Kayaking with Eric Jackson

Eric Jackson has won over 100 kayaking events--the most of any kayaker in history--including three men’s pro World Championships, two Pre-World Championships, and one World Cup within the past fifteen years. He is the author of the bestselling kayaking books Whitewater Paddling: Strokes and Concepts and Playboating. Eric has also coached several kayaking teams to win major events, including teams with his children, who are both world champions. He lives in Walling, Tennessee.

Introduction

1. Kayaking Best Practices

2. Developing a Strategy
- Setting Your Priorities
- Identifying Best Practices by Watching and Talking to Others

3. Learning Kayak Skills
- Four Independent Moving Parts and Your Brain
- Learning the Proper Habits for Your Head, Paddle, Boat and Body

4. Rolling
- How Does the Roll Work?
- Learning the Roll
- The Hand Roll
- Bombproofing Your Roll

5. Bracing
- High Brace
- Sculling Brace
- Low Brace
- 'Catch Yourself from Falling' Drills
- Whitewater Bracing

6. Teaching the Roll
- My Winning Strategy
- Tactics for Teaching the Roll
- Summary of Teaching the Roll