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Introduction to Kayaking Course

Saturday, 06 March 2010 11:43 admin
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We will once again be running an Introduction to Kayaking course this Spring, on Wednesday and Friday evenings from the 7th April to th 30th April 2010.

The course is aimed at beginners who want to learn basic kayaking skills and be able to join club trips - river or sea.  Those who wish can also undertake an assessment for their BCU/UKCC One Star Award after the course (and completing the 4 journeys you need for this award). 

The course will start on the 7th April and run for 4 weeks, training sessions will be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings.  The cost of the course is £60 (which includes boat/equipment hire).

There are a limited number of space offered on a first come first served basis.  All participants must be members of the club.  A minimum age of 16 is required for participants.

Course now full
 
Location: Muirtown Basin, Inverness
Contact: Susan Luurtsema | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 

Forthcoming Events

Pool Session
Fri, Feb 10th, @9:00pm
Pool Session
Fri, Feb 17th, @9:00pm
Pool Session
Fri, Feb 24th, @9:00pm

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Polls

Would you like to see more river trips in 2010?

Yes - grades 1 & 2 - 0%
Yes - grades 2 & 3 - 33.3%
Yes - grades 3 & 4 - 100%
No, there's enough already! - 0%

Total votes: 3

Newsflash

The club will be holding a club coach development day on Sunday 4th Dec 9.30am 'til 5.00pm at Alness swimming pool (behind Alness Academy).

The games hall is booked 9.00am – 2.00pm and 4.00pm – 5.00pm and the pool is booked 2.30pm – 4.00pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

Why do we need a club coach development day?

Well, there are more than 260 members in Inverness Canoe Club and more than 40 people who are registered to coach with the club, have coached with the club in the past or who currently coach with the club on a regular basis.

With the diversity of recreational disciplines practised in the club, and the amount of paddling that we all like to do, coaches rarely have the opportunity to get together. There is a wide range of qualifications and experience among club coaches. In bringing together as many (existing and potential) coaches as possible I would hope that:

  • We will get to know one another;
  • New coaches will be introduced to potential mentors;
  • New and potential coaches will be inspired to become more active within the club;
  • We will achieve consensus regarding the direction we wish the club to take and how we think we will get there;
  • We will reinforce consistency of coaching methods;
  • Each coach will have the opportunity to reflect on their personal paddling and coaching development needs;
  • We will produce plans for how we want to deliver coaching/paddling in each of the recreational disciplines that club members are active in;
  • We will have some fun!

The agenda will be delivered by experienced club coaches. Further details will follow via the mailing list. In the meantime, for more information or if you'd like to attend, please contact Margaret Pearson: margpearson@freeuk.com