British Canoeing – White Water Kayak Leader Training
Would you like the confidence to lead a group of friends or peers on a white water kayak adventure?
As a white water kayak Leader you will have the ability to do this, you and your group would be qualified for the following activities:
The foundation of good leadership in paddlesport is personal skill, as it allows you to focus all your attention on the group. Once a leader is comfortable in the environment they can easily help and instruct others. On our training course we will help you improve your personal paddling to let you move around the river or lake thoughtlessly. As you do this you will have plenty of time to think about the group and plan what they should do. This will allow you to match the technical skill of your group to the difficulty of the river or lake and then make a safe decision as how to lead them.
Rest assured that at the end of a Mountain Water Expeditions training course your personal paddling and technical understanding will have improved significantly.
We will give you demonstrations of best leading practice and allow you to try them with the support of an extremely experienced coach at your side. We will give you as much freedom to make decisions as you want while always being there to help if necessary.
Personal Paddling Skills
Efficient and effective river running skills
Forward paddling
Breaking in and out
Ferry gliding
S-turns
Surf small waves
Paddle into and out of small stoppers
Moving sideways on the move
Supporting
Rolling
Tactical understanding
Environmental considerations
Maintaining direction
Changing direction
Rescue Skills
Swimming and self-rescue
Throwline rescue
Rescue a capsized, swimming paddler and their equipment
Incident management and first aid in the moderate water environment
Effective group leader/Group member in rescues and incident
Safety, Leadership & Group Skills
Skilful application of leadership principles (e.g. CLAP)
Appropriate leadership strategies, positioning, judgement and decision- making
Safety awareness and risk management
Group control and management
Intervening strategies
Controlling and managing outcomes
Theory
Equipment
Safety
Weather
Wellbeing, health and first aid Access
Environment
Planning
Group awareness and management Water features and hazards Navigation
Etiquette
General knowledge
Leadership responsibilities Personal paddling skills
If you have any questions or require more information on our Course costs and available dates, please contact us info@mountain-water.co.uk