Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

Maybe if we start recruiting at 13, then realistically they’ll not get onto the squads as they’ll be too old, and can just race for fun forever!

There’s not much we as club coaches, or even the slalom committee, can do about the talent pathway. I do think that the dissolving of the RTA and tougher entry requirements for (the group previously known as) the SRS things may ease on this front. The Slalom School scheme, for all its training camps...

Looking at the 2018 results, the middle Stone slalom pulled in 22 div 4s on the Saturday (including 2 C1s) and Bala just 2. So comparing 4,22 and 2 with 10, 27 and 17 then it’s possible we’re in not so bad a place?

We would love 10 new paddlers that are willing to travel to races. However we would need 10 new boats and sets of kit and 2 new coaches. Any donations or volunteers gratefully received! We have had a slight increase in the numbers willing to travel to races and move away from the club site, but it w...

I’ve started a website for the sharing of ideas. The aim is not for it to be a “look at me, I’m great because I can write down what I do!!” but a forum where coaches can swap their ideas and get inspiration. So PLEASE send me what you do (or post below), I will credit you all the way or I can publis...

Thanks Nick, will use these later.

My thoughts are that if the proposed changes come in clubs will either fold completely due to not being able to get groups on the water, or band together and seek alternative insurance. The outdoors industry relies on 3 routes to competence which their insurance companies would recognise: NGB qualif...

I like that suggestion. We may as well give it to Joel for the unforeseen future!

When you get told at work a date to save and you immediately think “Matlock”.

It was never the intention of the proposal to get round the weight limit. Both Chloe’s boats are more than 9kg, it’s just the length (3m and 3.1m) and width (not very!) that are the issue. A limit of 9kg could still be insisted on. I still find it bonkers that at the moment anyone racing at J12 leve...

Ok, because I genuinely don’t know! If Chloe were to be selected for the Pan-Celtic team and choose to race at Tully, which is alongside div1, would she need a larger boat for that? Or if she entered the British Champs alongside HPP div 1 would she need a larger boat then? The first is purely hypoth...

Harry Evans is J11, and at the time he got promoted was paddling a standard Colt. Had he not completely trashed it in France over the summer, he would have had to put wings on it in order to use it in div 1. My daughter has just gotten a Flash, and although it’s unlikely to get her to div 1, it’s pr...

I can take the points raised. When I first saw the proposal I immediately thought that I would stop entering so many races as a vet. I’m at an event primarily to support my daughter, and such a price hike at div 2 level would see me not entering. How many others are in my position? For a family with...

As I’m off work and bored, I went through all the div 4 results so far this season. As far as I can make out it happened 3 times. At Marple Duncan’s argument is solid, one girl got promoted with a 50 above girls who got all the gates. In the other 2 cases, maybe there’s an argument for not promoting...

Er, what stops everyone declaring as div 3 then? Common sense, common decency, fair play? But if you need someone to make a decision, then I'd suggest a gaggle of Vets form a committee to make such decisions. I think its fairly obvious from the results where each Vet should declare, if you want to ...