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Gentle Paddling in Scotland.
Ewan Scott wrote:
The problem lies not in the technical dificulty of the water being paddled, but rather on the understanding of the mental state of the paddler. This is the argument I use for having given up coaching, all of a sudden I found I had lost the knack of understanding the emotions etc. of the beginners. You would be surprised how many people tell me I should coach to put something back in to paddling despite my trying to explain that to them. JIM |
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Gentle Paddling in Scotland.
"Ewan Scott" wrote in message
... One of the problems is that the good coach may well not have the depth of knowledge of the candidates to make that decision. The problem lies not in the technical dificulty of the water being paddled, but rather on the understanding of the mental state of the paddler. A paddler may well be capable of paddling, and we may know that they can safey carry out a task, but in their mind they have the wrong attitude and they then could be in danger of failing to complete through lack of commitment to the action. I agree that it is hard but not impossible. A good coach has to be more sensitive than your typical outdoor type. This often means that women make better coaches than men although sadly they are few and far between. The key to all of this is good listening skills, good observation and learning from your mistakes and from those of others. The best of coaches will always be looking to find better ways of doing things. Occasionally you will get it wrong but hopefully you can pick up most of such instances in future. We have now changed our approach to this candidate, and also to the way in which we go through the capsize drill to make sure this does not happen again. The example you give is evidence of this learning taking place. I suspect you will be much less likely to miss such a situation again. Does this not disprove your first point above (the good coach may well not have the depth of knowledge of the candidates) as I would guess that you will now be looking out for candidates that look more confident than they are. Incidentally, perhaps for this reason, good coaches are in my opinion more often than not non-professional coaches which is where canoeing had such an advantage over many other sports that tend to be dominated by paid professionals. |
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Gentle Paddling in Scotland.
Ewan Scott wrote in message Anyroad, we'll be wearing goggles so that we can inspect capsize drill under water in future :-) A thought for you - get a waterproof camera and capsize with the candidate - take pic (also lets you check release drill!!!) - roll up after they have bailed out - get pics developed and present to each child as evidenc of successful capsize. They love it. Alternative is to merely have someone in the water who ducks under to take the pic (and check for release). |
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