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Doe Park Water Activities Centre

Foster Park View, Denholme, BD13 4LN

Bradford Barracudas

DRAGON BOAT CLUB

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About The Barracudas

Bradford Barracudas are a community Dragon Boat club based at Doe Park Water Activities Centre in Bradford

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Our sign is up! Come and join us at Doe Park Water Activities Centre Tuesday evening and Saturday mornings

Our sign is up! Come and join us at Doe Park Water Activities Centre Tuesday evening and Saturday mornings

Are you taking part in the Bradford Dragon Boat Festival this year?

We can provide training at Doe Park Water Activities Centre for teams or Individuals

Please visit
Https://www.bradfordbarracudas.co.uk/festival-training for further information and our contact details to book a session

Are you taking part in the Bradford Dragon Boat Festival this year?

We can provide training at Doe Park Water Activities Centre for teams or Individuals

Please visit
Https://www.bradfordbarracudas.co.uk/festival-training for further information and our contact details to book a session

Come along to our recruitment trial session and see why so many of us love this sport!
No pressure to join, just a fun and informative morning.
We welcome beginners and also experienced paddlers who may have taken a break and wish to return.
It's a great way to exercise and keep fit, in an outdoor setting.
Saturday, 15th March 9.30am (arrive 9am for briefing).

Come along to our recruitment trial session and see why so many of us love this sport!
No pressure to join, just a fun and informative morning.
We welcome beginners and also experienced paddlers who may have taken a break and wish to return.
It's a great way to exercise and keep fit, in an outdoor setting.
Saturday, 15th March 9.30am (arrive 9am for briefing).

Come along to our recruitment trial session and see why so many of us love this sport!
No pressure to join, just a fun and informative morning.
We welcome beginners and also experienced paddlers who may have taken a break and wish to return.
It's a great way to exercise and keep fit, in an outdoor setting.

Saturday, 15th March 9.30am (arrive 9am for briefing).

Come along to our recruitment trial session and see why so many of us love this sport!
No pressure to join, just a fun and informative morning.
We welcome beginners and also experienced paddlers who may have taken a break and wish to return.
It's a great way to exercise and keep fit, in an outdoor setting.

Saturday, 15th March 9.30am (arrive 9am for briefing).

....🎉🎆🎇Happy Chinese New Year!🎆🎇🎉...

....🎉🎆🎇Happy Chinese New Year!🎆🎇🎉...

Saturday morning paddle, very cold but still great to be back on the water training ❄️❄️❄️❄️

Saturday morning paddle, very cold but still great to be back on the water training ❄️❄️❄️❄️

Annual boat maintenance session 🧹🪣🧼🫧
Looking forward to getting back on the water next Saturday, for our first session of 2025

Annual boat maintenance session 🧹🪣🧼🫧
Looking forward to getting back on the water next Saturday, for our first session of 2025

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to one of our very own Bradford Barracudas team members Liane Llewellyn Hickling on successfully completing various trials and making it on to the GB Senior A Dragonboat Team!!!! 🇬🇧
We are very proud, this is a huge achievement. 👏 👏

Liane has her first GB squad training session tomorrow, the start of 6 months training on and off the water before the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, which will be held at the Regatta Venue Beetzsee in Brandenburg /Havel, Germany from 14th – 20th July 2025. 🇬🇧👍

Well done Liane!

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to one of our very own Bradford Barracudas team members Liane Llewellyn Hickling on successfully completing various trials and making it on to the GB Senior A Dragonboat Team!!!! 🇬🇧
We are very proud, this is a huge achievement. 👏 👏

Liane has her first GB squad training session tomorrow, the start of 6 months training on and off the water before the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, which will be held at the Regatta Venue Beetzsee in Brandenburg /Havel, Germany from 14th – 20th July 2025. 🇬🇧👍

Well done Liane!

Happy new year from all at Bradford Barracudas!
Here are some highlights of 2024 and we are looking forward to another year of training and racing in 2025!

Happy new year from all at Bradford Barracudas!
Here are some highlights of 2024 and we are looking forward to another year of training and racing in 2025!

Lovely sunny festive paddle to Christmas tunes this morning, finished off with a game of paddle ‘o’ war.
Merry Christmas from all of the Bradford Barracudas team! See you in the new year!🎅

Lovely sunny festive paddle to Christmas tunes this morning, finished off with a game of paddle ‘o’ war.
Merry Christmas from all of the Bradford Barracudas team! See you in the new year!🎅

First paddler development day of Winter complete!
It was great to have you all join us at @doeparkwac @jspaddlesports

First paddler development day of Winter complete!
It was great to have you all join us at @doeparkwac @jspaddlesports

Dark evening Halloween paddle! 🎃 🕷😱🦇👻💀👺

Dark evening Halloween paddle! 🎃 🕷😱🦇👻💀👺

Can't beat paddling to music in the evening.
More to come throughout the Winter season .

This evening we did endurance training, using a pyramid drill which consisted of different speeds and power.
We then paddled to the beat of music, some fast paced, some slightly more relaxed.

If this sounds like fun to you, whilst keeping fit then please get in touch to join us for a trial session

Can't beat paddling to music in the evening.
More to come throughout the Winter season .

This evening we did endurance training, using a pyramid drill which consisted of different speeds and power.
We then paddled to the beat of music, some fast paced, some slightly more relaxed.

If this sounds like fun to you, whilst keeping fit then please get in touch to join us for a trial session

We had a fantastic morning today with multiple assessments taking place and our annual capsize drill.

Congratulations to Phillippa on successfully passing her level 1 coach and to Pete for achieving his full level 2 coach qualification! 👏👏
We also have Liane working towards her level 1 coach who demonstrated her helming skills, giving instructions to the team when handling a crew member falling overboard.

Well done and thank you to all those who took part in the capsize and paddled this morning, so that the assessments could go ahead today!

Great team effort!

We had a fantastic morning today with multiple assessments taking place and our annual capsize drill.

Congratulations to Phillippa on successfully passing her level 1 coach and to Pete for achieving his full level 2 coach qualification! 👏👏
We also have Liane working towards her level 1 coach who demonstrated her helming skills, giving instructions to the team when handling a crew member falling overboard.

Well done and thank you to all those who took part in the capsize and paddled this morning, so that the assessments could go ahead today!

Great team effort!

🛶🛶🛶Benefits of Dragonboating🛶🛶🛶
Improving and supporting mental well-being

Here are some ways that dragonboating has helped some of our team mentally.

🥁 Stress reliever
🥁 Improving Motivation
🥁 Appreciating the surroundings
🥁 Lifting low moods, easing depression.
🥁 Helping relieve anxiety symptoms
🥁 Confidence and self esteem

Above are some examples of how Dragonboating has helped our team members personally:

🛶🛶🛶Benefits of Dragonboating🛶🛶🛶
Improving and supporting mental well-being

Here are some ways that dragonboating has helped some of our team mentally.

🥁 Stress reliever
🥁 Improving Motivation
🥁 Appreciating the surroundings
🥁 Lifting low moods, easing depression.
🥁 Helping relieve anxiety symptoms
🥁 Confidence and self esteem

Above are some examples of how Dragonboating has helped our team members personally:

Saturday morning training.
Back to basics this week, breaking down our stroke and refining our technique.
We also created our first benchmark for distance endurance, so we can monitor improvement over the Winter months.
Great session, enjoyed by all!
If you would like to join us, please message the Facebook page for further information.

Saturday morning training.
Back to basics this week, breaking down our stroke and refining our technique.
We also created our first benchmark for distance endurance, so we can monitor improvement over the Winter months.
Great session, enjoyed by all!
If you would like to join us, please message the Facebook page for further information.

Great day racing at the Nationals this weekend!

Great day racing at the Nationals this weekend!

Great session this Tuesday, lots of smiles in the boat!
One of our paddlers Pete, is training for his Coach level 1 award and this was his first session putting theory into practice by running the session.
We also had 2 of our ladies practicing their helming skills, in preparation for the basic helm assessment.

Great session this Tuesday, lots of smiles in the boat!
One of our paddlers Pete, is training for his Coach level 1 award and this was his first session putting theory into practice by running the session.
We also had 2 of our ladies practicing their helming skills, in preparation for the basic helm assessment.

Can't beat training outdoors in the fresh air and beautiful surroundings.
If you are looking for a fun way to exercise but the gym or indoor classes aren't for you, then please get in touch.
This was our Saturday morning session, we did technique drills and continuous paddling for endurance, covering around 5km in total.

Can't beat training outdoors in the fresh air and beautiful surroundings.
If you are looking for a fun way to exercise but the gym or indoor classes aren't for you, then please get in touch.
This was our Saturday morning session, we did technique drills and continuous paddling for endurance, covering around 5km in total.

This morning's training session was enjoyable. We began with calm, still waters on the reservoir and finished off with a refreshing downpour of heavy rain! 🌧 We also observed some beautiful Horses with their Foals, whilst the local Heron kept an eye on us.

This morning's training session was enjoyable. We began with calm, still waters on the reservoir and finished off with a refreshing downpour of heavy rain! 🌧 We also observed some beautiful Horses with their Foals, whilst the local Heron kept an eye on us.

Cold, windy and wet day at the UK Chinese Dragonboat Festival.
Great racing with Cambridgeshire Royals Dragon Boat Team as Royal Cuda's

Cold, windy and wet day at the UK Chinese Dragonboat Festival.
Great racing with Cambridgeshire Royals Dragon Boat Team as Royal Cuda's

Lovely weather racing at Salford Quays Waterfront with Cambridgeshire Royals 🌧 🌧 🌧 🌧 🌧

Lovely weather racing at Salford Quays Waterfront with Cambridgeshire Royals 🌧 🌧 🌧 🌧 🌧

Are you taking part in any Charity Dragon Boat events this summer?

We offer training sessions to prepare teams or Individuals that are new to the sport, for racing.

Would you or your team be interested in receiving technical tips before the event?

Or a refresher if you participated in any events last year?

It is great fun and increases your teams morale and experience before the big day!

Please message us to book your slot.
Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm

Are you taking part in any Charity Dragon Boat events this summer?

We offer training sessions to prepare teams or Individuals that are new to the sport, for racing.

Would you or your team be interested in receiving technical tips before the event?

Or a refresher if you participated in any events last year?

It is great fun and increases your teams morale and experience before the big day!

Please message us to book your slot.
Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm

A fantastic day at Stockton racing with Cambridgeshire Royals Dragon Boat Team as Bradford Royals!
We came away with 3rd place in both the open 500m and 2k events.
Amazing effort from everyone 👏

A fantastic day at Stockton racing with Cambridgeshire Royals Dragon Boat Team as Bradford Royals!
We came away with 3rd place in both the open 500m and 2k events.
Amazing effort from everyone 👏

Are you taking part in any Charity Dragon Boat events this summer?

We offer training sessions to prepare teams or Individuals that are new to the sport, for racing.

Would you or your team be interested in receiving technical tips before the event?

Or a refresher if you participated in any events last year?

It is great fun and increases your teams morale and experience before the big day!

Please message us to book your slot.
Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm

Are you taking part in any Charity Dragon Boat events this summer?

We offer training sessions to prepare teams or Individuals that are new to the sport, for racing.

Would you or your team be interested in receiving technical tips before the event?

Or a refresher if you participated in any events last year?

It is great fun and increases your teams morale and experience before the big day!

Please message us to book your slot.
Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm

🛶🛶🛶Benefits of Dragonboating🛶🛶🛶

Improving and supporting mental well-being

Here are some ways that dragonboating has helped some of our team mentally.

🥁 Stress reliever
🥁 Improving Motivation
🥁 Appreciating the surroundings
🥁 Lifting low moods, easing depression.
🥁 Helping relieve anxiety symptoms
🥁 Confidence and self esteem

The teamwork and community spirit within the club also improves low mood.

Exercising stimulates endorphins in the brain which make you feel happier and more relaxed. Dragonboating can therefore help Improve quality of sleep, anxiety and depression.

🛶🛶🛶Benefits of Dragonboating🛶🛶🛶

Improving and supporting mental well-being

Here are some ways that dragonboating has helped some of our team mentally.

🥁 Stress reliever
🥁 Improving Motivation
🥁 Appreciating the surroundings
🥁 Lifting low moods, easing depression.
🥁 Helping relieve anxiety symptoms
🥁 Confidence and self esteem

The teamwork and community spirit within the club also improves low mood.

Exercising stimulates endorphins in the brain which make you feel happier and more relaxed. Dragonboating can therefore help Improve quality of sleep, anxiety and depression.

In recent weeks, we have been working towards refining our technique.
We have divided the stroke into eight parts to ensure everyone grasps the correct paddling technique and then focusing on each part.

Additionally, we've conducted one to one's for personal feedback.

In recent weeks, we have been working towards refining our technique.
We have divided the stroke into eight parts to ensure everyone grasps the correct paddling technique and then focusing on each part.

Additionally, we've conducted one to one's for personal feedback.

We're fortunate at the reservoir to observe various wildlife around us. Yesterday evening, a Barn Owl glided past. We've spotted Deer, a Heron on numerous occasions, a Buzzard and we frequently hear a Pheasant calling out from the trees.
All this whilst keeping fit and training.

We're fortunate at the reservoir to observe various wildlife around us. Yesterday evening, a Barn Owl glided past. We've spotted Deer, a Heron on numerous occasions, a Buzzard and we frequently hear a Pheasant calling out from the trees.
All this whilst keeping fit and training.

Did you know that Dragonboating is more than just an arm or shoulder workout? 💪

It is a whole body work out.
Your legs are the anchor, whilst the muscles in your back and core power the paddle through the water, with the help of a kick.
Great for strengthening your abs, core, legs and glutes.
It is a cardiovascular fitness.

Did you know that Dragonboating is more than just an arm or shoulder workout? 💪

It is a whole body work out.
Your legs are the anchor, whilst the muscles in your back and core power the paddle through the water, with the help of a kick.
Great for strengthening your abs, core, legs and glutes.
It is a cardiovascular fitness.

Happy international women’s day for all our amazing ladies past, present & future

Happy international women’s day for all our amazing ladies past, present & future

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