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The next step isn't doing more.
It's taking greater ownership.
Under-23 Programmes are designed for young paddlers who are ready to move beyond attending sessions towards taking increasing responsibility for their own development, while still benefiting from the structure, support and community that Burners provides.
MORE THAN THE NEXT AGE GROUP
Age isn't what defines Under-23.
Ownership does.
Take more ownership.
Think more independently.
Train alongside ambitious people.
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Become increasingly responsible for your own development.
Learn to notice, evaluate and make better decisions for yourself.
Develop alongside paddlers who are serious about becoming better.
The Under-23 Programme is for young paddlers who are ready to take increasing responsibility for their own development.
Prepare for Performance.
Become the paddler you can be.
Develop greater consistency.
Keep progressing between the moments when we're together.
Build the ownership and habits that higher-level development demands.
Take increasing responsibility for where your development goes next.
Ownership isn't expected.
It's developed.
You'll still receive coaching. You'll still train together.
But between those experiences, more responsibility gradually shifts to you. That's intentional.
WHY UNDER-23 EXISTS
To bridge the gap between learning and leading.
Burners Sessions build the foundations.
Under-23 is where you start to own them.
You’ll still be coached and train alongside committed paddlers — but with greater responsibility for your own development.
Not because you’re older. Because you’re ready to own your growth.
This is for you if
​​It may not be right if
You're ready to take greater ownership of your own development.
​You enjoy training independently between coached sessions.You're looking for more than occasional coaching.
​​You're ready to become the driving force behind
your own development.
​You still want every step of your development planned for you.
You're only looking for occasional Burners sessions.​You're ready for the Performance Roster right now.
You're not yet ready to take responsibility between coaching sessions.
HOW DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS
Gather
Shared training creates momentum, challenge and direction for the next stage of your development.
Practice
Development doesn't pause when the weekend finishes.
This is where
ownership is built.
Reflect
Increasing independence
begins with learning
to notice, evaluate and
adjust for yourself.
Progress
Every development cycle asks a little more of you
than the last. Always building, always growing.
WHY THEY MATTER
Greater ownership.
Independent thinking.
Purposeful Persistence
Ready for what's next.
Ask athletes who have successfully moved beyond Burners what made the biggest difference, and they'll rarely talk about one great weekend. They'll talk about learning to take responsibility, make better decisions and gradually become the driving force behind their own development.
The goal isn't to need less coaching.
The goal is to become increasingly capable of using coaching well.
READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE?
Your next chapter starts here
Explore the Under-23 Programme and take the next step in your development journey.