Roll
Practice
East Tennessee Whitewater Club holds a roll practice almost every
Friday of the year. It is a great place to catch up on your skills and
plan trips. Next to the Summer Clinic, roll practice is the best place
to learn to kayak. There are usually experienced people there to help
you forward stroke, back stroke, brace, roll, and everything in between.
Summer Time Schedule
Every Friday Night as soon as people get off of work at the Clark Center Park. No cost to come, usually ends around 7:30 but feel free to come whenever. It is a great place to plan a trip or just get ready for the weekend paddling. If the venue is moved somewhere else (aka a river) it will be posted on the forum, but this rarely happens..
To get to Clark Center Park, which is also known as Carbide Park, from Oak Ridge - go to the intersection of Illinois Avenue and Scarboro Road and go south on Scarboro past the Y-12 Plant and over Chestnut Ridge. Go straight through the traffic light on Bethel Valley Road on Pumphouse road, and turn right at the gate and drive several miles to the park. Drive past the park headquarters and park on the right in the small lot. The place where we practice is directly across the lake from the boat ramp. When the swimming area is open, we park in the picnic area near our roll practice spot. Winter Time Schedule
Most Friday nights from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM at the Oak Ridge Civic Center indoor pool. Meet at the back door and wash your boat off with the hose. The cost is $3 per boat. Runs every week unless otherwise noted. This year's schedule is shown below.
The Civic Center's Address:
1403 Oak Ridge Tpke
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 425-3450
| Date |
Roll Practice Host |
|
Date |
Roll Practice Host |
| 6-Nov-09 |
Kary Scarborough |
|
5-Feb-10 |
No Roll Practice |
| 13-Nov-09 |
Ariana Beste |
|
12-Feb-10 |
No Roll Practice |
| 20-Nov-09 |
Joshua Golliher |
|
19-Feb-10 |
Rick Zingg |
| 27-Nov-09 |
No Roll Practice |
|
26-Feb-10 |
Greg Shipley |
| 4-Dec-09 |
Ken Schneider |
|
5-Mar-10 |
Rick Zingg |
| 11-Dec-09 |
Rick Zingg |
|
12-Mar-10 |
Ariana Beste |
| 18-Dec-09 |
Jason Darby |
|
19-Mar-10 |
No Roll Practice |
| 25-Dec-09 |
No Roll Practice |
|
26-Mar-10 |
Ariana Beste |
| 1-Jan-10 |
No Roll Practice |
|
2-Apr-10 |
No Roll Practice |
| 8-Jan-10 |
Pat Geoghegan |
|
9-Apr-10 |
Denzil Britt |
| 15-Jan-10 |
Jason Darby |
|
16-Apr-10 |
Jason Darby |
| 22-Jan-10 |
Ken Klipple |
|
23-Apr-10 |
Tris West |
| 29-Jan-10 |
Ken Klipple |
|
30-Apr-10 |
Tris West |
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7-May-10 |
Kary Scarborough |
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14-May-10 |
Kary Scarborough |
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Typical
Winter Roll Practice
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