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British Canoeing
Launch the Coach Award
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On 3rd July British Canoeing announced the launch of the Coach Award. The award aims to
create discipline specific pathways across all disciplines and will significantly change the
prerequisites and the pathway through taught and assessed elements.
Rebranded Coaching Qualifications
The Coach Awards are designed for people whose
core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain
or improve paddlesport skills within the discipline
chosen. This will include coaching beginners new
to the sport, or paddlers looking to develop their
skills in the given discipline or environment. On 1st January 2018 British Canoeing will rebrand
the existing British Canoeing Level 1, 3 and 4
Certificate in coaching paddlesport qualifications.
The Coach Award will take the place of the current
Level 2, Moderate/Advanced Water Endorsements
(MWE/AWE) and Discipline Support Modules.
Benefits of the Coach Award:
> > Direct entry options to training available – a
British Canoeing membership is the only
prerequisite of the core coach training
> > Specific pathways across all disciplines
> > Supportive e-learning resources to aid learning
– Lee Pooley, Head of Coaching and
Qualifications at British Canoeing
No changes are being made to our Level 3 or
4 awards, although they are being rebranded.
The Level 3 qualifications are to be renamed
“Performance [insert discipline] Coach”. The
“Level 4 in Performance Paddlesport” is also to be
renamed “British Canoeing Coaching Diploma”.
Take a look
at our video
here!
Find out more about
the Coach Award on
the British Canoeing
website, under
the Coaching and
Leadership section
Coach award choices
Canoe and Kayak
(Sheltered Water) Coach Awards
Canoe Coach (Sheltered Water)
Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water)
Canoe and Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water)
Discipline Specific Coach Awards
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Freestyle Coach
Open Water Canoe Coach
Open Water Canoe Coach (Advanced Water)
Polo Coach
Racing Coach
Sea Kayak Coach
Sea Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
Slalom Coach
Surf Kayak Coach
Surf Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
White Water Canoe Coach
White Water Canoe Coach (Advanced Water)
White Water Kayak Coach
White Water Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
Wild Water Racing Coach
“This is a really significant time for British Canoeing
and our approach to Coaching and Leadership
Awards, and I feel privileged to be part of these
exciting developments. The Coach Award has been
designed with current research in mind, membership
consultation and candidate feedback from our
existing awards. British Canoeing has created
the Coach Award which provides 18 pathways
with direct entry opportunities and e-learning to
support the coach’s development. Not only will the
Coach Award provide greater choice, it will in turn
create more opportunities for people to access
great coaching to enable them to paddle in a safe
environment and grow participation in canoeing.”
At this stage, no changes are being made to our
Level 1 award, although it is to be rebranded as
‘Paddlesport Instructor’. This qualification will
remain the recommended option for all coaches and
instructors whose main focus of work is delivering
introductory paddlesport sessions. An Instructor who
holds both the Paddlesport Leader and Paddlesport
Instructor qualifications will be well placed to fulfil
their coaching duties with more autonomy.
Who are the Coach Awards for?