Cambridgeshire Canoeing Association

Cambridge Canoe Club have very kindly agreed to post updates and the CCC newsletter on their site and so this website will be discontinued.  However, since you have found you way here, you may be interested in the following Coach Update programmes on offer in the County.                                                                 CAMBRIDGE CANOE CLUB WEBSITE

Best wishes,

David Savage. (BCU Local Coaching Organiser, Cambridgeshire)

 

 

 

 

Coach Education programme.

‘Old’ Level 2 coach trainees

In response to local demand, I am running an ‘old’ Level 2 assessment at Mepal Outdoor Centre on 20th April, 2008.  The cost will be £50.00.  This is your last chance to be assessed for 2* locally as I won’t be running any more!

 

Old Level 1 coaches I have planned a L1 re-orientation day to enable ‘old’ Level 1 coaches to transfer to the new Level 1 award.  This is necessary if you wish to be able to coach and award Paddlepower Passport (for under 16s) and 1* for 14+  If you don’t need to be able to do this, then you can carry on as you are for the time being, but transfer would be a good idea!

 

As the prerequisite for the L1 coach award is ‘new’ 2* which requires the demonstration of basic skills with both a single blade (canoe) and a double blade (kayak) paddle, you will need to hold either a ‘new’ 2* award or the ‘old 2* in both Canoe and Kayak.  I am running a separate conversion course for existing kayak 2* holders to gain the new 2*.  This day will also include rescue updates for both canoe and kayak.  You must attend the 2* day before the re-orientation.

 

Old L2 and 3 coaches who don’t have 2* Canoe but who want to be able to award new 2*.  You have to gain the new 2* award, even if you are short-sighted, blinkered and narrow-minded enough to insist that you only want to paddle kayaks!

 

All coaches who haven’t attended an update / revalidation day in the last three years…. and there are lots!  If you don’t attend one (and they are taking place all around the Region – see CODE or the BCU Website) you won’t be able to continue coaching as your award, and thus your insurance, will become invalid.  The BCU ask Local coaching organisers to run one day in their County every three years.  I ran one last June,  but I am going to run another day this summer to give you the opportunity to revalidate locally.

 

All of these courses are bookable online at www.mepal.co.uk.   They are bookable online only to save paperwork and my time, so, if you can’t use a computer, get a teenager to do it for you!

 

1. L1 coach training and assessment

Saturday /Sunday 1&2 March and 15&16 March 2008   9.00 – 5.30pm  £180

 

2.  ‘Old’ Level 2 Kayak Assessment.

Sunday 20th April, 2008       9.00am  - 4.30pm    £50.00

 

3.  ‘New’ 2* update for coaches holding kayak 2* but not Canoe 2*

Saturday 19th April, 2008      10.00am – 4.30pm  £30.00

 

4.  L1 coach reorientation day

Saturday 24th May, 2008  10.00am  -  4.00pm     £30.00

 

5.. Coach revalidation Day  (Attendance at 3 or 4 above doesn’t exempt you from re-validating!)

Saturday 5th July, 2008    9.30 –4.30pm   £20.00 including lunch.

 

6. L2 coach training (at Oulton Broad)

Saturday  /Sunday 14/15 & 28/29th June, 2008   £180.00

 

Best wishes,

David Savage.  (BCU Local Coaching Organiser, Cambridgeshire)