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LOCATION - will be dependant on weather and river conditions and the students specific requirements.
Paddlesport Touring Leader Award is open to all paddlers! The award supports your existing skills and enables you to lead fun, safe and enjoyable trips. You can design your own learning journey, using formal and informal opportunities to develop your skills.
This award is used by clubs, outdoor centres and organisations to support their activity delivery on mixed craft. This includes single or tandem craft. It will support you to run safe and enjoyable trips, based on your group’s needs and aspirations. You will lead journeys, on moderate inland water, for a range of mixed craft.
As a result of becoming a Leader, you can work independently or be deployed to lead trips and journeys. The purpose of these trips may be wide ranging from educational experiences, social adventures or trying something new.
You may also be able to provide British Canoeing Awarding Body Awards and Training courses following suitable certification.
There are no formal Personal Performance Award or Safety Award requirements to becoming a Paddlesport Touring Leader. However, to get the best from your course you need to feel comfortable in or on your craft.
You need to be able to independently paddle on open water, rivers up to and including short stretches of Grade 2.
In addition, it is recommended that you hold, or are capable of holding the a personal performance award in your chosen discipline.
For example:
You will also require sound experience of the awards remit for environments before booking on your training (or equivalent).
If you are unsure whether this award is for you do feel free to make contact with us to discuss your particular requirements. Thamespaddleboarding@gmail.com.
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