Coaching days contents
We will be working on the following during the sea kayak coaching days.
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Forward paddling
Forward paddling is the most used stroke but probably the least practiced. Most of us get our kayaking moving forward in a relatively straight line and then move onto making fancy turns and tricks.
During our sea kayak coaching days we will have forward paddling work shops looking at how you can improve and change this most fundamental of strokes depending on conditions and equipment.
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Boat handling
Of course we’re not going to forget the fancy stuff, we will work on boat handling in rocks, sea caves and rough water.
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Rescues
We will look at self and peer rescues in a wide variety of environments.
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Rolling classes
If you have a roll and want to improve or want to learn how to roll your kayak the we will have something for you.
We will look at the roll in detail and look at rolling in different environments and conditions.
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British Canoeing Leadership Qualifications award
This is the perfect award for those that are looking to lead groups at sea.
We are also running the coastal navigation and tidal planning course.
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British Canoeing Personal Performance award
For those of you that feel ready, we will run a sea kayak award assessment, you can use this week to prepare for this assessment.
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British Canoeing coastal navigation and tidal planning course
This course is great for understanding tides, weather and using maps and charts to plan sea trips. It is also a pre requisite for the 4 star leader award.
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Coach mentoring
If you are already a kayak coach or are thinking of becoming a coach we will also be running mentoring sessions so you can have a go at coaching while being observed by a higher level coach who will be able to give feedback, helping you to improve and become more confident.
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Paddle awards
Courses from British Canoeing aimed at children under 16.
