Paddle UK White Water Kayak Coach Assessment

Become a White Water Kayak Coach with our comprehensive one-day assessment. This assessment will evaluate your personal paddling, rescue, safety, leadership, group skills, and theoretical knowledge, ensuring you are fully prepared to coach others on white water.

Key Details

• Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
• Duration: 1 Day
• Locations: Multiple Locations
• Instructor: Dan
• Age Requirement: 16+
• Spaces Available: 2

Key Skills

• Mastering personal paddling techniques
• Enhancing rescue and safety procedures
• Developing effective coaching strategies
• Improving leadership and group management skills
• Deepening theoretical knowledge of kayaking

Assessment Breakdown

During your assessment, you will be guided through various stages by your assessor. This process includes arranging the best times and dates, ensuring appropriate assessment conditions, and confirming you have someone to coach. The assessment itself is divided into several components:

You will begin with an Assessment Discussion Task, where your theoretical knowledge and coaching experience will be discussed. This is followed by a practical coaching session to demonstrate your coaching abilities in real-time.

Next, your rescue skills will be evaluated, ensuring you can handle emergency situations effectively. Personal skills assessment will focus on your paddling proficiency and technique. Lastly, you will be assessed on your background knowledge, understanding, and experience, confirming your readiness to coach.

Location

We cover various locations in the UK for our courses.

Most of our kayaking courses take place on the River Dart in Dartmoor – meeting point TQ13 7NT.

We also run courses at:

• Lee Valley White Water Centre (EN9 1AB)
• The National White Water Centre (LL23 7NU)
• Holme Pierrepont White Water (LL23 7NU)

We also travel to individuals and clubs to run training and assessments, covering most of England, up to Nottingham and Wales.

You can check the location on the booking form below. If you are unsure, feel free to contact the adventuro team who can help you book onto the right date for you, or organise a location for your session.

Prerequisites

Participants must have completed Core Coach Training, White Water Kayak Coach Training, White Water Kayak Leader, Coach Award E-Learning, and Assessment Check-In. Additionally, you must have valid 2-day First Aid Training, Safeguarding Training, Full Home Nation Association Membership, and be aged 16 or over at the time of assessment.

Why Choose Us

With 32 years of combined experience, our outdoor professionals are not only seasoned coaches but have also competed internationally. This wealth of knowledge allows us to tailor your activities, ensuring a safe and enjoyable environment.

Our commitment to your development means we aim for you to confidently enjoy the outdoors independently. As a 1% for the planet business, we give back to the outdoors with every booking.