Become an Advanced Canoe Open Water Leader! Do you want to lead a group of canoeists on advanced open water? Are you a canoeist or do you have experience paddling in advanced environments? Do you want to support your club? If so, the Advanced Canoe Open Water Leader Award could be for you! Why become…
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Become an Advanced Canoe White Water Leader! Do you want to lead a group of canoeists on grade 3(4) white water? Are you a canoeist or do you have experience paddling in advanced rivers? Do you want to support your club? If so, the Advanced Canoe White Water Leader Award could be for you! Why…
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Become an Advanced Surf Kayak Leader! Do you want to lead a group of surf paddlers in advanced surf? Are you a surf kayaker or do you have experience paddling in a surf environment? Do you want to support your club? If so, the Advanced Surf Kayak Leader Award could be for you! Why become…
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Your Paddle Explore Award gives you ownership; because you choose what to focus on and where you move next in the world of paddlesport. Working with a coach you will be able to develop a programme that suits you, as a result no two Explore Awards are the same. In this award you will take…
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Your Stand Up Paddleboard Sheltered Water Award will give you an understanding of how to plan and paddle an enjoyable and safe trip on a Stand Up Paddleboard. You will be able to journey in water that is no more than 200 metres from the shore and up to force 3 winds. In order to have…
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Your Stadium White Water Award will give you the skills needed for a safe and fun day out white water paddling. This paddling will take place at a White Water Stadium. You will learn how to use the environmental factors to identify where and when to paddle. This includes the difficulty of the course, what…
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At Paddles Up Training, we want to ensure you choose the right safeguarding course. British Canoeing, Canoe Association of Northern Ireland, Canoe wales and the Scottish Canoe Association are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. Therefore we want to help you understand your responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk from harm…
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Your Advanced White Water Award will further advance your skills to enable you to have a safe and fun day out paddling on grade 4-5 water. This award will further develop your decision-making skills. You will consider all the environmental factors to allow you to choose a suitable place to paddle. This will include the…
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Your Progressive White Water Award progresses your ability in decision-making and paddling skills and enables you to have a safe and fun day out on grade 3-4 rivers. This award will further progress your ability to gather all the information you need about the water you are paddling on so that you can make the…
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Your White Water Award will give you the skills needed for a safe and fun day out white water paddling. This will be on rivers up to grade 2. You will learn how to use the environmental factors to identify where and when to paddle. This includes the water grade, the weather, other paddlers and…
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Your Advanced Canoe Award will enhance your canoe skills and your ability to make appropriate decisions for safe days out canoeing in advanced conditions. As with all of the Personal Performance Awards, your award will be tailored around you and what you wish to achieve. You will work alongside your Coach to build on your…
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Your Progressive Canoe Award is designed to progress your judgement, decision making and your understanding of journeying. you work with your coach to tailor your progression and as a result you will be more confident to plan and undertake canoe journeys regardless of where you paddle. Where can you use it? Working with your Coach…
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Your Canoe Award endorses your skill, judgement and decision making when journeying in a Canoe. It is tailored to each paddler and will give you the ability to plan and undertake safe journeys. This award empowers you to make key decisions at the right time. You will learn to judge how environmental factors, the location…
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Your Advanced Sea Kayak Award will give you the personal and decision-making skills to have a safe and fun day out in a sea kayak in advanced sea conditions. This award will expand your experience of sea kayaking to include a wide variety of sea conditions. This includes winds over force 4 and tides over…
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Your Coastal Sea Kayak Award is designed to progress your ability in appropriate decision making and paddling skills for an enjoyable, safe day out at sea. It should allow you to be confident in planning and undertaking journeys on the sea in a sea kayak or specific sit on tops. You will learn skills to…
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Your Sea Kayak Award gives you the skills and ability to have a safe, fun day out on the sea. It will give you the correct decision-making and personal skills with which you can plan an enjoyable and successful journey on the sea. You will look at the key environmental factors that will influence your…
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Your Multi-Day Touring Award will continue to develop your own personal skills to allow you to undertake safe, multi-day paddling trips with your peers. This will be on a variety of waters including canals, lochs/lakes, estuaries and sections of rivers up to grade 2. You will learn what equipment you will need for several days…
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Your Open Water Touring Award will progress your paddling and decision-making skills to undertake fun trips on open water with a group of your peers. This includes open water, small bays, harbours and slow moving estuaries during neap tides. You will become comfortable paddling in force 3 winds or 2 if the wind direction is…
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Your Touring Award will give you the personal and decision-making skills to have an enjoyable and safe day out touring. It will give you the confidence to undertake journeys on a river or estuary. Before paddling you need to ensure you know enough about where you are paddling to keep you safe on the water.…
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Progressive Stadium White Water Award Available 4th January 2021 Your Progressive Stadium White Water Award progresses your ability in decision-making and paddling skills and enables you to have a safe and fun day out on white water. This award will further progress your ability to gather all the information you need about the water you…
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Your Advanced Freestyle Award is designed to advance your skills. It will enable you to become a competent all-round freestyle paddler. You will work with your Coach to create a proficient use of skills and equipment to enjoy and be in control throughout your freestyle session. This Award will give you the confidence in looking…
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Your Freestyle Award will give you the ability to have a fun and exciting freestyle session on moving water, waves, holes and eddy lines. Together with your Coach you will look at the factors that affect your decision on when and where to go out. You will gain proficiency of skills and equipment use to…
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Your Flat Water Freestyle award enables you to develop the foundation moves of freestyle. It can be run on any flat water making it the perfect opportunity to get into freestyle without the need for access to white water. You will work alongside your Coach to practice and perfect your freestyle moves within a safe…
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Do you want to have fun? Like to spend time on the water? With likeminded people? Do you want to introduce people from all walks of life to paddlesport by running fun, engaging taster and starter sessions? If so your pathway to becoming a Paddlesport Instructor starts here. Why take the Paddlesport Instructor Award? First…
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What is the Coach Award? The Coach Award is designed for people whose core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain/improve paddlesport skills within the discipline chosen. As a coach you will be able to plan, deliver and review progressive sessions safely, effectively and independently. The Coach Award is discipline specific and currently…
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Do you provide safety cover for competitions or training sessions? Want to know what to do if someone falls into the water and needs help? Then the Stadium Safety & Rescue Training is for you! Your course will support you to consider safe practices, provide simple practical solutions to common issues and appropriate responses to…
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WHY BE A PERFORMANCE COACH? Becoming a Performance Coach can have a huge impact on your professional and personal life. Be it exploring coaching to further develop your ability to help others, to support your coaching career or a quest for a sense of purpose. The Performance Coach Award is aimed at experienced coaches who…
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The Core Coach Training is open to all paddlers regardless your discipline or previous coaching experience. During this course, you will explore different approaches to understanding and enabling learning. You will also be supported in evolving your personal coaching development plan to enable you to take your learning into practice after the course. The training…
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Do you want to coach on white water? Want to support your club? To start a career in coaching paddlesport? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, the White Water Kayak Coach Award could be for you! Why become a White Water Kayak Coach? First of all, you will be joining a…
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Do you want to coach stand up paddleboarding? Want to support your club? To start a career in coaching paddlesport? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, the Stand Up Paddleboard (Sheltered Water) Coach Award could be for you! Why become a Stand Up Paddleboard Coach? First of all, you will be…
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