Paddlesports is an exciting and challenging endeavor. There are numerous factors and influences involved. British Canoeing has developed a working model to display these interactions and assist in people's development as a leader, coach, instructor, etc.

All educators are involved in making countless decisions from what to teach, how to teach it, when to teach and it, etc. Coaching and Instructing is the same, and within paddlesports this includes a consequential learning environment. British Canoeing provides a summary of current theories around decision-making and how coaches and instructors can make use of them.

In paddlesports the individual, the environment, and the task create for unique and dynamic situations. Deconstructing a skill into small parts to practice and build upon each other is not always favorable. When conducting skills, placing constraints around the environment and task can facilitate acquisition and increase the individual's ability to perform in different contexts. British Canoeing provides an overview of how a constraints led approach can be used by paddlesports coaches and instructors.