So what makes a good Leader?
The launch of the British Canoeing’s new Paddlesport Leader award earlier this month has focused attention on leadership skills but just what is it we are looking for in a […]
Category Archives: Open Canoeing
More fun and games
The end of February, winter’s almost gone and the 2017 spring/summer season is now in sight. The month has also seen the first of this year’s coaching courses completed and […]
Winter paddling
Don’t you just love it? I certainly do! I’ve been out on the river a lot since the New Year, trying to keep fit and clocking up miles for the […]
Thanks for sharing
24 coaches trained or assessed at Level 2, 85 keen and eager paddlers trained and assessed at Level 1, over a hundred more met and helped with leadership, safety and […]
Getting on (the right) side
Falling out of an open canoe is usually a simple matter. We allow our upper body to go too far outside the gunnel, lose our balance and find ourselves having an […]
Taking things to extremes
Successfully encouraging learners to find the ‘right’ answer for themselves is, I find, one of the most rewarding aspects of coaching. We can only take things so far by showing […]
The joy of touring
It’s been encouraging to see the growing interest in British Canoeing’s Touring Awards. While initially seen by some as a soft option and in some way inferior to other awards, […]
