Paddles with a point
Paddling is always great – anytime, anywhere. Whenever I’m on the water I feel that sense of freedom and release from the day-to-day. But paddling with a clear aim or […]
Paddling is always great – anytime, anywhere. Whenever I’m on the water I feel that sense of freedom and release from the day-to-day. But paddling with a clear aim or […]
Coronavirus gave an opportunity to complete a long-anticipated journey
Like many other paddlers, I’ve not strayed far from home since the Covid-19 lockdown was announced here in the UK on 23 March. In the whole four months that have […]
Isn’t amazing how everyone seems to be re-inventing themselves as we all respond to the Covid-19 restrictions! I’ve always considered the outdoors – rivers and hills when I can and […]
It’s been fantastic this month to back on the water even though we’ve been restricted to paddling either as a family group or with only one other paddler. I’ve certainly […]
When the Covid-19 lockdown was first announced I thought, as no doubt many others did, that this was going to be a great opportunity to get out in boat or […]
Last month I blogged about how we can ‘funnel’ our decision-making to identify what we might work on to improve a paddler’s performance. This month, with courses cancelled as the […]
Coaching is often described as being all about making decisions. Deciding what is going on when observing a paddler’s performance. Deciding what interventions we as coaches might offer. Deciding how […]
Brexit day has arrived at last. For me today brings a moment of sadness that the UK is giving up its close relationship and influence in the decisions of our […]
This month saw the latest British Canoeing Coaching and Leadership Conference. The conference always attracts some of the leading practitioners from the worlds of academe and the sport and the […]