Paddlesport Courses
Rock River Coaching delivers a wide range of British Canoeing courses to support you on your developmental journey whether you are a recreational paddler or instruct, lead or coach in the outdoor industry or within a club.
Open courses are run throughout the year and can be booked via our Book Course page. Courses can be delivered on request at clubs and centres to give your teams the excellent training opportunities. Contact us for more details.
Paddlesport Instructor training at Northampton Canoe and Kayak Club
British Canoeing Awarding Body Paddlesport Instructor Award
The Paddlesport Instructor is the entry level qualification for anyone wanting to deliver Fun and engaging Taster sessions in canoes, kayaks or paddleboards in very sheltered water venues such as canals, small lakes and ponds.
Developing people
Paddlesport Coach
The British Canoeing Coach Award is aimed at people who are delivering progressive or developmental coaching in Paddlesport focusing on developing the individual. Training for the coach award has 2 parts. CORE COACH covers the “Who” and “How” of coaching, introducing a range of coaching theories and tools to help you get to build a comprehensive idea of who you are working with and tailor your delivery.
After Core Coach there are a range of different Discipline Specific Training modules covering different craft, disciplines and environments looking at the “What” and “Where” of coaching.
Rock River Coaching works with top providers to deliver Core Coach, Sheltered Water (Canoe and Kayak), Sheltered Water Stand Up Paddleboard, White Water Kayak, White Water Canoe and Open Water Canoe modules.
White Water Canoe Leadership on the river Usk
Paddlesport Leadership
Leading is about so much more than having a group follow you. The Leader pathway focuses on delivering enjoyable, empowering and informative trips and experiences.
Rock River Coaching provides Training and Assessments for British Canoeing Awarding Body Paddlesport Leader (Sheltered Water) and Paddlesport Touring Leader (Moderate Water).
We also provide comprehensive training for White Water Kayak, White Water Canoe and Open Water Canoe Leadership.
Developing SUP skills on Chichester Harbour
Personal Performance Awards and personal development courses.
Want to improve your personal skills and gain bench-mark awards? We train and assess British Canoeing Personal Performance Awards in Canoe, Stand Up Paddleboarding and White Water Kayak.
We also run British Canoeing Introduction to Paddle-ability courses and Stand Up Paddleboarding Discipline Support Module.