Never stop exploring
Like many other paddlers, I’ve not strayed far from home since the Covid-19 lockdown was announced here in the UK on 23 March. In the whole four months that have […]
Plastic Patrol
Isn’t amazing how everyone seems to be re-inventing themselves as we all respond to the Covid-19 restrictions! I’ve always considered the outdoors – rivers and hills when I can and […]
Will coaching be the same post-lockdown?
It’s been fantastic this month to back on the water even though we’ve been restricted to paddling either as a family group or with only one other paddler. I’ve certainly […]
Living with Lockdown
When the Covid-19 lockdown was first announced I thought, as no doubt many others did, that this was going to be a great opportunity to get out in boat or […]
The art of feedback
Last month I blogged about how we can ‘funnel’ our decision-making to identify what we might work on to improve a paddler’s performance. This month, with courses cancelled as the […]
The decision-making funnel
Coaching is often described as being all about making decisions. Deciding what is going on when observing a paddler’s performance. Deciding what interventions we as coaches might offer. Deciding how […]
Clean exits
Brexit day has arrived at last. For me today brings a moment of sadness that the UK is giving up its close relationship and influence in the decisions of our […]
Don’t you just love it!
Paddlesport that is. As the year end approaches I look back on another fabulous 12 months of canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding with more new friends, in more new locations and […]
Relationships matter
This month saw the latest British Canoeing Coaching and Leadership Conference. The conference always attracts some of the leading practitioners from the worlds of academe and the sport and the […]
Autumn highlights
As well as the glorious colours of the trees lining our waterways, an autumn highlight for open boaters is always the Open Canoe Symposium. This year’s event was hosted in […]
