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The Paddlesport Instructor qualification is designed for instructors running paddlesport taster/starter sessions within the safety management systems of clubs, centres or other organisations in Very Sheltered Water environments: i.e. canals, small lakes, swimming pools.
Using Canoes, kayaks and Paddleboards suitable for a first-time experience.
The qualification aims to help prepare candidates for their first paddlesport instructing role; ‘primed and ready’.
The Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course aims to provide paddlers with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely and to be able to deal with common emergencies with common paddlesport craft from your chosen craft. Helping them to build confidence towards independence.
There is 6 hours of learning time on the course, the majority will be practical and on the water. Dress to get wet!
The Sheltered Water Coach Award is designed for people whose core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain/improve skills in Canoe or Kayak on slow moving rivers and open water up to 200m from shore.
Please note: This is the Discipline Specific Training course and you must have attended the Core Coach Training prior to attending this course.
The Coach Award is designed for people whose core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain/improve. The Core Coach Training is the start point of the award looking at the Fundamentals of coaching Paddlesports across all disciplines from Sheltered water SUP to Slalom.
The Sheltered Water SUP Coach Award is designed for people whose core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain/improve paddleboard skills on slow moving rivers and open water up to 200m from shore.
Please note: This is the Discipline Specific Training course and you must have attended the Core Coach Training prior to attending this course.
Stand Up Paddleboard is the fastest growing watersport in the UK.
The Sheltered water Stand-Up Paddleboarding Award is aimed giving you the confidence to plan and undertake your own Paddleboarding adventures on Sheltered Water. This includes slow flowing river, Small lakes or similar where you are never more than 200m from a safe landing point and in winds of no more than Force 3.
The award course is a combination of training, coaching and ongoing informal assessment. Throughout the course we will be looking at your skills and knowledge, helping to develop them to the point where you confidently meet the criteria of the Sheltered Water SUP Award.
If you are already a British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor, the SUP Award gives you everything you need to start running Safe, Enjoyable and Engaging taster session on Paddleboard.
The Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor qualification is designed for instructors running Paddleboard taster/starter sessions within the safety management systems of clubs, centres or other organisations in Very Sheltered Water environments: i.e. canals, small lakes.
Using Paddleboards suitable for a first-time experience.
The qualification aims to help prepare candidates for their first paddleboard instructing role; ‘primed and ready’.