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Coached Pool sessions - Winter 2016/17
The club offers blocks of coached pool sessions each winter, with 12 adult and 8 children’s places in each block. Adults will be divided into smaller groups - so that if you are a complete beginner wanting to get a feel for paddling, or hoping to increase your water confidence, or someone determined to perfect your roll - there should be a group suitable for you. As far as possible, the children will also be divided into smaller groups, of similar age and experience.
The pool is booked from 9.15pm until 10.30pm with the coached session lasting from 9.15pm until 10.15pm (10.00pm for the children’s group) so that the coaches have the option of practising skills themselves for the last 15 minutes or continuing to coach until 10.30pm.
We suggest that members arrive by 9.00pm in order to pay, select a kayak and paddle that suits, and check in with the co-ordinating coach/committee member. Please note that left handed paddles are available if required, but may have been put aside, so do ask the co-ordinating coach/committee member. Coaches are identifiable by the red tops they wear. Coaches may also be assisted by experienced paddlers who do not have a coaching qualification. Please note that if you have any medical condition that may be relevant, it is your responsibility to let a coach know.
For more information on pool sessions and how they work, please see here:
http://www.invernesscc.org.uk/index.php/trips-events/pool-sessions
Coached pool sessions will take place on the following dates:
1st block: 11th Nov, 18th Nov, 25th Nov, 2nd Dec, 9th Dec, 16th Dec 2016
2nd block: 6th Jan, 13th Jan, 20th Jan, 27th Jan, 3rd Feb 2017
3rd block: 10th Feb, 17th Feb, 24th Feb, 3rd Mar, 10th Mar 2017
PLEASE NOTE:
Free practice will be available on 28th October 2016, but the pool is NOT available on the 4th November.
Booking for the blocks of sessions after Christmas will open on 17th December 2016.
When booking, please specify whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience of paddling - or if there is something in particular that you would like to work on - as this will help us to match people of similar experience/aspirations. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email Margaret Pearson at sea@invernesscc.org.uk.
People may attend one pool session without being members of the club, but in order to participate in the coached sessions, we do ask that you become a member. Please book your place on the the pool sessions and then complete the membership subscription process.