Shetland Canoe Club

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A great opportunity to benefit from expert tuition.
Dave Rossetter of “Standing Waves” and Giles Chater SCA Coaching Director will be in Shetland for two weekends soon to provide a Level 1 Coach Course to a number of club members. So far 9 people are fomally enrolled on the course but everyone is welcome to come along.  The course is at Bridge End on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March then again on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March.

Well done to those who braved the cold last Saturday and achieved their FRST qualification. Not the nicest of days but it seems to be the way the weather is behaving lately. 

 Don’t forget to complete your forms for the next stage to ensure you are enroled.

Any questions e-mail Mave.

One week till the next FSRT day
 
The next day for completing Foundation Rescue and Safety Training is Saturday 21 January. Martin Rickard can assess only 6 people but he is happy to have more people come along and take part. The training begins at 9am at Bridge End and will finish by about 4.
 
Part of the training will be indoors but for the outdoor part a dry suit and hood are recommended. If you have a helmet or towline bring it along and remember lunch and a towel. Hot showers available.
 
To obtain a certificate from the SCA you need to pay £5 admin charge, £10 for non members. Give that to Martin on the day and he will do the paper work.

Wnter Pool  Sessions start again on the 2nd February at the clickimin.  So if any of you guys have put the odd gram or oz (depending on your currency ) on over the festive season nows your chance to get that six pack back into shape.

Usual time 8.00 p.m. on thursdays.

Well done to the 5 brave souls who took part in the Foundation Safety and Rescue Training day on Sunday. They have taken the first step towards becoming Level 1 Coaches.

The day was cold but at least the gales eased for the occasion. A large part of the training was indoors and the time on and in the water was carefully monitored by Martin so that no one got too cold. They must have enjoyed it as some are thinking of going along to sit in on the next training day!

The Next FSRT Training Day

Martin is willing to run another FSRT day soon for the 3 people who could not be fitted in on Sunday. There are spaces available if you would like to take part. You can complete this training even if you do not want to go on to do the rest of the Level 1 Coach course.

Level 1 Coach

Is there anyone out there who would like to do the Level 1 Coach training but has not got round to saying so yet? Remember any one with Two Star can apply. Let Mave know at mavis.robertson@hotmail.co.uk  as soon as possible to secure a place. We can then arrange the next FSRT day at a time to suit you.

Just a quick note to remind folks that the Thursday night pool sessions are finished for 2011. Sessions in 2012 will be publicised in due course. Thanks

MB

Four day course, over two weekends March 3/4 and March 17/18 of 2012

Provided by Dave Rossetter and company

Each day 9am to 6pm at Bridge End

Mainly on the water some work at home in the evening

 Maximum number of participants 12

 Prerequisites

• Over 16
• UKCC Two Star
• Foundation Rescue and Safety Training essential
• Coach Registration with SCA £39 for members
• Recommended, but not essential, 1 day (6 hour) First Aid

 Every candidate will have to apply to the SCA for a scholarship. With assistance from those scholarships and an SIC Development Grant the Shetland Canoe Club will meet the other costs

How to Apply

Initially please email mavis.robertson@hotmail.co.uk to express your intention to take part and state whether or not you have a FRST certificate

 Official Forms to Fill In

The Coach Registration form and the Scholarship Application form will need to be completed soon. They are available on the SCA website. Please do not complete them yet. We will arrange to do them together to make it easier and to ensure that we know exactly who is applying and how the money will work out.

Completing Foundation Rescue and Safety Training (FRST)

Most Level 1 Coach courses are offered on a residential basis over 5 days and the first day is for completing the FSRT certificate. Since we have Martin Rickard here who is qualified to assess it we can manage to run the course over 4 action-packed days!

 For those who have not already done the FRST day Martin Rickard will be providing a training day very soon