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The official name of our team is “Onslaught Racing Dragons.” For other purposes, we use several appellations such as “Onslaught” (mononym), “ORD” (abbreviation), and “Team Onslaught” (other).
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Our membership comprises of 60 active paddlers housing 2 to 3 crews. Onslaught Racing Dragons is one of the largest dragon boat teams in the docks of Manila.
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We are looking for committed and positive individuals who possess an interest for the sport.
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The team is comprised of individuals from different ethnicities, gender identities, professions, religious beliefs, interests, and ages, among others. But despite the broad range of backgrounds, members of Onslaught Racing Dragons are all united in working together as a team to pursue passion for fitness, fun, and of course competitive dragon boating.
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Our side of coaches comprises of dragonboat professionals recognized as the best in the Philippine dragonboat community. One is a former member of the PDBF’s national team that earned topmost international recognitions. Another one is Philippine’s first and only recipient of the Coach Level 2 certification by IDBF.
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Paddling experience is not required before joining our team. We can teach you the form, techniques and the way we work out our team. However, it is essential to have a positive attitude and commitment toward gaining competitive paddling skills.
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We usually meet Tuesdays through Sundays, 4:30AM at the dock near Manila Ocean Park, for our paddling practice. We also meet for land training which is scheduled as needed.
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A paddling training typically lasts between an hour-and-a-half to two hours. This usually includes warm up, the practice itself, and cool down.
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Our team provides training paddles at the site. Please wear any comfortable sport singlet or shirt and slippers or aqua shoes. Also, bring your own preferred beverages except alcoholic drinks. You may opt to bring floor mats for warm-up exercise and calisthenics.
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Don't let the lack of swimming ability prevent you from coming out and give dragon boating a try as entry into the water is exceptionally rare and there is available floatation device. But realize that swimming is great cross training and certainly a good skill to have whenever you're around the water.
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The more training you have the better paddler you become. Talk to our training group about your personal paddling goals and commitment level for the team. If you think you will be missing a training session because of the demands in your life, tell us, so we can assess if you’re on track towards achieving your goals and performance.
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Like any other sports organization, the maintenance of equipment and administrative services do come at a cost. Should you decide to join ORD, an annual fee of 250 pesos will be paid to the team as member to the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF). A monthly fee of 200 pesos is collected to each active member for maintenance of team-owned equipment and paddles, and professional fees of coaches. However, team operations may be subsidized through sponsorship grants (for uniforms, transportation, food, etc.). Initial try-out paddling sessions are for free.
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Yes! Onslaught is one of the most traveled teams from the docks of Manila Bay. We have competed several times to hosted races in the Philippines such as Subic Bay, the Uacon Lake, Camarines Sur, and Boracay. We have also been invited and represented PDBF to racing destinations abroad such as Malaysia, Macau, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Traveling for races, however, is completely optional for members as there are individual expenses to be incurred.
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When not in Manila Bay to paddle, ORD members frequently get together for other fitness activities like yoga, weight training, and running, among others. Also, members see each other in dinner parties, movies, outing, trekking, and other activities that provide avenues for fun and camaraderie.
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