Free-ride V2
"Know your boat embrace its character"
A combination of river running and freestyle kayaking is the essence of this course. Throughout the two day program our coaches will refine and blend your river running skills with the art of freestyle.
However, this is not about paddling freestyle boats it’s about getting to know your river boat and then using river and boat with control, confidence and style to make impressive and gob smacking river rides.
You’ll cover free-ride tactics, identification of river features for advanced manoeuvres and risk assessment of river features. Oh and not forgetting, you’ll get the opportunity to learn some of the coolest looking and feeling moves around.
What can a Free-ride course provide me?
The main focus of this course is performance. It’s ideal for people working towards their BCU 5 star, or those wanting to sharpen up their river running skills for up and coming trips and expeditions.
The learning outcomes of this program are totally geared towards performance and achieving fluent, controlled, confident runs. If you have an interest in the following development areas then this course would have great benefits for you.
- Overcoming a plateau in your performance.
- Tactical knowledge of selecting and achieving lines.
- Efficiency in your application of technique and manoeuvres.
- Debriefs and feedback session using video analysis.
- A greater understanding of mental rehearsal and how to best apply it.
- Confidence in your paddling abilities.
- Benchmarking your level of performance.
The performance aspect of this course is aimed at higher level than would be expected for BCU 5 Star Training.
What level of ability do I need to be?
In order to get the best out of this course you should feel confident on grade 3(4-) water. You must have a reliable white water roll (80%+ effective). You should also be reasonably fit. If you have little confidence or your roll is not confident then check out our Equilibrium or Advanced Rolling Courses.
If you would like any further information or to check your suitability for this course, please call our office on: +44 (0)845 0948276 or use our Contact/Booking Service and one of our team will get back to you.
