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We caught up with White Water paddler Alex Littlechild about their journey and experience in becoming a White Water Coach. Words by Alex What made you want to become a coach? How did you start your career in paddlesports? Initially the thing that drew me to coaching was living by the river and being able…
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“I have worked with young people with additional needs since November 2010. I started at Truro College and within the first couple of years, I realised that most of the activities that neuro-typical young people undertake whilst on holiday seemed to be deemed unsuitable for those who may be neuro-divergent, so families coming on holiday…
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Paddles Up Training has recently caught up with Brad about how their combined Paddle Safer and SUP Sheltered Water Personal Performance Awards. Here’s what they had to say! In a recent delivery of paddlesport awards, I combined two Paddle UK Awarding Body qualifications—the Paddle Safer Award and the SUP Sheltered Water Award—to create a comprehensive…
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Assisting students with their practical assessments can be challenging—particularly when the qualification involves an activity that the teacher or assessor has little or no direct experience with. If you are approached by a student seeking support with their GCSE or A Level assessment in a water sport listed on the OCR approved activity list, the…
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Paddles Up Training would like to congratulate Jonathan for becoming a Performance Slalom Coach! We hear from Jonathan who talks us through his journey . I must admit my initial motivation to engage with the Performance Coach award was that I was told I had to! I have recently qualified to run the Slalom Coach…
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I started paddleboarding about five years ago, after buying a paddleboard when I was made redundant during Covid. I wanted to use my redundancy money for something fun. I had some lessons to get to know the basics of paddleboarding before I started practicing and going out on the water with friends. Joining clubs like…
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We catch up with Charlotte, who recently completed her White Water Leader assessment. Kayaking is one of those sports where you never stop learning – every river, no matter how many times you have run it, always has something different from the way you remembered originally. Whether it be a new line, a new hazard…
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When you have a passion for a paddlesport, you truly never know where it is going to take you. This year I was privileged to be chosen as a #ShePaddles Ambassador for Paddle UK. My mission was to show women considering trying out SUP that no matter your starting point – you CAN take part.…
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We meet five women from the Canal & River Trust who are empowering their communities get out on their local canals and enjoy the benefits of being out on the water. Jane, Sara, Vicki, Emma, and Hannah are on a mission to make paddling accessible to everyone. Each of them has embarked on a personal…
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Essex Freestyle Community was set up alongside Colchester Canoe Club, with the aim of getting more people involved with Freestyle and experience the lovely warm community. We were struggling to get involved, as unless you know someone who does Freestyle or where to go, we didn’t know where to start. Alongside the club’s lack of…
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BRITISH CANOEING AWARDING BODY SAFETY AND NAVIGATION AWARDS EQUIVALENCY There are a number of safety training awards available internationally that Paddle UK Awarding Body automatically recognises as equivalent for leadership and coaching course registration and assessment checkin without the need to formally apply for APL. You will need to provide a copy of your certificate…
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National Occupational Standards All Tutors require: A nationally recognised Tutoring Qualification that aligns to the relevant National Occupational Standards for Learning and Development (standards 1 to 8); All Assessors require: A nationally recognised Assessing Qualification that aligns to the relevant National Occupational Standards for Learning and Development (standard 9). In the tables below you will…
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I took the SUP Instructor qualification because I want to be able to introduce more people to the sport in a safe environment. I want to use my knowledge and skills to involve the disadvantaged groups in to the sport. As one of the admins of East of England Paddlesports, we promote safe and responsible…
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I have recently moved with my family from South East England to Cumbria in order to work as an Outdoor Instructor. I am currently a Mountain Leader and Rock Climbing Instructor and start work in April with an outdoor company in the Lake District. As part of my personal and professional development, I decided to…
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I help run a paddlesports group called East of England Paddlesports and I decided to take on the SUP Instructor qualification to aid in running the group and be able to provide lessons to spread the joy of SUP. As the only female admin, I wanted to be able to provide women only lessons as…
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The trajectory of a life can pivot on the most unlikely of invitations. To give a college roommate a lift home from the east to the west coast of the USA, after which I moved there. To drive a friend down that west coast to the world’s second longest peninsula and tag along on some…
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What is Find A Provider? Find A Provider, is a web-based search function that will enable anyone accessing the Paddles Up Training website Course Provider. The system allows a search to be made based on distance from a town or postcode. A filter can also be added to a provider of a particular type of…
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The Wild Water Racing Coach Award launched in January 2018 and supports you to coach Wild Water Racing. We hear from Jamie, who recently become the first person to qualify as a NEW Wild Water Racing Coach, and Hannah, who ran the first Wild Water Racing Coach Assessment. Hear from Jamie, the first NEW Wild…
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Rugby Canoe Club is an affiliated Paddle UK club based in the Midlands. The club turned 50 years old in 2020. Their coaching team was recently strengthened with the addition of two new Paddlesport Instructors. Billy (18) and Máiréad (17) became the club’s youngest ever Instructors after undertaking their FSRT and 2 day Paddlesport Instructor…
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Paddle UK Awarding Body Course Staffing Ratios Tutors, Assessors and Providers must obtain permission in advance from Paddles Up Training if they wish to work outside these ratios. Leadership BCAB Course Staff Requirement Learners Ratios Bell Boat Helm BBH Assessor minimum 1 – maximum 6 Paddlesport Leader Training SUP Leader Training Paddlesport Leader Tutor SUP…
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The Polo Coach Award launched in January 2018 and supports you to coach Polo. We hear from Lesley, who recently ran the first Polo Coach Assessment and Neil, who recently become the first person to qualify as a NEW Polo Coach. Hear from Lesley, who ran the Polo Coach Assessment Neil came with a background in…
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My first “taste” of stand up paddleboarding was back in 2018 when I had a 45 minute taster on a Groupon deal for £7! I managed to stand up but soon fell off when a boat passed by, in St Ives Harbour. I always had an itch to get back on a board but living…
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Paddles Up Training supports the promotion of paddlesport for people of all abilities and encourages them to take Paddle UK Awarding Body Personal Performance Awards, Safety training, Leadership Awards and Coaching Qualifications. This web page provides guidance to Tutors, Assessors and Providers on how they can best support people with special educational needs, disabilities, temporary…
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We are pleased to introduce the new Personal Performance Award Provider Refresher eLearning. This eLearning is aimed at existing PPA Providers to ensure continual development, standardisation and delivery of our Educational Philosophy. We have developed this eLearning update to revisit the awards, explore methods of delivery as well as focus on a specific area to…
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I started kayaking about 9 years ago when my kids first started at Falcon Boat Club. I sat in the car park for the first 2 months, until one of the coaches asked why I didn’t give it a try, so I did! I continued on and off for about a year and a half,…
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I started paddleboarding over in Australia and just found it naturally came to me. I got my board last summer and used it mostly on the sea and few lakes. As I’m a Paddlesport Instructor and Paddlesport Leader, I wanted to improve my knowledge and experience so that’s why I took the SUP Inland Open…
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I completed my Level 2 Coach Award in 2017 and used this to help out at my local club. Due to a combination of Covid and work pressures, I had not done much coaching during the last few years. In May this year I left my job in the Civil Service to spend the summer…
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I’ve been paddling for over 40 years in kayak and canoe, and coaching for 30, but my experience on a SUP was virtually non-existent when I went for my Paddlesport Instructor Tutor Orientation. Understandably, this was an area that I had to become proficient in to become a Provider. So I got on the water with…
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Paddles Up Training would like to congratulate Kostas for becoming the first Performance SUP Open Water Coach! Kostas takes us through his journey through coaching and why he decided to become a Performance Coach. I have been coaching and working as an outdoor educator for almost a decade now. I began my journey like the…
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