BCAB Coaching Podcast

In the latest instalment of the Coaching Philosophy Miniseries with Lee Pooley we hear from Jenna Sanders, owner of Flying Gecko. Listen to Lee ask Jenna about her journey to where she is today, hear them discuss the significant events that helped shape Jenna's coaching career and gain a valuable insight into the importance of having a coaching philosophy.

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In this instalment of the Coaching Podcast from British Canoeing Awarding Body we hear from Helena Russo, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at British Canoeing, on the why we need to consider Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, how to embed EDI into our coaching practice. The importance of reflection and exploring around the topic of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

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In the latest instalment of the World Class Program Coach Interview Miniseries with Sid Sinfield we hear from Paul Darby-Dowman. Listen to Sid ask Paul about his journey to where he is today, hear them discuss Paul's WCP coaching and gain a valuable insight into the athletes progression to the Olympics.

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In the latest instalment of the Coaching Philosophy Miniseries with Lee Pooley we hear from George Fell, a Paddlesport Instructor Glenmore Lodge and a Freelance Coach. Listen to Lee ask George about his journey to where he is today, hear them discuss the significant events that helped shape Georges's coaching career and gain a valuable insight into the importance of having a coaching philosophy.

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In the fourth episode of the discipline specific coaching miniseries, Pete Catterall talks to Eila Wilkinson about her coaching in the sea kayak discipline, along with her history of eventing. They explore how Eila likes to coach to ensure individualisation, how she likes to ensure paddlers have fun on the sea and much more! 

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In a special one off episode of the British Canoeing Awarding Body Coaching Podcast Lee discusses some research conducted as part of a dissertation by Ben Woodruff looking at the personal and situational stressors that lead to burnout in sports coaches. Throughout the podcast they discuss the findings of the research, how to spot burnout and how to prevent yourself or others burning out. It is imperceptive as a coach or employer to ensure you/those in your employment are protected from burnout as this mental health condition can cause long term effects to individuals experiencing it. Before you listen just a pre-warning: on this podcast we discuss some sensitive subjects around mental health, with some things that may be triggers for those suffering mental health conditions. It’s an important conversation that’s becoming more and more pertinent, but please only listen if you can.

 

You can find the research conducted by Ben here.

 

You can download the episode transcript here.

 

Struggling with mental health?

If you or anyone you know is suffering with their mental health please seek help:

• Mind
• Calm
• NHS or see your GP
• Samaritans
• Mental Health Foundation
• Counselling

Want to learn more?

Want to learn more about how to support your paddlers or those around you with their mental health? Visit the below:

• Open University
• Mind
• BBC
• NHS
• Mental Health Foundation

Supporting paddlers

As part of our continual commitment to support paddlers we are offering a service for anyone who has witnessed, been involved or has been affected by a paddlesport incident. Please use the contact details on the British Canoeing Safety page if you would like to talk to one of our trained TRIM Practitioners who can offer support and signpost to an appropriate agency.

In the third instalment of the World Class Program Coach Interview Miniseries with Sid Sinfield we hear from Andy Penhullrick. Listen to Sid ask Andy about his journey to where he is today, hear them discuss Andy's introduction to paddling through the scouts and gain a valuable insight into the importance of individualisation and reflection.

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In the third instalment of the Coaching Philosophy Miniseries with Lee Pooley we hear from Chris Evans, Lead Paddlesports Instructor at Plas y Brenin and British Canoeing Level 5 coach. Listen to Lee ask Chris about his journey to where he is today, hear them discuss the significant events that helped shape Chris' coaching career and gain a valuable insight into the importance of having a coaching philosophy.

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In the third episode of the discipline specific coaching miniseries, Pete Catterall talks to Ben Simmons about his coaching across both polo and whitewater disciplines, alongside working as a physics teacher. They explore how Ben likes to coach in a creative way, how he likes to reflect on coaching and much more! 

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In the second instalment of the World Class Program Coach Interview Miniseries with Sid Sinfield we hear from Greg Hitchin. Listen to Sid ask Greg about his journey to where he is today, hear them discuss Gregs's introduction to paddling and gain a valuable insight into what it has taken him to become a WCP coach.

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