BCU 2 Star

2 Star Award Training

This course aims to provide training in the skills required to pass the BCU 2 star award. The two star award is a combined award, having elements that are taken in both canoe and kayak. It is one of the pre-requisites for attendance at the lower levels of coach education in the BCU system.

The two star is an improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddle sport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact.

Pre-requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course however, your previous experience in both canoe and kayak will influence the content and time scale for your action plan. This will be designed for you at the end of the course to prepare you for assessment.

The full BCU syllabus is available on the BCU website at www.bcu.org.uk.

Course content

We will use local flat water venues, and our purpose built heated training pool if appropriate. Our high staff to student ratio ensures that you receive individual attention throughout the course. The course will cover:

Personal Paddling Skills

Lifting, carrying & launching both canoe and kayaks

Efficient forward paddling in both canoes and kayaks

Steering a canoe and kayak

Manoeuvering in a confined space

Moving sideways

Preventing a capsize

Turning a canoe and kayak

Return to the bank and get out

SecuringRescue Skills Safety, Leadership & Group Skills

Capsize, swim and self-rescue

Rescue

Personal risk management

Awareness of others

An assessed accompanied sheltered water journeyTheory

Equipment

Safety

Hypothermia/First aid

Access

Environment

Planning

General

Group Awareness