Coach Award
We have been involved with the delivery of the Coach award since it was launched in 2017. We have delivered an extensive amount of these courses across all disciplines.
Who is the course for?
The coach award is aimed at any paddler who wishes to be involved in the coaching and development of other paddlers. It is an excellent award for club paddlers and outdoor instructors alike.
How good do I need to be.
You need to be comfortable operating in the appropriate sheltered or moderate water environments. Whilst you don't have to able to preform at the top end of the remit at training, being somewhat comfortable will help.
Can I rescue others
Can I rescue myself
The criteria for assessment is set out in the links below -Coach Award assessment guidance.
Course Programme Training.
The coach award is made up of several parts.
Core Coach Training (2 days or 16 hours online)
Discipline Specific Training (2 days)
Assessment (1 Day)
The Core coach looks at our behaviours as a coach and on how we can influence outcome. We will look at the who and how we coach
The discipline specific will take the who and how and apply the where and when we coach, applying coach theory to the appropriate environments.
We are able to offer the following DST modules
- Sheltered Water Canoe & Kayak
- White Water Kayak (Moderate water)
- White Water Canoe (Moderate water)
- Open Water Canoe (Moderate water)
- SUP Sheltered and Open water (Coming soon)
We offer assessments in all the disciplines above.
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Costs
Training £180pp
max 6 candidates.
Group prices available
Assessments
1 day £250 1;1 £180 2;1
2 Day 2:1 £230 3;1 or 4:1 £180
Equipment
You need an appropriate craft for the course. We can hire you a boat/board if you need one
Paddle
PPE You need a CE approved helmet and buoyancy aid, which is in good working order. Any kit over 3 years old will be checked by the trainer/assessor.
Clothing
We will be in the water both days so a drysuit or wetsuit and cag combo is needed.
You will be on the water for longer so wear appropriate thermals and footwear (no flimsy wet shoes).
We will also have some time at the start of the course covering theory so a warm coat is helpful.
Food/Drink
We will be on the water all day so please bring a hot drink. and food.
Rescue/spare kit
Please bring anything you have, but don't buy anything especially for the course as its a good opportunity to look at different kit and action plan what you need.
Facilities
We usually aim to to meet at a venue with toilets. We generally use pay and display car parks but please DO NOT pay as soon as you arrive. We may choose to change our venue!
Cancellation
From time to time due to unfavourable conditions we may need to cancel a course. This is especially the case with assessments as we have a requirement to assess you in appropriate conditions.
In this instance, we will re arrange, please see your cancellation policy
Feedback,
We will provide verbal feedback at the end of each course and help you write an action plan. If you want written feedback, please ask.
We also welcome feedback on our courses.
ASSESSMENT
We mainly run our assessments on a as demands basis.
If you feel ready for assessment please get in touch. We will have a pre assessment chat where we will discuss the plan for the course.
You will be assessed on the following:
- Coaching skills
- Personal Skills
- Rescue skills
- Pre Assessment task.
On the day you will be required to
deliver 90 minutes of coaching. This can be on one area, or broken down in two.
You can coach anything you wish, and on the moderate courses, the sessions can form part of a journey.
The rescues are
- Capsized paddler
- Unconscious capsized paddler
- Incapacitated Paddler (Towing)
- Self Rescue
- Entrapped Paddler.
These vary per discipline and we will clarify on our pre course meeting
You will also need to plan and write a pre assessment task, based around how you would structure and implement 6 coaching sessions to learners.
Please see the assessment guidance here
https://britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/wp-content/files/01122017BCABCoachAwardAssessmentGuidanceV2.7Aug24.pdf
You will need to complete your registration for the course on your membership portal, under the "check in option"
Please email this to us once you have the confirmation "regcert"
Other resources including various elearning modules from BCAB can be found here
https://britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/wp-content/files/01122017BCABCoachAwardAssessmentGuidanceV2.7Aug24.pdf
If after assessment you are unhappy with your outcome, you have a right to appeal. Details can be found here
PUT POLICIES
Please note the following poloices for Paddlesup Training
Privicy Notice
Appeals Process
Equal opportunities
Reasonable Adjustments
They can all be found at https://paddlesuptraining.com/policies/
Our own booking, cancellation and policies can be found here
https://www.good2go-equipment.co.uk/courses/policies
richard@good2go-equipment.co.uk