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Mallaig and District Canoe Club Coaching | ||||||||||||||
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| For Junior coaching opportunities contact: | Sheila Kingswood | ||||||||||||||
Junior Pool sessions for children in S1 upwards take place in Mallaig Pool between October and December and in January/February.. There are sessions for beginners and improvers. Numbers are limited so get your name down early. Junior improvers have a chance to get out on the sea or loch in the summer. River trips are also organised from time to time. |
Pool sessions will resume again in October. |
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Three Juniors attained BCU 3 star status in 2009 and five the BCU 2 star - well done to them. |
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For Adult coaching opportunities contact: |
Mike Kingswood | ||||||||||||||
Pool sessions take place in Mallaig Pool between October and December and in February/March each year between 8-9p.m. Come along and give it a try. Informal coaching is available or just do your own thing. Sea coaching evenings will take place from late Spring. If you are interested in any of these please contact Mike. |
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| Michelle attianed her 2 star and Level One Coach status this year - well done, Michelle. | |||||||||||||||
| If you have a request for coaching in any particular skill/s or activity get in touch with Mike and he will try to organise something provided there is sufficient interest. Sessions may require additional payment if outside intructors need to be acquired. | |||||||||||||||
OUR CLUB NEEDS MORE COACHES! |
BCU Coaching Awards | ||||||||||||||
| Existing coaches looking to update their qualifications to be able to train and assess the new awards can view your transfer options here. More information available on the SCA website. | |||||||||||||||
| The evening coached sessions have been going really well and the Club has an ever increasing number of improving paddlers, ready to have a go at ever more challenging conditions. Since Roger got back there have generally been 2 sessions a week on offer. | Double click on images to enlarge. Click to reduce. | ||||||||||||||
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Roger has excelled himself this year with some excellent photos and slideshows of some of the evening (and one weekend) trips. These may take a while to open, so go and make a cup of tea: Loch Morar evening paddle |
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| Working on skills by the boathouse, Rhu | Enjoying a drift in Arisaig Bay | Michael taking it easy | Eilean Shona evening circumnavigation | ||||||||||||
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| Alternative Coastal Route | Moanoeuvring in wind | Careless loss of boat at Ardvasar | Er... "rockhopping" | ||||||||||||
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| Eilean Shona | E.S. Atlantic coast skerries | Eilean Shona North Channel | Borrodale islands | ||||||||||||
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