Paddlesports Leader Training
2 Day(s)

This 2 day course is designed for those who wish to deliver starter/taster sessions in the very sheltered water environment. These sessions will be many peoples introduction to paddlesports.

WHY BECOME A PADDLESPORT LEADER?

First of all, the Paddlesport Leader Award is open to all paddlers! The award supports your existing skills and enables you to lead fun, safe and enjoyable trips.
Secondly, you can design your own learning journey, using formal and informal opportunities to develop your skills.
Furthermore, this award is used by clubs, outdoor centres and organisations to support their activity delivery on mixed craft. This includes single or tandem craft.

WHAT CAN A PADDLESPORT LEADER DO?

Your award will support you to run safe and enjoyable trips, based on your group’s needs and aspirations. You will lead journeys, on sheltered water, for a range of mixed craft.
As a Leader, you can work independently or be deployed by a club, centre or organisation to lead trips and journeys. The purpose of these trips may be wide ranging from educational experiences, social adventures or trying something new.

For the full paddlesports Leader Course guide, please see the paddles up website on the following link.
https://paddlesuptraining.com/courses/paddlesport-leader-course/

The Pre-requisites for the course are as follows:
- Paddle Explore standard
- Minimum age of 16