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About: Tino
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- My name is Tino Specht and I am the Head Coach at New River Academy. I have been here for 2 and a half years. My goals include making people the best athlete they can be as well as pushing myself to higher limits. I am also the video Teacher so you will see lots of video on this blog!
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The News With New River Academy
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Nuble Fest
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Hey Everyone,
Here is a short video from 7 Finger Media about the Nuble River and River Festival that they put on! New River Academy was a big part of the weekend! Enjoy the video.
Best,
Tino
New River Academy Visits a Chilean High School
Friday, December 31st, 2010We love to find opportunities to explore the world around us. Here is one example.
Ever wondered what we do with our free time at New River Academy?
Monday, October 4th, 2010Check out Nick Simpsons video that he made in New River Academies video class!
Learn How to Blunt with New River Academies Video Class
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Learn the steps to a staple freestyle kayak move! This is Wayne Paulsens instructional on how to do a Blunt! A Blunt is a full 180 degree spin where your stern is above the angle of 45 degrees at some time suring the rotation. Also your rotation has to include an edge transition and must be done by your stern pivoting around your bow in from of the foam pile! Enjoy!!!
Coach Tino Specht
Niagra Falls Video
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010Enjoy a ride with Niagra Helicopter Tours with our New River Academy Video Class
The Travel Leg To Fayetteville WV
Sunday, September 26th, 2010I will let the pictures do the talking. One thing can be said though, everyone had a good time!
Taking off on our helicopter for our tour of Niagra Falls provided to us by Niagra Helicopters!
Niagra Falls at night, a blurr
The Chilean and guess who?
The Staff loves Lucy
Ahhhhh
Frrreeeedddaaaayyyy
Morning walk to the falls!
Going over the falls!
Birds below the falls
The Bridge to the USA
The cave behind the falls
The middle of the falls.
Jordan Freewheeling Valley Falls
Lore throwing a rock spin
The school scouting the lines from above
Alex all smiles before dropping Valley Falls
Julia going for it on her first waterfall. She is pumped for all the clean waterfalls in Chile
Dave and Mackenzie talking about their last photo shots!
Taylor dropping the last one!
Jacob running the falls with a crowd looking on!
Alex Freewheeling as the video and photo classes shoot him from all angles!
Errik nailing his boof off the first drop!
Walking back to the top for more!
Wayne killin it on his first waterfall!
Zoe Ross showing how much she improved over last year!
Hayley on her first waterfall!!!
Jason with some style!
Wayne cruising for his 10th or maybe 20th run down the falls!
Lore running a tougher line.
Zoe Ross ladies and gentlemen
Jordan with the cross bow boof!
Safety Training (Throw Rope and Signals)
Sunday, September 12th, 2010Hey Everyone,
Checking in with some photos from another safety training session with New River Academy! We worked on river signals and throw rope rethrow practice. Enjoy the photos!
Coach Tino Specht
Tino and Lorenzo demonstrate the correct river signals to use. These river signals are universal and can be used outside the program so when all our athletes head out into the big world of paddling they will have a high level of understanding and communication on the river!
Lorenzo talk about how to tell the line on a rapid in river signal language.
Tino talking about where to point on the river. Never point to a hazard!
Emergency!
Tino having everyone line up for throw rope practice
Lined up and ready to test on their throw bag rethrows.
Lorenzo giving a signal during Nick's test.
Nick happy to have passed and ready to bring it to the river!
Jacob throwing to his Tino with a first throw and then he has to hit Lorenzo with a rethrow.
MacKenzie about to release her throw rope!
Clay Whitaker tossing his rethrow to Lorenzo and hitting him!
Lorenzo demonstrating the how to hit your moving target at 50ft range.
Tino repacking his throw rope.
Jordan repacking his throw rope after passing the test!
Hayley about to focus on the task at hand.
Tino preparing a rethrow as a demonstration for the group
Last but not least Clay and Zoe heads down plowing through school work.
New River Academy Students Win Level Six Prizes
Thursday, September 9th, 2010Hey Everyone,
I’m writing in here to let everyone know about a great program booster we have. Level Six the prestigious Whitewater,Street, and Surf Clothing company donates some hats and stickers as prizes for NRA competitions! I have been paddling for Level Six since I was 19 and I swear by them. Everyone will tell you now a days that everything I wear is Level Six,haha. Well we had our first winners this week!
The first was Alex Anderson! I set a goal that if anybody could make all of the eddies and then surf the wave while holding onto the wall in Colosseum on the Ottawa River they would get a prize. Alex Nailed every move and came out smiling knowing he had attained his goal. Great Job Alex!
Alex with his new Level Six Hat and sticker!
The Second was Errik Hill this morning! We had a race to see who could throw a throw bag, recoil, and then throw and hit their target again the fastest and most accurate. We do this during morning workout because safety is first priority here at New River Academy and we loooovvveee to practice it whenever we get the chance. . Errik placed first with a blazing time of 13 seconds! Congrats Errik!!!!
Errik with his new hat and Sticker! What a safe guy!
Way to go Guys!
Errik and Alex stoked to get some new lids and stickers!
Errik presenting the logo.
Check out Level Six’s awesome clothing and river gear at levelsix.com! Its worth it!
Hit Your Line Wednesday!!!!!!!
Thursday, September 9th, 2010Hello World,
Check out some of the photos of hit your line Wednesday. We reserve this day to work on our river running skills and pushing ourselves in the understanding of how the river works and how to scout and run the rapids safely! This builds good habits for the river later in life.
Enjoy!
Coach Tino Specht
Kira setting a great example walking up to the boats with her throw rope in hand. We have a rule here at NRA that whenever you are out of your kayak scouting or walking along the shore line you must have your throw rope in your hand. If not then you get to do 25 pushups.
Zoe Ross all smiles on Hit Your Line Wednesday
Hayley and Julia excited to go for a challenging line on Garberator rapid at the Lorn
Under the watchful experienced eye of Lorenzo
Taylor, Jason, and Mackenzie ready to show the line to the rest of the group!
Jordan Looking on as Clay cleans the line!
Lorenzo looking on with his throw rope in hand to demonstrate good safety as Clay finishes the rapid.
Lorenzo giving the go ahead!
Jordan punching through the diagonal
Alex sneaking in a ride on Garb and throwing an Air Blunt
Jacob driving into the Garb Eddy
Nick fallowing Jacobs line into the eddy
Jules giving it her all through the river right slot after scouting the line with me. She greased the line!
The giant Ottawa River!
Wayne going for it in his new Bliss Stick Rad kayak
Kaleb Grady decided to paddle with us yesterday and show us his hometown spots
Hayley cleaning the slot and placing her paddle in that diagonal to pull her self through!
Zoe claims it after she shows the group how to run her line! Take that boys!!!
Erik moving water as he drives toward his line!
The beautiful Ottawa River
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