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Connecting Community, Sport, and the Outdoors

Join us each month us as we explore topics that help you make outdoor sport a bigger part of your life and your community through special guest interviews and roundtable discussions with members of the OSI Community. Whether you’re just getting started exploring the outdoors, actively sharing outdoor sport with others, or implementing community-wide efforts, you’ll find valuable takeaways from the conversations and resources shared. Let us know what issues you are facing in developing a thriving outdoor community where you live.

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017 OSI Community Podcast- Learning Skills and Developing Leadership through Peer Review with Jacob Verhaegh

Sep 30, 2021

While September marks the end of vacation and the start of school for many, it doesn't mean time outdoors has to end. In this episode, we wanted to check in with someone offering youth outdoor programs to see how they are doing amidst academics and COVID. What we got from Jacob Verhaegh from eNRG Kayaking was far more than a report card on his program numbers. Jacob shares...

  • His stories of growing up in a family of paddlers.
  • Why he dedicates his time to his athletes
  • How he makes flat-water paddling more challenging without increasing the risk to his athletes
  • The power of video peer review with athletes of all ages and abilities.
  • How "eye-opening moments" help develop judgement and decision making and build self awareness.
  • The importance of longer vacation paddling trips to build team cohesion and how it gets parents super involved with the team.

Links discussed in the episode....

eNRG Youth Kayak Team

Youth Kayak Team Summary Video

2020 Youth Kayak Team Progression Video

Youth Kayaking Team California Road Trip Video

American Canoe Association US Slalom Kayaking

The Outdoor Sport Institute & The OSI Community

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The OSI Community is a peer-driven network of people who are -

  • Pursuing outdoor sports personally
  • Teaching and mentoring others outdoors
  • Building capacity for outdoor sports in their community

Through the OSI Community, members can access online and in-person instruction, a growing online resource library, and a network of peers to connect with and share ideas.

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