Guided Canoe Trips & Canoe Courses

- February Offer -

Join us for a guided trip in February for LESS THAN HALF PRICE - contact us for details



Guiding

Coaching

Course cost £255 pp for 3 days including equipment hire etc.

Accomodation available at Ye Old Ferrie Inn in their excellent bunkhouse for only £15 pp per night.

The course is based at beautiful Symonds Yat and covers the following:

• Boat Control, Forward, Backwards, Sideways, Sideways on move
• Turning
• Trim & Edge Support Strokes
• Morphology
• Safety Signals
• Breaking in / out
• Ferry Gliding
• Setting
• Tracking & Lining

Day 1 - Flat water skills (Symonds Yat)

Day 2 - Whitewater Skills (Symonds Yat Rapids)

Day 3 - Day trip on the River Usk (Grade 2/3 whitewater)

The Final day will be a trip on the fantastic River Usk in Brecon of about 7 miles on grade 2/3 white water putting all the skills learn't in the previous 2 days.

One to One Canoe or Kayak Instruction

To request more details or to book just call us on 01600 890027 or click here to contact us.

BCU Courses

The Coaching Awards have been up-dated and developed to meet with the needs of today’s coaches and to provide them with better recognition within the UK sports industry. These developments have been based on findings from both the Paddlesport Review and Long Term Paddler Development Review and reflect current best practice within UK Paddlesport and Coaching.

The result is a dynamic coaching pathway which benefits both recreational and competition coaches and their students, providing them with structure and support as they progress. The new awards offer national accreditation by the BCU, the UKCC (UK Coaching Certificate), and the National Qualifications Framework.

BCU / UKCC Level 1 Certification in Coaching Paddlesport

This is the first step on the paddlesport coaching pathway. It will introduce you to the fundamentals of good coaching practice and help you to understand and coach technical and tactical aspects of your sport.

The Level 1 award is for those new to paddlesport coaching. The award is not discipline specific and is therefore suitable for coaches who wish to work with paddlers from any of the competitive and non-competitive paddlesport disciplines. The level 1 coach can plan, deliver, and review short coaching sessions; normally with the support of a more qualified coach. They can work with paddlers at any stage of development; receiving specific training to coach paddlers in their first year of activity and to run taster sessions.

4 day Course (Re-scheduled - Contact us for details)

Dates: July 18^th, 19th, 20th & 21^st 2011

Cost: £250 per person

Location: Symonds Yat West

Previous experience:
You will need to hold BCU 2 star (New style assessed in both canoe and Kayak) and Foundation Safety & Rescue (FSR), both of which we can organise (contact us for details).
A first aid certificate is recommended though not required.

You must contact the British Canoe Union and complete any pre-course administration and paperwork prior to attending the course, and bring all paperwork with you.

For more information please see:

http://www.canoe-england.org.uk/tests-i-awards/coaching-qualifications-courses/bcu-i-ukcc-level-1/

Accomodation is available at Ye Olde Ferrie Inn in either the Bunk house or private B&B rooms.

Please contact us on 01600 890027 or here to book your place.



BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue (FSRT)

Fundamentally this course is designed for paddlers and coaches irrespective of their chosen craft, or as may be the case for coaches, as either a boat based or bank based Coach. The objective is to teach simple and safe skills that can be applied appropriately.

Course Aims

The course aims to provide the participant with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely and to be able to deal with common emergencies.

These skills will then form the basis of all safety and rescue training throughout the BCU scheme.

The award has two purposes:

• To provide the paddler, boat based or bank based Coach with the necessary skills to enable them to ensure the safety of themselves and others.

• To provide the paddler, boat based or bank based Coach with the appropriate rescue skills to be used to help themselves and/or others in difficulty.

 Pre-requisits:

• Due to the paddling environment and the boat control required the candidate paddler or boat based coach would need to either to hold the 2 Star Award or be of that ability.
• The bank based coach waccessing he course would not be required to hold the 2 Star Award, however, they should be prepared to fully participate in all relevant aspects of the course.
• Be able to swim in normal canoeing clothing suitable for the prevailing conditions.
• A first aid certificate is not a pre-requisite; however the holding of a first aid certificate is strongly recommended for all paddlers.
• Be of a minimum age of 14 years.



Equipment:

The following is a list of recommended equipment required for the participant in this course to have.

• Towline OR Tow system
• Throwline
• Sling
• Whistle
• Knife

Course Dates:

For further information please click here

There are limited places on this course so to book please call us on 01600 890027 or email us through our contact page.