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Parents are an active part
Parents are an active part
In North Wales Slalom, its not just the kids taking part. Parents can play an active role in the running of training camps and mid-week sessions, and in-house training is available to parents
There are many roles which parents are actively encouraged to take part in, such as; bankside safety (in-house training given), helping out coaches (e.g. timing, video filming, judging, course setting) and more.
We also have parents with suitable experience providing on the water safety.
Build Skills
Build Skills
Slalom fosters new skills that can be taken in to all areas of life. For example, by partaking in a competitive sport such as slalom, or engaging in a club such as ours, paddlers can develop:
-Teamwork skills
-Leadership skills
-Time management skills
-Competition and good sportsmanship
-Working well under and handling pressure
-Management and responsibility
-Commitment
-Overcoming fear and mental barriers
-and much more...
Open new doors
Open new doors
Being involved with canoe slalom can open up a whole host of pathways, beyond just paddling a boat. Life skills, water safety and knowledge of the paddling community grows while doing slalom, which has enabled multiple paddlers previously on the program to go on and do what they love. Here are three good examples of where you could go from slalom;
You can read more about their paddling journey here:
Emily Davies
Emily Davies
Aaron White
Aaron White
George Abbott
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