BOARD RELAY

Board Relay training plans, built for your goal

Board relay racing adds a clean beach changeover to everything a board race already demands — paddling technique, turns and wave-catching, but now under the pressure of tagging in a teammate. SportBlox builds your board relay training plan around your paddling fitness, changeovers and carnival calendar.

Who it's for

Who it's for

Faster individual paddling legs

Endurance and interval paddling work aimed at a quicker leg on the board.

Cleaner changeovers

Beach-tag drills timed to hold pace through the handover.

First relay season on a board

A technique-first block that builds paddling and turn mechanics without overloading a new paddler.

Sample week

A week of board relay training

Example: a board relay paddler six weeks from a club carnival. Your own plan is built around your event, level and schedule.

Sample week
6 sessions
Total time
3h 55m
MON
Board steady-state paddle, 35min continuous
40 min
TUE
Gym pulling strength & core
45 min
WED
Changeover drills beach tag & board handling
35 min
THU
Board interval paddling, 6×3min hard
40 min
FRI
Recovery mobility & light swim
30 min
SAT
Relay simulation full team changeovers
45 min
SUN
Rest Full recovery day
Personalisation

How SportBlox personalises it

Your goal & event date

Sessions build toward the specific goal and date you set, with a taper if you're racing or competing.

Your skill level

Volume and intensity scale to where you actually are, from Inexperienced to Professional.

Your stated weaknesses

Tell SportBlox about things like fumbled beach changeovers, losing pace on your paddling leg, board control when tagging in fatigued and the plan weights sessions toward fixing them.

Your schedule

The plan fits the days and time you say you have — not an idealised training week.

For coaches

Coaching a board relay team?

SportBlox builds your team's training plan around the squad as a whole — its goals, weaknesses and upcoming events — and you review and refine every session before your athletes see it.

For coaches
FAQ

Board Relay training plan FAQ

Do I need my teammates to train changeovers?

Changeover drills benefit from a partner, but SportBlox marks these separately from the solo paddling and strength work that makes up most of the week.

How many sessions per week?

Typically 4–5, balancing paddling volume with a dedicated changeover session and a rest day.

Is this suitable for a first relay season?

Yes, skill level scales paddling volume and changeover complexity for newer competitors.

Will it build toward our carnival date?

Add the carnival as an event and the plan tapers in the final week.

Can it help with a specific leg (lead-off vs anchor)?

Note your leg in the plan and paddling and changeover emphasis shifts accordingly.

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