Pete Catterall is joined by Emily Illinesi, British Canoeing Canoe Development Coach, to discuss what adaptions she and other coaches are making during this lockdown period. As coaches cannot meet with athletes to train, they are having to think on their feet to trial different methods of interaction and turn this period into a positive. (Due to the current government restrictions, we are recording these podcasts remotely so you may notice a slight decrease in audio quality)

In this Episode of the Coaching Podcast, Lee Pooley talks through the use of video in coaching. With increasing accessibility to video recording equipment, we explore how it can be used in Decision Training.

Pete Catterall is joined by Dan Goddard a British Canoeing Talent Coach who has recently joined the ICF as a course designer. They explore the importance of planning courses and the intricacies involved when coaching slalom.

Lee Pooley is joined by Lara Cooper to discuss how to make assessments empowering. Reflecting on the British Canoeing Educational Philosophy they discuss what is meant by empowerment and what an assessor can do to make an assessment empowering.

Part 2 of the Personal Performance Awards mini-series explores how clubs, centres and organisations can embrace the awards, whilst also taking an in-depth look at the content of some of the awards and the wide range of resources that are available to support providers.

12 months on from the launch of the New Personal Performance Awards, Ricky Snodgrass talks to Lee Pooley, Head of Coaching and Qualifications, about the ethos of the awards, discussing the background, who can deliver them and how to become a Provider.

Pete Catterall is joined by canoe slalom athlete Emily Davies to talk through how the menstrual cycle effects women and girls in training and how good communication with your coach can help manage monthly training sessions. Emily offers personal insight into her experiences and gives great advice for coaches.

Lee Pooley is joined by Rich Ramsdale to talk about What It Takes To Progress which a fundamental part of the England Talent Canoe Sprint Talent Plan and will support the development of a national talent system based more strongly in clubs, underpinning and driving our Athlete, Coach and Club development programmes.

Pete Catterall talks to Sid Sinfield who takes us through how he has built his own coaching philosophy and how it’s developed over many years. He also offers insight into the importance of having a well thought out coaching philosophy.