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Join the Paddle Canada community on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn TAMAR GLOUBERMAN AND ADRIAN CAMARA ARE THE EDITORS OF KANAWA
The Director’s Strokes
Be The Best Paddler You Can Be SIGN UP FOR A PADDLE CANADA INSTRUCTOR COURSE
How much outdoor sports training have you done in your life- time? Never enough is my answer. If you like an outdoor sport such as paddling, the best way to enjoy it is to continually de- velop and refresh your skills. Learning new techniques is vital to the long-term enjoyment of any sport. So many people I en- counter take a snowboard, ski, sailing or paddling lesson only once and then off they go, thinking that’s enough. It’s fine for a while, but there is always more to discover. Coaches will tell you: if you want to truly master a sport, then learn how to teach it to someone else. Next month I will be taking my first advanced flatwater SUP
instructor course. I already consider myself a pretty compe- tent paddleboarder, but know I can do better. Two years ago I took a big canoe instructor course and learned a ton, even
though I had spent two summers in my youth guiding voyageur canoes down the Nahanni River and have been solo canoeing since age seven. I have continually taught sea kayaking courses for the last 20 years, with a variety of coaches more experi- enced than me, and I continue to be challenged and progress my knowledge. About six years back, I took a telemark ski instructor course and continue to attend recert clinics. Even though I don’t teach others, it does help me stay upright on double diamond pitches. All this training has contributed to a lifetime of enjoyment of these sports with the ability to tackle more varied conditions, both of the liquid and frozen kind. So what are you waiting for? The learning never stops. Find
the Paddle Canada skill or instructor course that suits your craft and become the better paddler you want to be. Even if you think there is no more to learn, seek and you shall be amazed. I know (because I talk to them daily at the office) that the Paddle Can- ada Instructor members are ready and waiting to teach you this season. It’s in their best interest to keep you kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding down the river of life. Find what your look- ing for on the Search for a Course page at
PaddleCanada.com.
Graham Ketcheson is the executive director of Paddle Canada.
CONTEST WINNNER
CONGRATULATIONS TO TANYA KOOB FOR WINNING PADDLE CANADA’S 24-HOUR PHOTO CONTEST! PHOTO BY TANYA KOOB / PETER LAUGHEED PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA.
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