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Aire Waves
Leeds Canoe Club Blog. We paddle... lots!
Airewaves used to be Leeds Canoe Club's magazine letting people know what the club was upto. Its quite hard work pulling together a publication letting people know what the club is doing and publishing dates in advance is always hard as things tend to change. Step forth the blog.. Push button publishing for the masses. So here is the idea a few people in the club take it in turns to write up trips and talk about things in the club.
Monday, July 24, 2006Extreme paddler in trouble
As part of this weekends Level 2 coaching course, which was attended by a large group of the Leeds Canoe Club, we were asked to teach a class of ourselves some basic strokes. To enable us to do this we would break down the strokes and exercises into understandable chunks. The aid to teaching we were given, used the acronym I.D.E.A.S. which stands for Introduction, Demonstration, Explanation, Activity (the wording here could be wrong, I didn't have my notes, trust me on this it began with an A), Summary
Introduction
3 star skills check - The X rescue
Demonstration
No need we are all three star we can manage any thing from the syllabus
Explanation
We know what it's for, you don't need to explain it anymore, just let us get on with it
Activity
I shouldn't go into this bit, it all got a bit messy, the following are items are not required in a smooth x-rescue.
Loosing your paddle, Rolling and failing due to being left handed with a right handed paddle (having already lost yours), run hands along side of boat and await rescue, whilst bubbles rise either side of the boat because the rescuer is giggling (under water), Being rescued by the person in the water
Summary
Let's not discuss this ever again
Introduction
1 star skills check - The get out at the jetty
Demonstration
Pull along side the jetty, get out
Explanation
We know what it's for, you don't need to explain it anymore, just let us get on with it
Activity
Again I shouldn't go into this, as it all got a little messy, the following items are not required in a smooth boat exit.
Mangle: for ringing out an extreme paddlers wet kit, swear box: for depositing several coins, make up: for covering up the extreme paddlers red face, International rescue, I don't need to explain any further.
Summary
Let's not discuss this ever again
Thanks to our tutors for the weekend, Martin Wilby (who appears to have recorded over his new babies birth tape, with Leeds Canoe club members attempting to scull on their worst sides, oops) And Dick Constable (who wasn't aware that we have a mixed shower policy, until it was too late)
One more point to note, the winner of any future award for best presentation, should go to Nigel who brought all his certificates in for checking, still in their highly polished picture frames. (nearly forgot, thanks Nigel for organizing the weekend and eventually correcting his mistake of bringing chocolateless Hobb Nobbs on the first day)
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