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TRAINING The club membership includes six British Canoe Union (BCU) qualified coaches:
Training
is carried out both in the pool and
outdoors throughout the year, either on our
regular Wednesday evening meets or on other trips. See our calendar page for details of the club's programme.
Training can be based around basic paddling skills, safety and
rescue or specific skills such as slalom practice. If you wish, you
can work towards the BCU's performance awards.Back to top Pool Training Pool training is an ideal way to learn and improve the basics of canoeing such as strokes, survival and rolling. All these things are better done in the nice warm water so that it is second nature by the time you go outside in the cold. Pool sessions are held throughout the winter months at Westhoughton Leisure Centre. Back to top Outdoor Training The Burrs centre includes a number of ideal static and moving water environments for learning to paddle, and full use is made of these on many Wednesdays throughout the summer. Other venues are also used for Wednesdays and weekend trips, all of which can be used purely for recreation or as a training experience. Back to top BCU Performance awards The club's coaches are qualified to train and assess for a number of the British Canoe Union's performance awards. Back to top Safety & Rescue Safety and rescue techniques are covered during the club's sessions, and you can be assessed for the Canoe Safety Test. In addition you may wish to attend an external course - in the past, club members have attended White Water Safety & Rescue courses at Canolfan Tryweryn, Bala. Back to top Training venues Maps to our main training venues can be found by following these links: Burrs country park Westhoughton Leisure Centre Back to top |
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