BCU FOUNDATION MODULES

The BCU's foundation modules act as proffessional development training, coach updates and pre-requiesites for certain coaching awards. Owen is able to run the 'Coaching the Mind', 'Outdoor Education and PaddleSport', Coaching Young Paddlers' and 'Mentoring Skills for Coaches'. These are all 3 hour modules and although are classroom based throughout are by no means lecture based, they are all practical in so much as the courses consist of lots of group work, group discussion and practical indoor exercises.

 
     
 

 
 

Coaching the Mind

The aim of this module is to introduce paddlers to the role of mental skills in paddlesport development and performance and to relate the area of mental skills training to coaching and paddler development and provide some working definitions.

Prerequisite ability: A coaching award
Cost: £30 Dates: Contact us for details or see calendar
 

Outdoor Education and PaddleSport

What is Coaching in the outdoors? Education in the outdoors, Education for the outdoors and the use of resources outdoors to meet educational goals. This module is designed to introduce Paddlesport Coaches to the key concepts of Paddlesport Coaching in the outdoors.

Prerequisite ability: A coaching award
Cost: £30 Dates: Contact us for details or see calendar

Coaching Young Paddlers

This module has been introduced to help coaches who may work with young people aiming at Olympic success or those providing someone’s very first experience in paddlesport. It aims to help coaches deliver sessions in a way that meet young paddlers needs, so that they want to come back for more and that they help young paddlers to be the best they can be, whatever their ability or aspirations.

Prerequisite ability: A coaching award
Cost: £30 Dates: Contact us for details or see calendar

Mentoring Skills for Coaches

The module intends to equip coaches with a definition of modern mentoring. Identifying its principles, elements of best practice and the vocabulary which current mentor education embraces.

Prerequisite ability: A coaching award
Cost: £30 Dates: Contact us for details or see calendar
 
 
 
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