As a Slalom Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment, developing the skills they need to coach slalom. You shall be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training. You shall demonstrate what this will look like…
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As a Sea Kayak Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Sea Kayak Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment. As well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected…
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As a Wild Water Racing Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment. You will be developing the skills they need to coach wild water racing. You shall be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training, demonstrating…
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As a White Water Kayak Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment. You will be developing the skills they need to coach kayak in a white water environment. You shall be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core…
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As a Racing Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Racing Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment. As well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected to give…
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As a Racing Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment. You will be developing the skills they need to coach sprint and marathon racing skills. You shall be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training, demonstrating…
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As a Polo Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Polo Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment, as well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected to give…
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As a Polo Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment. You will be developing the skills they need to coach Canoe Polo. You will be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training, demonstrating what this will…
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As a Slalom Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Slalom Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment. As well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected to give…
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As a Canoe Open Water Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their canoe leadership skills on Open Water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions, or it could just be at the point of assessment. These will…
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As a Freestyle Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Freestyle Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment. As well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected to give…
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As a Freestyle Coach Tutor you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment, developing the skills they need to coach freestyle. You will be working alongside the candidates to help them put into practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training, demonstrating what this will look like in a freestyle…
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By delivering the Wild Water Racing Perform Award you will help paddlers progress their wild water racing skills. You will aid them in furthering their skills to more challenging conditions and to get a better race performance. The Wild Water Racing Perform Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers…
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By delivering the Wild Water Racing Explore Award you will help paddlers begin their journey into Wild Water Racing. You shall work with them to develop the key techniques and skills they will need. The Wild Water Racing Explore Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of…
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By becoming a Wild Water Racing Excel Award Provider, you will work with paddlers to further advance their Wild Water Racing skills. They will begin to take on more challenging conditions and optimise their race performance. The Wild Water Racing Excel Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take…
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By becoming a White Water Award Provider, you will help a paddler to develop the fundamentals of white water paddling. The White Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become independent. Helping your paddlers to be clear ‘what’s…
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By delivering the Slalom Perform Award you will work alongside paddlers to further develop their slalom skills to deal with more powerful white water. The Slalom Perform Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become independent. Helping your paddlers…
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By becoming a Surf Kayak Award Provider, you will help develop a paddler’s surf kayak skills. This will aid them to have an enjoyable day out surfing. The Surf Kayak Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become independent.…
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By becoming a SUP White Water Award Provider, you will be helping paddlers to develop their skills on Stand-Up Paddleboard. You will work with them to gain the techniques required to paddle their SUP on white water. The SUP Sheltered Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take…
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By becoming a SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider, you will work alongside paddlers to help them gain skills and confidence to paddle on sheltered water on a Stand Up Paddleboard. This will include making decisions based on the environment and planning the route of the trip. The SUP Sheltered Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles…
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By becoming a Slalom Explore Award Provider, you will work with paddlers to help them develop the skills to become a slalom paddler. You will take them through the foundation skills and techniques required and help them gain in confidence on the white water. The Slalom Explore Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we…
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As a SUP Paddle Surf Award Provider, you will work alongside paddlers to develop the skills required to successfully ride a wave on a Stand Up Paddleboard. The SUP Paddle Surf Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become…
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As a Stadium Raft Racing Award Provider, you will be helping a paddler develop their rafting skills. You will help them gain the skills required to have an enjoyable experience on artificial, white water courses. The Stadium Raft Racing Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of…
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As a River Raft Racing Award Provider, you will be helping a paddler to develop their current rafting skills. You will then take them through the specific techniques required when racing on natural rivers. The River Raft Racing Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their…
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By delivering the Racing Perform Award you will help a paddler further progress their skills to compete at a higher level. This includes developing their use of wash and forward paddling skills. You will also help them in adapting to racing within a crew boat. The Racing Perform Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training…
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By delivering the Racing Explore Award you will introduce paddlers to the specific skills required for paddling racing craft. You shall help them develop the skills to take part in both marathon and sprint racing. The Racing Explore Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their…
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By delivering the Sea Kayak Award you will develop a paddler’s decision-making and personal paddling skills to help them have an enjoyable trip at sea. You will help them become confident and in control of the craft whilst on the sea. The Sea Kayak Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to…
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By delivering the Slalom Excel Award you will help paddlers progress their skills to paddle slalom in more advanced environments. You will work with them to develop their decision making and problem-solving skills to allow them to give their best performance possible in a session or race. The Slalom Excel Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles…
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By delivering the Racing Excel Award you will help the paddler advance their skills for racing at the highest level in all environments. You will work with them on all areas of preparation including psychological and nutritional needs. This will allow them to perform at their very best. The Racing Excel Award is paddler-focused. At…
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By becoming a Progressive White Water Award Provider you will work with paddlers on expanding their white water skills. You will help them gain the skills required to paddle more moderate water conditions. The Progressive White Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning…
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