BCAB SUP Coastal Leadership Award Training
FROM £210 PER PERSON
51.6762° N, 4.9184° W
This course is for anyone working towards gaining their BC SUP Coastal Leader Award. You may be an experienced, independent SUP paddler wanting to share your passion with others and be a dependable group leader at sea, or you may be an outdoor instructor looking to expand your range of qualifications.
Here in the dynamic environment of the Pembrokeshire Coast, you’ll cover a diverse syllabus which will equip you with the skills and confidence to undergo the rigorous assessment required to earn your leadership award.
Over the course of either 2, 3, or 4 days, depending on your needs, you will develop your group leadership skills, improvised rescue and navigation skills, as well as covering the theoretical based Weather, Tides, Surf and Swell and Navigation for Paddlers modules these can also be done as eLearning before the course via the BCAB website .
You will come away with a personalised action plan to ensure you are at the right level to return for your BCAB SUP Coastal Leader Award Assessment.
Course Content +
This course consists of one day’s theoretical training (optional), followed by practical training days on the water. For example, if you select the 4-day course, you will spend 1 day doing your Weather, Tides, Surf and Swell and Navigation for Paddlers modules theory course, and 3 practical training days at sea.
- Weather, Tides, Surf and Swell and Navigation for Paddlers modules
This 1-day theory-based course provides paddlers with the tools to plan and navigate effectively on coastal journeys in ‘moderate’ sea conditions, up to 2 nautical miles offshore, in areas of tidal movement of up to 2 knots. Participants will have the opportunity to put into practice their planned routes. Please see our page dedicated to Weather, Tides, Surf and Swell and Navigation for Paddlers modules [open link in new tab] for more details.
- Leadership Skills
The leader is a positive role model who inspires others with their passion and enthusiasm for SUP paddling and the ocean environment. You will become familiar with the core values of the BC awarding body, such as environmental sustainability, educational philosophy, access and equality. You will learn how to balance empowerment and command to ensure safety.
Leadership is about providing an encouraging and supportive atmosphere where the needs, differences and abilities of individuals are recognised, and their personal strengths nurtured. You will learn how to create challenges, set goals and motivate your group. You will develop the ability to implement an effective communication strategy which involves and engages the whole group.
- Situational Awareness and Decision Making
You will develop your in-the-moment dynamic risk assessment skills which will be applied to a changeable and diverse environment. You will come away feeling confident to make sound trip planning decisions and reliable real-time judgements in order to optimise safety and enjoyment of the group. You will learn how to be responsive throughout the journey to the changing conditions in the context of the capabilities of the group. You will practise a range of rescue and self-rescue techniques and increase your understanding of their appropriate application.
- Personalised Action Plan
At the end of the course, you will have opportunity to complete a personalised action plan with your coaches. This provides an opportunity to discuss areas that may require further attention and ideas and methods to take away. This syllabus is specifically designed to prepare you for your BCAB SUP Coastal Leader Award Assessment. The assessment itself will not be undertaken as part of this course, and must be booked separately (open link in new tab]
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Times: 09:00 – 17:00
Duration : 2 Days
Dates : See calendar
Cost :
| Duration | Price |
|---|---|
| 2 Days | £250 |
| 3 Days | £320 |
| 4 Days | £400 |
| 5 Days | £470 |
If none of the scheduled dates work for you, please feel free to contact us and organise an alternative.
Participant feedback shows that the 4 and 5 day courses prove to be the most beneficial for our trainees. This time-frame allows us to cover a large and diverse syllabus, plus the opportunity to practise with guidance. Specific areas and skills you wish to develop may be revisited and discussed at greater lengths.
OTHER INFORMATION
Experience level? +
This is a ‘direct entry’ course, meaning it is up to you to decide the appropriate level course at which to enter. We are more than happy to help you decide which level you’d be best suited to; please do get in touch. You do not need to show proof of previous achievement.
You should already be sufficiently confident:
- Manoeuvring your SUP in a range of environments.
- Rescuing a SUP and paddler (including self rescue) in moderate conditions.
- Paddling in winds of up to and including force 4 and/or tides up to 2 knots.
- Dealing with situations responsively as they arise.
- Planning trips with consideration for weather, currents, swell, tides and coastline
Age restrictions? +
The course is suitable for ages of 16 and above. If paddlers are under the age of 18 they must be accompanied by an adult.
Who is this course for? +
The BCAB SUP Coastal Leader qualification is appropriate for leading others on journeys on moderate sea. This includes a stretch of coastline with some areas where it is not easy to land but there will always be straightforward land points a maximum of two nautical miles apart, crossings not exceeding two nautical miles, up to 2 Knots of tide (but not involving tide race or overfalls). Wind strengths do not exceed Beaufort force 4. Launching and landing through surf (up to 1 metre, trough to crest height). This will also involve navigating in poor visibility and darkness.
This training course will help you prepare for the assessment but more importantly hopefully help you to become an inspirational SUP leader.
Qualifications gained? +
You will not directly gain any qualifications by taking this course. This course will prepare you for assessment for the BCAB SUP Coastal Leader Award. You can book your assessment separately here. (Book Here) to BCAB SUP Coastal assessment
Where? +
If you choose to do the theoretical day of Weather, Tides, Surf and Swell and Navigation for Paddlers modules .We will inform you of the venue for the day.
Thereafter you’ll meet at our base near Solva to get kitted up for the practical training days (exact location will be shared in your confirmation of booking) and we’ll head to a nearby harbour which we’ve chosen to best suit the conditions on the day.
Kit Provided +
- The use of one of our fleet of high quality NRS touring SUPs
- Touring paddling jacket
- Personal Floatation Device (PFD)
- Paddle
- Drybag
- Long John wetsuit or full suit
What to Bring +
In your confirmation of booking, you’ll receive a full list of basic items to bring on the day e.g. bathers to wear under the wetsuit, a water bottle, a towel etc.
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