BCU student safety 2012... Happening?

[tomclowes]

So.. I've heard a lot about these courses over the past year.

Apparently they have been run each year around the Fort William area.

I have sent emails to all sorts of people, made a variety of phone calls, and got absolutely nowhere,

Even the BCU did not know what BCU student safety was.

A quick google revealed a couple of pages e.g. this one from last year http://www.canoe-england.org.uk/news/bc ... fety-camps and this one from the year previously http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid= ... +from+BUCS

It would seem that Tom Parker organizes this (perhaps he could advise), and that a lot of coaches I am aware of help out.

So.. my question is.. does anyone know if/when this is happening this year?/bonus question why do the BCU not know about a course branded with their name?

Cheers
Tom

[LucyLou19]

Hey :)

I went to the Course last September at PYB, and quite frankly thought it was fantastic. You get 2 days of top quality coaching, and a lot of very interesting seminars where you find out many things you would never have known (Who knew it was Illegal to carry alcohol on a minibus when it is going to a Sporting Fixture? Not me, until I went to student safety).

Last year it only ended up costing £30 for the 2 days (although our AU was awesome and funding 6 places), which is probably the best value for money course you can ever hope for. Thanks to the coaches on the course I am now a much better paddler! Generally over the weekend I saw everyone learn something regardless of what level paddler they were going into it, it really is a course that caters for all :)

From what I understand courses have previously run in Scotland, but not been well attended, and at this stage you could probably assume a Scotland course isn't running, and I'd definitely ask your AU president for funding if the September course is running, or just go- you won't get such good coaching for less.

It was a brilliant weekend, I have reccomended it to the committee following ours, and I would reccomend it to anyone from any other Uni- I couldn't believe it wasn't more well attended!!

[David Fairweather]

The October 2011 Student Safety event was put together by Spike at PyB. He would probably be the one to contact about the Easter courses.

[Tea Boy Tom]

Ahem. Rumours of the Scotland courses' demise have been greatly exaggerated...

It's happening on the 7-8th April based in Fort William. Contact me on tom@tomparkercoaching.co.uk for details...

Take it easy,
Tom

[callum s]

7-8th April
Tom

As a point of interest if there is no water these two should be the biggest and best Falls of Lora days of the year.

Callum.

[LucyLou19]

Ahem. Rumours of the Scotland courses' demise have been greatly exaggerated...

It's happening on the 7-8th April based in Fort William. Contact me on tom@tomparkercoaching.co.uk for details...

Take it easy,
Tom

Awesome :)