Club Coaches and Leaders

The club has the following Coaches and Leaders:

(current qualification titles used for simplicity, the coach may have previously named qualifications)

AWC: Advanced Water Coach; AWL: Advanced Water Leader
MWC: Moderate Water Coach; MWL: Moderate Water Leader
(MWL) Brackets means training completed but not qualified.

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	General Coach	Sea	Surf	White Water
Stuart Coulson	Level 2	AWC	(MWL)	AWC
Julie Drake		(MWL)
Brook Gardner	Level 2	(MWL)		(MWL)
Richard Lawrence	Level 2	AWL	MWL
Julie Layton	Level 1
Simon McDowell	Level 2		(MWL)
Chris Russell	Level 2	MWL	MWL
Amanda Russell	Level 1	(MWL)
Aileen Saunders	Level 1	(MWL)

Issues for Coaches:

Coach Update:

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Coaches must apply to canoe wales every 3 years to update. This means:

Maintain Canoe Wales Membership
Renew first aid every three years
Complete valid training: (Typically 1 day buys 18 months, 2 days buys 3 years update but you need to check each course).

Working with Youth Safeguarding Training:

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UK Coaching Safeguarding and Protecting Children classroom course (SPC).
OR
Equivalent certificated 2/3 hour course (i.e. most work courses) acceptable. See document SPC-G14 in above link.

Renewal within 5 years can be done online, Click. Cost about £17.

Again via an equivalent certificated renewal course (eg a work course).