BC Kayak Leader (4 Star) Training Moderate Water

Formerly known as the 4 Star Kayak award, the BC Kayak Leader training course aims to fine tune your personal skills on grade 2/3 water and a qualification which allows you to safely lead groups - all in one!

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Over the 2 days we will look at effective leadership techniques which will give you a game plan what ever the rapid and the paddling skills needed to make your plan easy to put into practice.

We will cover:

River reading skills
Forward paddling on rapids, change of pace and accuracy
Breaking in/out
Ferry gliding
Using features like small waves and stoppers
Being an effective team leader and team member in rescues / incidents
Application of leadership
Leadership strategies, judgement and decision making
Safety awareness and risk management
Group control and management
Hypothermia / first aid
Access
Environment
Planning
Water features/hazards

4 Star Canoe Syllabus

BC Kayak Leader (4 Star) Training Moderate Water

Please get in touch if you're interested and want to discuss dates