Just wondering if anyone from a uni club has ever attended this? It's sounds very useful for people running university kayak clubs... maybe to a lesser extent for people running other clubs. If I was free to go I'd probably go myself. Is there anyone from Ireland with any feedback on it? Or was there ever anything similar here?
Here are the details:
List of Topics CoveredStudent Safety Organisers wrote:The student safety initiative has been running for a few years now with support from the BCU. At the moment, we run a seminar in North Wales in
October and 2 back to back more practical courses in Scotland at Easter. The seminar is aimed at those who are going to be running the club next year or who are already running the club, the plan being to make them aware of the factors, pit falls and responsibilities of running a uni cc.
The Seminar is roughly 25% lecture and 75% on the water, with a diverse range of subjects covered, including transport, responsibility, club ethos, personal skills, safety/rescue, trip planning - the list goes on. There are no real pre-requisites as there are a range of workshops. Having said that, those who find themselves in a responsible position in the club tend to be able to paddle so we don't really cater for absolute beginners...
...The seminar costs £60...
Running Productive Pool Sessions
2* Assessment – A chance to be assessed on the new UKCC syllabus.
Foundation Safety Test – A chance to be assessed on the new syllabus.
Running Productive Taster Sessions – A good taster session in Fresher's Week will ensure you get more people into your club. This sessions explores the ideas behind a good taster session.
Open Boating for those who don't – Come and find out what all the fuss is about!
Introduction to Rope Work – for those looking to tackle rivers in more challenging environments, this session looks at some simple rope work techniques to make inspection, portages, access and egress safer.
Tea time Q+A sessions:
These sessions give you a chance to pick the brains of both some of the UK's top coaches and most experienced student kayakers on the following subjects:
- The relationship between the BCU, AU and You
- River Trip Planning
- Club Kit
- Overseas Trips
- Sea and Surf
Day 2
Running an Intro river trip – How to ensure people's first taste of white water doesn't scare the bejesus out of them, hurt anyone, or cause carnage in general.
Running an intermediate river trip – This one looks at how you can move people on from merely following to being independent on the river.
Running steep rivers safely – How you can let people really push themselves safely.
3* Assessment – A chance to be assessed on the new UKCC syllabus.
WWSR – The Practical! - A chance to gain some practical safety and rescue experience. You will get wet doing this workshop!
WW Personal Skills – Is there an area of your kayaking that needs some improvement? Come and get some coaching!
Effective Coaching – There's more to coaching than just yelling at people. This workshop explores how you can really help people develop by becoming a more effective coach.
Sea and Surf- A look at the factors affecting running a safe trip on the salt water side of things.
That's all...
If you're free that weekend a hundred bucks + travel expenses could have your club running so smoothly over the year if it's actually as good as it sounds.
(edited for spelling)