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Mallaig and District Canoe Club Coaching



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For Junior coaching opportunities contact: Joan Smith

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.

 

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.

sea kayaking

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!

If you think you would like to gain a coaching qualification to help out in the club then contact Mike or another committee member for more information. Personal qualifications (Star Awards) are a pre-requisite for Coaching Awards.

BCU Coaching Awards

Level 1

Pre course info.

Course info.

Level 2

Pre course info.

Course info.

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.  
We hope to be running evening coached sessions again in Spring 2012 Double click on images to enlarge. Click to reduce.

Photos and slideshows of some of the evening (and one weekend) trips (by Roger L.). These may take a while to open, so go and make a cup of tea:

Loch Morar evening paddle
Ardvasar evening paddle
Loch Nevis weekend trip

Working on skills by the boathouse, Rhu Enjoying a drift in Arisaig Bay Michael taking it easy Eilean Shona evening circumnavigation
Alternative Coastal Route Moanoeuvring in wind Careless loss of boat at Ardvasar Er... "rockhopping"
Eilean Shona E.S. Atlantic coast skerries Eilean Shona North Channel Borrodale islands

BCU Terms of reference for Coaches and Leaders