Flat Water Kayaking Instructor Training

A course for instructors teaching flatwater kayaking. It starts with the principles of flatwater kayaking, then shows how to teach basic strokes and manoeuvres, and finishes with rescues.

16 videos 41 min 4 sections

Watch the free introduction · 2:06

Course contents

Introduction

1 video · 2 min

Welcome Introduction Free 2:06

Flatwater Kayaking Principles

8 videos · 21 min

Site set-up, welcoming your group, and the introductions/clothing briefing 4:32 Verbal medical checks & daily roadmap 2:10 Fitting spray decks and PFDs, then wetsuits, helmets and boat allocation 4:27 1 Foundation Kayak Principles 2:03 2 Foundation Kayak Principles 1:59 3 Foundation Kayak Principles 1:53 4 Foundation Kayak Principle 1:33 5 Foundation Kayak Principle 2:46

Teaching Basic Strokes & Maneuvers

6 videos · 16 min

Paddles on dry land 1:14 Launching, Turning Strokes & Maneuvers 4:36 Teaching Forward Paddling 1 2:46 Teaching Draw Strokes 1:58 Teaching Edges / Railing 2:42 Teaching Reverse Strokes 2:48

Rescues

1 video · 1 min

Rescue of an unconscious patient from a kayak 1:06