useful articles
Our sport is still developing and Canoe Coaching would like to be a part of sharing your good ideas with others.
These articles may help those looking for resources as they prepare their Level 3 presentations. Aspirant Level 4 or 5 coaches may gain inspiration, ideas and resources for their coaching and articles.
Some of the articles may help us to do our jobs better. Some will just capture passion for paddling.
Please forward articles of interest to others.
Safety and Rescue
- Rafted Canoes Rescues
- Ideas on effective prevention of all in secarios for rafts and a range of rescue options should it happen.
- Rafted Canoes Rescues (Word Document)
- Winter rescues
- As the temperature drops how do we respond in our rescues. Simple, clear guidence to give effective focus to witer rescues. By Gareth Field and Tom Sibbald
- Winter Rescues (Word Document)
Coaching
- Teaching Poling
- Poling lots of ideas to try to improve your poling. By Tom Sibbald
- Teaching Poling (Word Document)
- Paddlesport strands
- Have you considered focussing on the strands of balance, steering and powering, rather than stokes. By Tom Sibbald
- Paddlesport strands (Word Document)
Leadership
- Beyond Safe Leadership
- Practicle leadership tactics to make each day s a coach more effective and enjoyable By Gareth Field
- Beyond Safe Leadership (Word Document)