Tech Retreat with Brandon Reed
Deep Spot, Poland (8 Spots Total)
What Are Tech Retreats?
Tech retreats are small and intimate training camps run by Freediving Family with our typical fun, high energy and emphasis on safe progression through mental work and refined technique.
We designed these camps as a way for you to get more one on one time with high level instructors that have years of experience educating freedivers of all levels. We get into the water each day and coach you on your diving technique in the water, run training seminars on improving your diving technique in the afternoons, and have fun in the evenings!
Who Is This Camp For?
While we love all of you beautiful freedivers at all of your various stages of training and growing, we cannot effectively run a camp for all with just one person! As such, this event is specifically focused on divers that are diving between 25m and 45m who are looking to work on refining their technique, improve their equalization through relaxation, and for those looking to learn how to build a training plan for themselves. You will learn various tools for solving your diving sticking points, learn through doing by working with Brandon (your coach for this retreat) and attend workshops that will help you progress with your training in a safe way without a coach.
Training In Europes Deepest Pool!
Freediving Family has never done an event in one of the deep pools in the world but we are remedying that now! We are going to Mszczonów, Poland where Deep Spot, Europes Deepest Pool (and previously Deepest Pool in the World until Deep Dive Dubai came along) boasts a 45m deep tube of crystal clear water set at 32-34c! After we do our morning dive sessions, Brandon (our static master and Freediving Family coach) will run a variety of workshops focused on diving technique work and mental focus and relaxation.
While we will primarily use the pool for daily training, we will have a bit of time to play around in the pool, diving down to the sunken boat and cruise through some of the tunnels, take some photos, and generally have a great time being our typical goofy selves! After all, working hard requires that we also must play hard, which is why we will also take a day to head to the Suntago Park of Poland, a massive water park with slides, warm pools, hot tubs, saunas and lots of options for relaxation and fun!
Our Tech Retreats are available to anyone with an existing freediving certificate and is the perfect opportunity to extend your training beyond your initial freediving courses. Your retreat package covers entry fees for the pool, your coach and your entry into Suntago Park of Poland, leaving you to cover your food, accommodation, transportation, and your fun! Deep Spot has offered us 20% off accommodation during our time there. You can book with them directly once you have signed up for the Retreat!
Level Up Your Technical Mastery
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The Activities
Swimming in a fresh water indoor pool is typically nothing new for a freediver. But diving in a fresh water DEEP pool is something truly unique. Deep Spot doesnt allow wetsuits (except for boots to protect your feed) and so you get to experience neutral buoyancy quickly with very little to no lead on and truly feel the water moving across your bare skin. It is truly incredible.
Each day, we will have 4 people at a time jump into the water with Brandon, our coach and facillntator for this retreat. After a 90 minute session of diving and working on safetying, there will be a bit of a break for food before the afternoons activities.
In the afternoon, we will get together to go through technique workshops, including analyzing our own techniques through video feedback as well as watching footage of world record holders to learn not only how to improve, but also how to modify our own technique.
Finally, in the evenings we will head out for dinner as a group and, if you are a freediver you know that, the conversation will always turn towards freediving and sharing knowledge and experience.
On our rest day, because Brandon is a big fan of saunas, we will head to Suntago Park of Poland where we will spend the day relaxing, recovering and playing in the various pools, slides and hot tubs or sweating in the sauna!
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The Schedule
Our daily schedule is pretty standard for most of our time together. We will split the total 8 students into two groups of 4 for our dive sessions. One group will have a morning slot and then the next group will have an afternoon slot. The next day they will switch. 30 minutes before each dive session, the group of 4 will meet to discuss what the plan for the day is, including what you want to work on, who will safety who, and any points to remember from the previous days discussions around technique. Then, we will get ready and wait on the pool deck until our time slot starts! Then we SMASH IT!!! Each group has 90 minutes of pool time and there is a strict cut off time so we need to be done by then. The sessions will consist of one person diving, one person safetying, and two people recovering. Then we rotate. There will be minimal down time on the buoy (because Brandon likes to run a tight ship and loves diving!) so be prepared to get quick bits of feedback during the dive session and then spend more time dissecting technique and what you felt on the dive in the afternoon.
Once the session is done, Brandon gets a little break and then the next group does the same thing!
In the afternoon, we will all get together in one of the classrooms and review the days diving, review video footage and Brandon will discuss a variety of topics to help improve your technique work for the previous day. Then we feast and repeat!
Brandon is still finalizing the pool times but we will gather at Deep Spot on October 24th at 9:30am to have a welcome meeting and geto the same page before we begin the retreat!
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Whats Included and Whats Not
Included in the price of booking is the following:
- Entry into Deep Spot
- Entry into Suntago Park of Poland
- Coaching with Brandon
What is not included- Meals and food
- Transport to and from Deep Spot
- Accommodation
- Gear Rental
Meet Your Host
Join the Freediving Families static fanatic, Deep Daddy and International Manager Brandon Reed as he gets to spend less time managing the events around the world and more time working with you amazing humans and improving your diving together!
Frequently Asked Q’s
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You absolutely can join us for this Tech Retreat! The more the merrier!
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During our Tech Retreats, we don’t offer certifications. You must be at least Wave 1 certified to be able to attend these events!
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Due to the unique nature of the events and how each one is individually planned, we are only able to transfer your deposit to a future Tech Retreat or Deep Week and only if you have requested the deposit to be moved no closer than 6 weeks before the event begins.
In the event that you need to cancel your spot within 6 weeks of the event starting, we do charge a fee equal to the event deposit. Any balance remaining can be applied to a future Tech Retreat or Deep Week.We cannot issue refunds.
For more info, check our terms of service.
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Unfortunately it’s not included. You can either bring your own gear from home or you will be able to rent gear from Deep Spot. No wetsuits are allowed in the pool but you wont need them because its so warm! Dive computers are mandatory.
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You shouldnt bring one! They arent allowed in the pool but because the water is so warm you will not have to use one anyway!
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You can pay an initial deposit to secure your spot and later on pay the remainder balance.
With no deposit, there is no booking confirmed.
As soon as you book in, you will receive an email with a button that says “Pay Remainder Balance”. You can click that button anytime you like.
We ask the full payment to be covered six weeks before the start of the event.
You can also choose to pay in full.
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PayPal or credit card. For further questions, please contact Brandon at DeepWeek@freedivingfamily.com
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Nothing during the retreat is compulsory.
If you feel like you need some time to chill and relax by skipping a dive session or want to go out for dinner close by with a group of friends you made, then by all means do so!
With a smaller group, we have more flexibility to go off script but, as always, this is your vacation and you get to decide how you want to engage with it!
Pricing
Our spots for reunions fill very fast so book now!
$350 AUD
Pay Your Deposit
$840 AUD
Pay In Full
The price includes entry fees into Deep Spot, Entry into Suntago Park of Poland and coaching fees but does not include any flight travel, accommodation, transport from airports, meals, gear hire or additional/rest day activities. To ensure your booking is confirmed, please provide a $350 AUD non-refundable deposit. The remaining amount can be paid 6 weeks prior to the Tech Retreat. Your transaction is secure through Stripe. Terms of Service.