Stand Up Paddleboard Sheltered Water Award Provider

What the Role Entails

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 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 next’ for them.

What does the development process look like?

As long as you meet the minimum requirements, you can become a Provider at any time, by completing the following steps:

Complete the Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning

This fun eLearning guides you by subject, through the design of the awards, why we made those choices and will give you some useful hints and tips.

Development Phase

You do what you need, this might involve:

• Co-delivery of SUP Sheltered Water Awards with other Providers.
• Reflecting on your own development.
• Discussing with your Mentor.

Once you feel ready to run the SUP Sheltered Water Award yourself, you will need a Final Recommendation from a current SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider.

Final Recommendation

You will work with an existing Provider of the SUP Sheltered Water Award. When you are both happy you understand the Award and the requirements of being a Provider, they will then send us their Final Recommendation. The role will then be added to your British Canoeing record.

You can find out more in the Final Recommendation Guidance Document.

Want to know more?

You can read more about the SUP Sheltered Water Award here.

Ready to begin?

Click here to access the Personal Performance Award Provider eLearning or use the finder tool to find an existing Provider to work with.

Minimum Requirements

To provide the SUP Sheltered Water Award you must have completed the British Canoeing Awarding Body Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning

You must also then hold one of the following British Canoeing Awarding Body qualifications or roles:

• Any Coaching or Leadership Award AND the SUP Discipline Support Module
• SUP Sheltered Water Coach
• SUP Open Water Coach
• SUP White Water Coach
• SUP Race Coach
• SUP Inland Open Water Leader
• SUP Coastal Leader
• SUP DSM Provider Role *

*If you hold the SUP DSM provider role then you do not need to have a final recommendation.

Further Instructions

There is no application process for becoming a Sup Sheltered Water Award Provider. You just need to complete the eLearning and then ask a current Provider for your final recommendation when you are ready.

If you would like to begin your journey, then the Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning can be found here.