Online consultation / Mentor meeting
Feeling a bit lost in the outdoor industry? Not sure which paddlesport course or qualification is right for you, or just looking for some friendly advice? Sarah Keight of SKapades is here to help, offering relaxed, practical consultancy and mentoring to help you reach your goals and make things a bit less daunting.
BCAB Paddlesport Leader - Training
Training to lead groups in sheltered water environments.
Paddleboard skills day
So you've been out on a paddleboard a few times and now want to develop your confidence by improving your skills and becoming more competent on the board?
BCAB Paddlesports Core Coach
Paddle UK Awarding Body (BCAB) Paddlesports Core Coach Course.
BCAB Paddlesport Instructor
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Location: Tewkesbury
Cost: £220
Course Overview
This combined training and assessment course will enable you to run games and activities to support learning and inspire adventure and exploration for new paddlers in stable craft.
BCAB Paddlesport Instructor qualification is for people whose focus of work is delivering paddlesports taster/starter sessions within clubs, centres or other organisations in very sheltered water. The qualification is for multi-craft sessions and is not discipline specific, but you will be assessed from your chosen craft (canoe, closed cockpit kayak, sit on top or SUP).
Open Canoe Lakes and Rivers Week - North Wales
5 days of coaching from flat water to moving rivers.
BCAB Paddlesport Leader - Training
Paddle UK Awarding Body (BCAB) Paddlesports Leader Course.
4 Day Canoe Leader Training (Open Water and White Water)
North Wales.
Both open water and white water over the four days. I’m excited to be teaming up with Joshua Telling of Rapid Skills to deliver this one.
Canoe Classes for Lasses
Three days of canoeing in beautiful scenery, with experienced coaches, and lots of giggles guaranteed.
Paddlesport Safety and Rescue
Learn to look after yourself and others on the water, as well as what to do if it goes wrong. This is a pre-requisite for sheltered water coach and leadership awards.
Paddle UK Canoe and Kayak Coach Training
Location: The Lake District
Cost: £230
Course Overview
The Canoe and Kayak Sheltered Water Coach Award is used by the self-employed, clubs, centres and organisations as an appropriate level of training for coaches who develop individuals paddlesports knowledge and skills in a sheltered water environment.
The course will help you to plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and explore specifics to help you coach typical learners in the Sheltered Water Environment in Canoe and Kayak. There are no formal Personal Performance Award or Safety Award requirements, however, to get the best from your course you need to feel comfortable on your craft and be able to independently paddle on sheltered water. We recommend holding a Personal Performance Award in a canoe and kayak discipline.
Training is over two days (Unless otherwise requested) and focuses on the HOW, WHAT and WHERE to coach. Assessments can be arranged on a 1-to-1 basis once the aspirant coach feels they are ready, and all pre-requisite tasks have been met.
Training
Games with aims and warmups
Coaching philosophy
Information gathering
Analysis and evaluation
Site specific coaching
Coaching on the move
Reflective practice
Session planning
Incident management
Paddlesport Leader Training
Paddle UK Awarding Body (BCAB) Paddlesports Instructor Course.