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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]