Paddling and MTB coaching from FlowFree & Campbell Coaching 20-21st August : Llangollen We have noticed that a lot of women are paddling and getting out on their bikes too. So we thought, how about a female only weekend based around Llangollen where you can get some top paddling and MTB coaching tips from two [...]
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TrywerynFest : a weekend of coaching clinics, free demo boats, trade stands and epicly hilarious events. Of course, we were there in force, with FlowFree coaches claiming several podium finishes and running coaching clinics but most importantly having a jolly old time! Lowri does some playboat coaching at the newly improved Campsite Wave (aka Super [...]
For a while now we have been running a “Get Your Club Playing” scheme, the idea of which is to enthuse clubs about playboating and show how basic playboating can be introduced at any flatwater session. We provide inspirational demonstrations by GB Team paddlers, expert coaches and a load of demo playboats. This is a [...]
Last weekend I went across to North Ireland’s Tollymore centre for the CANI Paddlefest – which turned out to be an excellent weekend that got people boating, trying new things and provided inspiration for paddlers of all disciplines, ages and abilities. I kicked off proceedings on Friday with a photo slideshow of the expedition to Georgia [...]
Sportscoach UK have just released a bunch of “fact sheets” about coaching female athletes and developing female coaches. They are of course in reference to all sports, but there’s plenty that can be applied to paddling. If you are interested in improving your coaching of female paddlers then check them out. And if you only [...]
The Canoe Association of Northern Ireland run an annual Paddlefest at Tollymore, near Belfast. The theme of this year’s paddlefest is expedition paddling and I’ve been asked to go over and give a talk about my most recent expedition to Georgia. Over the weekend I will also be delivering some of the expedition themed workshops [...]
It was -10 degrees in the UK when Jamie from Kayak the Nile called to ask if I’d come out to Uganda to run his company for a couple of months. Warm water, big waves and sunshine everyday… I could hardly say no! On the water my work time is split between coaching anything from [...]
Over the weekend we were joined by two groups from Baldock Canoe Club. One group headed to Pont Cyfyng and Swallow Falls to work on their technique in a challenging and steep environment with David Fairweather. The other group joined myself and Patrick Clissold for a session on the Dee at Llangollen. Despite the heavy [...]
A couple of weeks ago myself, Jon and Tom attended a first aid course for outdoor professionals to refresh ourselves on those vital skills. I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss what I choose to have in my first aid kit on the river, and why. What you choose to take with you is a [...]
Earlier this year we spent several weeks in the French Alps, where we had great water levels and super-hot sunshine almost every day We ran a variety of trips, bespoke courses and guided river runs around the Briancon / Embrun / Guil / Ubaye area – confidence boosters, white water skills, river leadership skills and [...]
