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Countdown to
the Coach Award
Available in January 2018, The Coach
Award creates discipline specific pathways
across all disciplines and are designed
for people whose core function is to
coach paddlers who want to gain/improve
paddlesport skills. This will include
coaching beginners new to the sport, or
paddlers looking to develop their skills in
the given discipline/environment.
Coach Award Options
Canoe and Kayak (Sheltered Water)
Coach Awards
• Canoe Coach (Sheltered Water)
• Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water)
• Canoe and Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water)
Discipline Specific Coach Awards
Freestyle Coach
Open Water Canoe Coach
Open Water Canoe Coach (Advanced Water)
Polo Coach
Racing Coach
Sea Kayak Coach
Sea Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
Slalom Coach
Surf Kayak Coach
Surf Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
White Water Canoe Coach
White Water Canoe Coach (Advanced Water)
White Water Kayak Coach
White Water Kayak Coach (Advanced Water)
Wild Water Racing Coach
Direct entry
2 days
Benefits of the Coach Award include:
• Direct entry options to training available – a British
Canoeing membership is the only prerequisite of the
Core Coach Training
• Specific pathways across all disciplines
• Supportive eLearning resources to aid learning
Core Coach
Training
MWE or AWE Trained
(same discipline)
Discipline
Specific
Training
Consolidation
Assessment
1 days
2 days
Current Level 2 Trained
(different discipline)
Coach Award Pathway
Qualification Pathway
To achieve a Coach Award, coaches complete two
components of face-to-face training (‘Core Coach
Training’ and ‘Discipline Specific Training’) and will
need to engage in active, independent learning
to develop their coaching out in the field. This is
concluded by a 1-day discipline specific assessment.
Direct entry
Core Coach
Training
2 days
Discipline
Specific
Training
Consolidation
Assessment
1 days
2 days
eLearning / Supplementary Learning / Experience
Existing Coaches
Any candidate mid-way through their journey to
achieve their Level 2 qualification or Moderate/
Advanced Water Endorsements will move into the
restructured pathway. They can choose not to repeat
components of training (that are considered similar) if
they feel confident with the content.
Coaches who already have a British Canoeing coaching
qualification which meets the coaching requirement for
the group(s) in the environment they are coaching are
not required to do anything further. The Core Coaching
Module and Discipline Specific Module can be used as
stand-alone training to support ongoing learning and
development and to update CPD.
Where relevant, coaches who have already completed
various British Canoeing qualifications can by-pass the
Core Coach Training and/or Discipline Specific Training.
Coaches Next Steps
I’ve completed my training what do I do after the changes come into place?
Completed before
31st December 2017 Next Steps after
1st January 2018
Level 2 Training Canoe and/or Kayak
(Sheltered Water) Assessment
Moderate Water Endorsement
Training (relevant discipline) Coach Award Assessment
(relevant discipline)
e.g. Moderate Water Endorsement Sea
Kayak Training e.g. Sea Kayak Coach Assessment
Advanced Water Endorsement
Training (relevant discipline)
e.g. Advanced Water Endorsement Sea
Kayak Training
Coach Award Assessment
(Advanced Water)
( Relevant Discipline)
e.g. Sea Kayak Coach Assessment
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Current Level 2/3 MWE/AWE Trained/
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The Coach Award will supersede the current Level 2,
Moderate/Advanced Water Endorsements (MWE/
AWE) and Discipline Support Modules.
Impact on Exsisting Coaches