake and focus on strokes, maneuvers and rescues. Then move to the mad river where the class will practice eddy turns, ferries and learn to read the river. 

 

Cost:  $20.00  Cost Includes: Transportation, equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Beginner –Intermediate

 

Join us for some fun on the Mad River. We will provide you with some basic instruction on land before guiding you down the river for a relaxing evening in kayaks. This is a great way to unwind and cool off after a long day.

 

Cost: $15 Cost Includes: Transportation, equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Beginner-Intermediate

 

This class will focus on stroke development and refinement. Participants will learn basic strokes and receive feedback on technique as well as have the opportunity to practice more advanced strokes such as bow draw, side slip, and braces.

 

Cost:  $15.00  Cost Includes: Transportation, equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Beginner –Intermediate

 

This course will introduce recreational kayaking equipment and techniques to beginner kayakers. Skills will focus on strokes, maneuvers and rescues. This class will take place on Eastwood Lake and participants should come prepared to get wet and have fun. 

 

Cost: $10.00  Cost Includes: Transportation, equipment, and ACA certified instructors

 

Activity Level: Beginner

 

For more information or to register, visit Outdoor Resource Center, 037 Student Union, 937-775-5019.