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Paddlesport Performance Awards - Star Tests
New BCU Star Awards go live from 1st September 2007 !!		Introduction: The new BCU Star Award syllabi, Trainer Notes and Assessor Notes have been developed by BCU UK coaching in conjunction with technical groups for each discipline. They are presented here as final agreed drafts for wider communication. They may be subject to presentational changes / developments and will be subject to an operation review yet to be agreed. They do however provide the important guidance required for the start of new Star award roll out from 1st September 2007


Paddlesport Start Award This award is designed to provide a framework for a paddlers first session. It is very much an encouragement award and can be used by coaches who offer taster sessions, or as a first session of a series. It is an adult version of Paddlepower start Paddlesport Start Award

BCU 1 and 2 Star

One Star - A Flat water award that demonstrates an individual has basic boat control and foundation skills.The one star can be taken in any kind of paddlesport craft (e.g. sit-on-top, slalom C2, polo boat, sea kayak, racing canoe etc.)

1 Star Syllabus January 2008

1 Star Trainer Notes January 2008

1 Star Assessor Notes January 2008

Two Star - An improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddlesport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact.

This award is significantly different to the old 2 star, with a change to develop generic movement skills that can transfer to any discipline and with an assessed journey. Assessors will need to be able to assess the award in a variety of craft.

     2 Star Syllabus January 2008

      2 Star Trainer Notes January 2008

     2 Star Assessor Notes January 2008

BCU 3 Star Awards

Successful performance at this level indicates that a candidate can consider themselves an intermediate paddler rather than a beginner.

Unlike the existing award this will be discipline specific with awards in Sea, Surf, Canoe, WW Kayak, FW Kayak and some of the competitive disciplines. The three star paddler will be a competent performer in sheltered to moderate water environments and have the ability to paddle unsupervised, with similar standard paddlers on sheltered water. The new award will look similar in structure to the existing 4 star, but with the skills applicable in an easier environment.