All systems Go!
Sometimes when someone else is in trouble a paddler has no option other than to get in the water to help although our training tells us this is our most […]
Category Archives: Leadership
Instructor, Leader, Coach?
Instructor, leader, coach? I’m often asked what these names mean in the world of paddlesport, particularly by those who remember the ‘old days’ when to do any of these things […]
Knowing when to say ‘no’
Knowing when to say ‘no’ is one of the trickiest decisions coaches, leaders and paddlers ever need to make. And the month just passed has presented no shortage of occasions […]
What’s the point of training?
The absence of skills pre-requisites from British Canoeing’s new Paddlesport Leader and Coach Awards may have led some to thinking there is no longer any need to bother with 3 […]
Leadership on the Levadas
This month saw me take my first non-paddling holiday overseas for a long while. Liz and I had booked onto Explore Worldwide’s Lavada Trails of Madeira holiday and we were […]
All change – for the better!
Most paddlers involved with the British Canoeing awards schemes will by now have heard about the changes to the 4 and 5 Star awards and the more recent announcement about […]
My friend Steve…
There have been a couple of occasions in recent weeks when I’ve thought about my friend Steve. He’s always with me on the water, sitting there in the background and […]
