COURSES

Coaching is available at Sutton Bingham Reservoir for the following courses.

If you are interested in learning more about any of the given courses, please talk to one of the coaches at one of the weekly club sessions. For information on any additional courses that may be available, please contact the club secretary

Paddle Awards for Beginners: Start, Discover and Explore

These awards were introduced by Paddle UK in 2019 to replace the old Star awards and are designed for beginners to the sport. These awards are paddler focused and should inspire participants into a lifelong journey of paddlesport!

Start is for those getting into a boat for the first time.
Generally, the skills and theory are covered in our Starter Sessions.
For more details on the Paddle Start award, please click here.

Discover takes participants on further, empowering them to develop confidence in their chosen craft in a sheltered water environment. We coach the Paddle Discover Award. Speak to your session instructor if interested. For more details on the Paddle Discover award, please click here.

Explore gives you ownership; allowing you to choose where you move

next in the world of paddlesport. Learning to make confident choices with this

individualised approach.

For more details on the Paddle Explore award, please click here.

Personal Performance Awards

These new awards are designed to take you beyond the Paddle Discover and Explore. There are 12 disciplines, each with three levels, so a great deal of choice and flexibility. There are no age restrictions for starting. In addition, people can choose whatever level they wish to start. The awards are paddler focused and allow participants to progress at their own rates.

For an overview of Personal Performance Awards look here.

Resources give you more detail and for our suggested disciplines click on Canoe Award, Slalom Explore Award, and White-Water Award.

Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Training

Paddlesport safety & rescue is intended for all paddlers, coaches and volunteers, irrespective of craft or discipline choice, and is available in either bank-based or boat-based options. It provides training on key skills needed to operate safely and deal with common emergencies in a sheltered water environment.

Participants must hold the current Paddle Explore Award, 2 Star Award or be of equivalent ability.

Link to British Canoeing / Paddle UK course information: Paddlesport Safety & Rescue

Paddlesport Instructor

The Paddlesport Instructor qualification is designed for instructors running paddlesport taster/starter sessions within the safety management systems of clubs, centres or other organisations in Very Sheltered Water environments and craft deemed suitable for a first-time experience.

Participants must have completed FSRT and be Paddle UK members.