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Paddler Focus |
Raising the Profile |
International success |
| Communications |
Via e mail and web site, circulate clubs
with minutes and programme of events after each meeting. Keep expanding use of e mail and
web site for all paddlers. Encourage clubs to exchange newsletters/programmes. List of
2005 courses and minutes to be put on web site. |
Visit each club during the year, with AWA
trailer/boats. Information to local press about Canoeing events in the region. More
involvement with regional groups / organizations. Involvement with the National Youth fest
in the NE and Youth Wavehopper championships. |
Run youth competitions with Wavehoppers to
stimulate interest. Run again the Wavehopper northern championships at Carlisle and the
Ullswater race – ensure News papers are aware of events. Organise and promote a
series of winter lecture programmes. |
| Young people |
Support PDO on Tyneside and ensure she
helps with Cumbria events. Run an event for young people using the AWA boats. Organise a
junior freestyle day with Kayak a jacko. |
Promote links with Schools and other youth
organizations where they can be fulfilled by existing club provision. |
Enable juniors to access competition
training as appropriate. Visit Duddon CC to run training event before first Wavehopper
race. Support WW junior events and Youth championships. |
| Membership and marketing. |
Support all clubs in Cumbria where
possible. Help club members attend courses by offering a subsidized rate if club supports
them and they offer help back to the club. |
Encourage all paddlers to join the BCU as
club members at least. Promote benefits. Aim to have at least one club Forum run in the
region. |
Help keep web site up to date. Organise
and promote a series of winter lecture programmes. |
| Volunteers |
Voluntary coaches, supported by their
clubs to be able to access subsidy on coaching courses. Pre requisites for coaching run at
low price via the CDO and support from BCU. |
Ensure volunteers are thanked when ever
possible for their help and enthusiasm. Clubs to be reminded of the Sport England VIP
programme. |
Welcome any international visiting coaches
or competitors into the region and encourage them to enter or help on events. Consider
request for financial support by Cumbrian Polo team. |
| Equity plan |
Support any courses run for Women, youth
and disabled. Advertise such courses around the clubs. Some junior courses to be
advertised. |
Ensure clubs are aware of the
Paddleability weekend in the NE and disability-training courses run at Calvert trust or
elsewhere. Help fund interested participants from cumbrian clubs. |
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| Coaching |
Regional courses as requested. Funding for
club paddlers. Train more Assessors and ensure Coaching Process courses run in the region.
Bring on new CCP’s as needed. |
Run regional coaching update day for all
coaches. Promote Coaching for teachers programme. |
Help support the running of the Open Canoe
Symposium at lakeside in November. Harry Rock from the USA key note speaker and coach. |
| Access |
Help Regional Access officer Mark Davies
and EA recreation officer Jo Barrett. Support local access officers where possible. Help
to keep all clubs up to date where possible of access issues. |
Keep BCU up to date of relevant issues.
Help promote the access agreement on the lower Derwent and deal with any associated
problems. |
Produce a draft Ullswater touring guide.
Work with Eden Rivers Trust to develop a much grander guide and gazetteer for Ullswater. |
| Competition |
Aim to hold the Northern
Wavehopper championships and the Ullswater race. Support Canoe Polo tournament in May. |
Support clubs with junior
sections by organising junior races and promote junior events in the NE region. |
Use AWA boats to run come and
try it sessions to engender interest in competition. Via races help promote world class
start programme for appropriate individuals. |
