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Competition NEW!
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New Star Awards On 1st September 2007 the BCU launched the new Performance Award scheme - namely the new STAR AWARDS and the new PADDLEPOWER AWARDS. This new scheme provides a balanced progression for paddlers, supports them as they move through their sport and, most importantly, encourages them to go paddling. The scheme has been developed around the needs of to-days paddlers, with direction taken from the findings of the BCU Paddlesport Review and the BCU Long term Paddler Development Review. Basically, this new scheme is based on 5 year's worth of research and reflects current best practice as defined by paddlesports leading experts. Star Awards The ‘new’ Star Award scheme provides the support and encouragement paddlers need to get out and go paddling. The initial awards (Paddlesport Start, One Star and Two Star) are generic, encouraging paddlers to experience the various disciplines of Paddlesport available - for example one and two stars will require kayak and canoe skills! Paddlers 'specialise' at the Three Star Award (including separate awards for flat and white water, sea, canoe and surf). The emphasis of these initial awards is to develop personal skills and gain independence. The Four Star and Five Star awards are leadership awards and enable paddlers to lead groups in appropriate conditions. The Star Award Scheme best suits paddlers aged 16 and over. Paddlepower The Paddlepower Scheme consists of 5 youth
friendly awards all with a colourful and youth friendly approach to provide an
appropriate pathway for For the full details of the new awards go to the BCU website (www.bcu.org.uk) and follow the links on the home page. What does it mean for you? Well firstly, it is no longer possible to be assessed for the ‘old’ star tests Secondly, any star awards you have now are still relevant, you don’t have to retake anything (although if you are moving into coaching the new awards will be the prerequisites). Your coaches will be able to advise at what level it will be best for you to cross over onto the new awards should you want to take them. Thirdly, its going to take a while for the clubs coaches to get familiar with the new awards - so be patient with them - hopefully we will be a lot clearer by the time we start signing people up onto coaching sessions for next summer. |
