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BCU Five Star Sea Kayak Training

BCU Five Star Leader Training – Sea Kayak, North East and Northumberland

Course Dates: see the Course Calendar or BCU Courses pages for details.

(these 3 day courses includes the Open Water and Tidal Planning module required for assessment)

Other dates by arrangement (minimum numbers required).

Course Aims:

Come and join me on this exceptional course. Skilled BCU Level 5 coaches will guide and assist your development and progress enabling you to lead a group of competent paddlers in appropriate advanced water locations.

^{*Competent = Paddlers who do not require coaching to be in/on that environment.}

Venue – North East England

Pre-requisites – BCU Four Star Sea Kayak or equivalent standard is the appropriate level of performance for paddlers to begin working towards the Five Star Leaders Award.

Syllabus – Full details can be found on the BCU website here.

For further information or to book please contact Kim.

For more information please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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BCU Four Star Sea Kayak Leader Assessment

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4 Star Sea Kayak Leader Assessment

Course dates-

See the Course Calendar or BCU Courses page for details.

How ready are you for your Assessment? It couldn’t be easier with our simple assessment process. We start with a blank sheet and take notice everytime you behave like a four star paddler. At the end of the two days, if you’ve shown us enough at appropriate times and everything else is ok we give you your Four Star award.

Venue: Northumberland.

Pre-requisites:

* Registration with the BCU – for information please see here

* The BCU syllabus is here

How to book:

Contact Kim to reserve your place.

For more information on coaching and courses please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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February 2011 Newsletter

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Welcome to the February Newsletter.

I hope you’ve enjoyed some good paddling over the first couple of months this year. Hopefully, you will have noticed the new-look website, too!

The new design is easier for you to use and still contains all of the great resources, hints and tips accessed through the tabs at the very top of the page.

Many people have said how useful the ‘Downloads‘ area is, so it’s currently being updated to include even more river maps. More will be added as time goes by. You’ll also see a new area featuring useful BCU downloads and information as this is being developed by popular demand.

You can access the Facebook Page through the button at the top of the left side too, so you have even more ways of keeping up to date and in touch.

The site will continue to develop over the coming months – let me know what you think!

You’ll find all of my recent articles in the newsletter, and a full list of BCU Courses coming up this Spring.

If you are a recreational canoeist or sea paddler and wish to improve your skills, have a look at the Open Canoeing and Sea Kayaking pages for a list of recreational courses coming up this Spring and Summer.

Happy Paddling,

Kim

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BCU Canoe, White Water and Sea Kayak Courses in the North East

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BCU Canoe and Kayak Courses in Northumberland this Spring

I am pleased to be able to offer the following BCU canoe and kayak courses. Full details of these can be found on the BCU Course page.

Coaching Courses.

UKCC BCU Level 1 Paddlesport Coach Course – 22nd to 25th April 2011. This four day course will run in Hexham. A Foundation Safety and Rescue Training course can be taken on the 21st April.

UKCC BCU Level 2 Paddlesport Coach Training Course - 29th April to 2nd May. Four days of coach development to be held in Hexham.

BCU Foundation Coach Support Modules

These CPD modules are aimed at Level 1, level 2 and level 3 coaches and are one of the pre-requisites for BCU/UKCC Level 2 coach assessment. They will take place at Hexham Canoe Club.

Performance Planning – 10th March, 6.30-9.30pm.

Coaching Young Paddlers – 28th April, 630 – 9.30pm.

Foundation and Intermediate Module Packages - Three or four module packages discounted over two days – 16th/17th July and 13th/14th August.

UKCC/BCU Level 2 Coach assessments by arrangement

BCU Moderate Water Endorsement – Two days of training and assessment for 4* leaders and UKCC Level 2 Coaches who wish to coach paddlers on Moderate Water.

White Water – 26th and 27th February.
Open Canoe – You can choose from the 5th and 6th March or the 4th and 5th April.

Personal Skills and Leadership – Two Day Courses

BCU Four Star Open Canoe Training – 21st/22nd February.

BCU Four Star Open Canoe Assessment – 12th/13th February or the 26th/27th May.

BCU Four Star White Water Training – 23rd/24th February.

BCU Four Star Sea Kayak Training – 9th/10th April.

BCU Five Star Open Canoe Training – 26th/27th March.

BCU Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning – 8th April.

Foundation Safety and Rescue – 21st April.

BCU Three Star sea kayak, white water, touring and open canoe courses by arrangement.

1:1 and group coaching in white water, open canoe and sea kayak.

Free Resources for Paddlers – have a look here at the free resources page of my website for up to date paddling and coaching hints, tips and techniques.

Are you, or would you be if you gained a coaching award, a volunteer coach living in the North East Region? If so you could qualify for the NE Region 50% Funding Bursary.

Please contact me at kim@kimbull.co.uk for help in arranging the course you need.

BCU Training and Assessments, personal and group canoe, white water and sea kayak coaching in Northumberland and the North East

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BCU Foundation and Intermediate Module Packages

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BCU Foundation and Intermediate Module Packages

Come and join me for a special offer package deal and benefit from gaining three or four course certificates at once!

Choose from-

Foundation Module Package -16th and 17th July 2011

This includes four BCU 3 hour Foundation Modules-

The course fee is just £110 for all four modules. There is a BCU Certification fee of £5 for members or £10 for non-members for each module.

Foundation/Intermediate Module Package – 13th and 14th August 2011

This includes two BCU 3 hour Foundation Modules -

Plus the BCU 6 hour Intermediate Module

Coaching the Mind

The course fee is just £110 for all three modules. There is a BCU Certification fee of £5 for members or £10 for non-members for each module.

For more information on coaching and courses please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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BCU Intermediate Module ‘Coaching the Mind’

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`BCU Coaching the Mind, Intermediate Module`


This is ideal for Level 1 and 2 Coaches and anyone following a CPD programme in Paddlesport.

It is a pre-requisite for the UKCC BCU Level 3 Coach Award.
Course Dates – 
14th May 2011


14 August 2011 (see special offer package here).


Cost – £60 Course Fee plus BCU Certification Fee (£5 members, £10 non members).
Come  and join us for this BCU Intermediate Module. This course  builds on the knowledge of the Foundation Module and you   will learn  real and practical ways to use sports psychology within your coaching    and to improve your own paddling.
Delivered by a Sports psychologist, NLP Trainer and BCU Level 5  Coach, you will revisit Focus and Attention and Arousal Control.  The  course will include advanced Visualisation techniques, Pre-performance  Routines, Self Talk, Planning and Attribution Theory.  Practical  exercises will be used throughout to make this a very interactive course  giving you real tools you can use in any paddlesport environment.
For more information on coaching and courses please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk
Open  canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and           group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in  Northumberland   and      the   North East.

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White Water Safety and Rescue

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`White Water Safety and Rescue`


Course Dates:
25th and 26th July 2011
Other Dates by Arrangement.
Venue:
North East and Northumberland
Course Aims
Delivered by BCU Level 5 Coaches, this exceptional WWS&R training course is designed for all paddlers operating   in a moderate white water environment in either kayak or   canoe.
In addition, the training is required for those seeking  their 4 star  leader (white water or open canoe) award.  The objective  is to provide  the underpinning knowledge and teach simple and safe  practical skills  that can be applied appropriately. By it’s nature the  course is very  ‘hands on’.

To improve individuals awareness of safety skills in the river environment.


To teach personal survival skills.


To teach throwline rescue techniques.


To understand the need for structure in an emergency situation.


To outline basic rescue protocols that prioritise the safety of the individual above all others.


To introduce & develop the ‘clean rope’ principle.

Course Fee – £130 Including all BCU Certification Fees.
For more information on coaching and courses please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk
Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and           group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland     and     the   North East.

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UKCC BCU Level 2 Coach Training Course

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UKCC BCU Level 2 Coach Training Course

Course Dates – see the Course Calendar or BCU Courses pages for dates.

Venue – Northumberland

Come and join us for four days on a UKCC BCU Level 2 Coach training course. This course provides an excellent progression for you as a paddlesport coach. Your ability and understanding will progress and you will develop an even deeper understanding and ability to coach, whatever your discipline. At the end of the course, you will have a personal coaching action plan and a clear understanding of the skills required to be a UKCC Level 2 Coach.

Cost – £250 per person (Non residential). Are you, or would you be if you gained a coaching award, a volunteer coach living in the North East Region? Club paddlers, Scouts, Cadets, etc, are examples. If so you could qualify for the NE Region 50% Funding Bursary.

Further information can be found on the BCU website here.

For more information please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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UKCC BCU Level 1 Coach Course

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UKCC BCU Level 1 Coach Course

Course Dates – 22nd – 25th April 2011

Venue – Northumberland

Come and join us for four days on a UKCC BCU Level 1 Coach course. This course provides an excellent basis for you as a paddlesport coach. It will introduce you to the fundamentals of good coaching practice and helps you to understand and coach technical and tactical aspects of your sport whatever your discipline.

Cost – £250 per person (Non-residential). Are you, or would you be if you gained a coaching award, a volunteer coach living in the North East Region? Club paddlers, Scouts, Cadets, etc, are examples. If so you could qualify for the NE Region 50% Funding Bursary.

Further information can be found on the BCU website here.

If you need an FSRT course for your training, there will be one on the 21st April at a discounted rate of £50 for UKCC BCU Level 1 course participants.

For more information please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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Four Star Sea Kayak Training

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BCU Four Star Leader Training – Sea Kayak, North East and Northumberland

Course Dates:

See the Course Calendar or BCU Courses page for details

Other dates by arrangement (minimum numbers required).

Course Aims:

Successful performance at this level indicates that a candidate has the skill level required to lead a group of 4 competent paddlers* (not including themselves) in appropriate locations, on moderate tidal water with winds up to Force 4. The emphasis is on the application of strokes to achieve suitable techniques and boat control in real situations.

^{*Competent = Paddlers who do not require coaching to be in/on that environment.}

Venue – North East England

Pre-requisites – BCU Three Star Sea Kayak or equivalent standard is the appropriate level of performance for paddlers to begin working towards the Four Star Leaders Award.

Syllabus – Full details can be found on the BCU website here.

For further information or to book please contact Kim.

For more information please contact me at Kim@kimbull.co.uk

Open canoe, sea kayak and white water courses and coaching, 1:1 and group workshops, BCU Training and Assessments in Northumberland and the North East.

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