ScotJam: Explorers - Paddlesports Skills
ScotJam: Explorers - Paddlesports Skills
Progress your paddling, build confidence, and develop essential rescue skills.
Paddle Skills is designed for Explorers with reasonable experience in their chosen craft (kayak, canoe, or paddleboard). To take part, you should have achieved the British Canoeing Paddle Discover Award, the Scouts Paddle Sports Stage 2 Activity Badge, or an equivalent level of ability.
This programme welcomes all paddlers, regardless of craft. Throughout the week we’ll focus on developing your technique by introducing, exploring, and practising simple strategies and safe paddling methods to help you progress and overcome common challenges on the water.
Towards the end of the week, you will work towards completing the British Canoeing Paddlesport Safety & Rescue Course. This qualification gives you the key safety and rescue skills needed to operate safely and deal with typical issues in a sheltered water environment.
The Paddlesport Safety & Rescue Course is an essential prerequisite for the Paddlesport Instructor Award and is also extremely valuable for anyone considering future leader or coach awards.
