Playing the feedback card
It’s great how paddlers and coaches share their knowledge and insights so freely, the development of our sport thrives on it. Whenever I work with other coaches I always expect […]
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Inspirational coaching
Watching the Olympics over the last fortnight has been another amazing experience and one which comfortably matched London four years ago. Having been at both Lee Valley and Eton Dorney […]
Let’s shout about rescues
Shout – Reach – Throw – Row is a well established protocol across paddlesport safety training but working with some fellow coaches recently (who, by the way, made short work […]
What’s in a name?
I was coaching open boating recently and the perennial question came up: why do we use so many different names to describe our canoe strokes? And then the follow up: does […]
Put a buzz in your coaching
Coaches will be very familiar with the IDEAS coaching model. The Introduction – Demonstration – Explanation – Activity – Summary approach is ideal when introducing beginners to paddlesport and for […]
So, what did we learn?
Coaches from many sports will be familiar with the IDEAS coaching model and this is widely used in paddlesport coaching, particularly at the introductory stages. Through the BCU UKCC Level 1 Paddlesport […]
