“This year has been awesome and I am so grateful for all the support I have received! That’s why I’ve decided to do this giveaway and give back to my fantastic community of paddlers!” said Michael Booth, 6 x SUP World Champion, Starboard Dream Team Rider, Founder and Coach of BOOTH Training.
TotalSUP caught up with Michael for a quick chat to sum up his amazing 2022 year and dig right into his Christmas Giveaway for the SUP community – Don’t miss it! There’s $2000 worth of prizes up for grabs!Â
Photo credit: @ckpictures / The Euro Tour / Nordhausen SUP Cup
There is so much information out there and you can self-teach yourself to differing levels. The next step of course is finding yourself a coach and someone who works with you. This could be someone you know, a local coach in your area or someone online with plenty of experience. A coach can help streamline your progress as they can help steer you away from common mistakes and develop you in a way that’s only for you. Depending on what you want to achieve a coach can be instrumental in helping achieve your goals and giving you the support you need. With a coach you have someone with the knowledge to help condition you physically, work on your mental strength, find your stroke weaknesses and find something extra to take you to that next level. You need a coach who really understands you and works with you to help you achieve.
My training programs are aimed at all levels. I have been fortunate to coach people at the highest level achieving World and National Championships. I have also had the pleasure of coaching the everyday paddler who just wants to improve their 5km time, or lose weight and become more healthy or just want something to follow when on the water. I enjoy coaching all paddlers as ultimately the journey to any goal is the same, work out what your goal is, decide how much time you have to dedicate to it, build the program and trust it, then keep disciplined on your path. Ultimately any paddler is welcome at BOOTH Training, I currently coach athletes from 13 to 75 and I tailor my training towards each individual athlete. If anyone is interested in my coaching be sure to contact me and we can have a chat about it!
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2022 has been a year of rebirth out of the pandemic, it’s was a year of making dreams a reality, focusing on growth in all areas of life and formulating new plans for the future.
BOOTH Training 💪 🏆
Photo credit: Georgia Schofield / Planet Canoe / ICF Worlds
1st prize: A Premium 3 month training package which includes a personalised training plan, video calls, video analysis and much more. Valued at $1125 đź’Ş
2nd prize: 3 Month Personalized Training Plan which includes a personalised training plan, one call, video analysis and more. Valued at $600 🔥
3rd prize: 3 month Basic Training Plan which includes an awesome training plan to help you go to the next level. Valued at $240🏆
1. Follow @boothtraining on Instagram ✔️
2. Like the Giveaway post 👍🏼
3. Tag 3 friends who love Stand Up Paddle 🚣🏼‍♂️
4. Bonus entry: Share this post to your stories – don’t forget to tag @boothtraining
5. Bonus entry: Post a photo of you paddling related to Christmas and tag @boothtraining 📸 BE CREATIVE
*Enter as many times as you would like!
The winners will be announced on December 24th – Good luck everyone!
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To find out more about Starboard innovation and check out the 2022 board range, visit www.sup.star-board.com
Have you heard about the Future Fighters movement? Visit Blue Tiki – A token for Future FightersÂ
To find out more about Michael’s training programmes, visit michael-booth.com.au and check out Instagram and Facebook pages
Connect with Michael Booth on Instagram, Facebook and tune in to his YouTube channel
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