UK Coaching run a free quarterly webinar that supports coaches working with talented athletes—whether in the talent pathway, schools, or clubs. All webinars are delivered by subject matter experts and UK Coaching staff.
These webinars cover different topics every session but past webinars can the watched on demand by registering for free as a UK Coaching Club member and accessing post-session recordings from your member dashboard, via Member Benefits.
For more details and to book onto the webinars, visit the website page here.
The Talent pathway team are running two coaching workshops at the April regatta focused on The fundamentals of effective paddling technique.
It will be run in the PaddleUK gazebo with a slider & ergo.
To make it accessible for the most coaches, they are using the lunchtime gap in the program. The plan is a 45-60 minute (drop in) session, on both Saturday 12:45pm & Sunday 12:15pm, to allow as many coaches to attend without impacting on their coaching and watching/interacting with their athletes.
They understand that coaches are busy and they are more than happy for food & drink to be consumed whilst it runs.
The interactive workshops are designed to build shared understanding, spark great conversations, and create a more consistent approach to coaching technique across the UK. This year they launched the updated Technical Guides and a Technical Framework focussed on the phases of the stroke (Set Up, Catch, Drive, Exit), and to build on this they are running regatta workshops to share ideas with you and to gain your feedback and insights. Their aim is to create a common understanding and have greater technical conversations between coaches to create a more consistent approach to how we address forward paddling for racing within the UK.
The SRC are also running a drop in session about the future of racing and regattas at the same venue.
Following community feedback Paddle UK recently updated their flatwater technique guides for coaches with more detailed images and explanations. There are 3 guides which differentiate technique based on the athlete’s level.
All three Flatwater Racing Technique Guides, updated in 2026, are available to view and download via our dedicated website page here.
Sign up is now open for the fourth JDS winter series event for 2025/26. This will be taking place at the Norwich Canoe Club on Saturday 21st March and will be led by Matt Robinson & Scott Hynds, alongside the wider Junior Development Squad coaching team.
In addition to the event on the Saturday, Norwich Canoe Club will be running a sprint regatta on Sunday 22 March for juniors, in conjunction with hosting the BUCS regatta. Therefore, the JDS is partnering with Norwich CC to offer a full weekend of activity for juniors engaged in the JDS programme.
Saturday will focus on racing skills that can be applied at Sunday’s regatta and Sunday’s regatta will consist of K1 500, K1 5000 and a K1 200 mixed relay. Both Saturday and Sunday will be in K1s.
The cost to attend the full weekend is £22.00, but there is also a ticket option for those who just want to attend Saturday’s JDS session.
Travel, accommodation and food are to be organised individually, unfortunately we cannot offer any of these as part of the weekend.
For standards to attend and to sign up, please click HERE. Sign up closes on Friday 13th March at 17:00.
Junior Development Squad (JDS) is a joint initiative between the Marathon Racing Committee, Sprint Racing Committee and Paddle England Talent. Having been running as a collaborative exercise since 2021, the JDS has supported hundreds of juniors from a wide spread of clubs to develop their racing skills, create long-term friendships and increase exposure to crew boats. For more information on JDS, please visit our website page here with further links onto the main JDS site.
The marathon community, clubs, coaches and event organisers who utilise power craft as part of their operations and events should refer to the recently published case study around legal accountability and launch operations here: https://paddleuk.org.uk/legal-accountability-and-launch-operations/.
Paddle UK have updated the document on Powercraft and Qualifications in Paddlesafer to include powerboat guidance for events in response.
The Marathon Racing Committee is deeply sadden to hear the passing of Trevor Wetherall. A steadfast and influential figure in our sport for many years, Trevor was a true backbone of the canoe racing community. He will be fondly remembered by countless paddlers for his unwavering commitment to Richmond Canoe Club and for the encouragement and support he offered to the next generation of athletes.
Through his involvement in junior development training days, camps, and his work as a National Coach, Trevor shaped the journeys of many. His connection to marathon racing began long before his coaching career, having proudly represented Great Britain on the international stage as an athlete.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
Please see below information on the 2025 GB-ONE Coaching Conference, organised and delivered by Scott Hynds, PaddleUK Flatwater Coach Developer. The MRC supports the core aims and delivery of this conference and encourages all clubs to engage with it to continue to strengthen flatwater racing in the UK.
This November, we will be delivering a coaching conference at Wey Kayak Club. The conference will be taking place on Saturday 22nd November from 12:00 noon – 17:00pm.
We’re inviting coaches to join our interactive workshops designed to build shared understanding, spark great conversations, and create a more consistent approach to coaching across the UK.
🕐 Session 1 (12:30–14:30) Focus: The fundamentals of effective paddling technique. Two tailored sessions:
Performance Juniors – led by Hannah Brown
Developing Juniors – led by Scott Hynds & James Train Both groups will come together to share insights and experiences.
🕒 Session 2 (15:00–16:30) Focus: Coaching practice and behaviours—exploring what great coaches do. We’ll dive into communication, feedback, goal setting, and interpersonal skills to strengthen how we stretch and support our athletes.
Please see below message from Scott Hynds re the Coach Development Programme Evening Workshops.
Paddle UK are planning to run a number of CPD sessions throughout the year aimed at coaches working with juniors and U23s who are progressing through to top national and international level.
We aim to share knowledge, expertise and common experiences across a number of topic areas in a range of formats that will be beneficial to coaches and clubs and the paddlers that they are working with. Our hope is that a community of practice will be developed where coaches can explore different areas together and over time contribute to raising the national level of coaching. There will be further information provided on the above within the coming weeks.
The next sessions are as follows:
Topic One – Planning & Periodisation: Led by James Train: Wednesday 1st October 20:00 – 21:30 online (For coaches of juniors aiming to compete Internationally), and Wednesday 8th October 20:00 – 21:30 online (For coaches of juniors who are starting to train regularly)
These two sessions are designed to provide an understanding of the underpinning principles within a paddle-sport yearly training programme. It is aimed at those who are looking to improve their knowledge and understanding of planning and periodisation approaches, and how this can support on-water performance.
Topic Two – Training with a purpose: Led by Gabor Szeltner: Wednesday 12th November 20:00 – 21:30 online (For coaches of juniors aiming to compete Internationally), and Wednesday 19th November 20:00 – 21:30 online (For coaches of juniors who are starting to train regularly)
These two sessions are designed to explore how to make training purposeful whilst understanding the constraints that exist such as environmental changes, supporting paddlers through exam periods and managing individuals within training groups.
Whilst we are aware it is a busy time of the season, these sessions are at this point in the year to allow clubs and coaches to incorporate practices and ideas into their upcoming winter programme. The session are aimed at different parts of the athlete pathway and are being delivered by people with experience and knowledge in these different areas. We would ask that you share this with relevant coaches, parents & paddlers in your clubs and potentially via social media to help reach the widest audience. The invite to the online meetings will be shared in the upcoming weeks.
Please do contact Scott for further information here.
The MRC, SRC and Paddle England Talent pleased to announce that expressions of interest are now being taken for junior paddlers seeking to attend the JDS Summer Camp taking place at Norwich Canoe Club from Sunday 10th – Wednesday 13th August 2025.
The camp will provide an opportunity for juniors paddlers to develop their racing skills across a number of days, as well as experience camp life. The camp will cost in the region of £150 (TBC) which will include use of Norwich Canoe Club facilities, food, tent and site fees and all activities inclusive of the camp.
The camp will be predominantly aimed at those juniors who are 16 and below and who are not representing GB internationally presently. Standards for eligibility will be in line with current JDS standards.
The JDS Steering Group will review all expressions of interest and offer places based on athletes meeting the criteria, total capacity for the camp and previous engagement with the JDS. Expressions of interest will close on Friday 25th April at 17:00pm.
To express interest in attending, please click HERE.
The Marathon Racing Committee is delighted to announce that our partnership with Precision Fuel & Hydration has been renewed for another season. Using cutting-edge tools and products to help athletes nail their hydration and fuelling strategy for training and racing, Precision Fuel & Hydration offers support to our international athletes so they can reach their optimum performance.
If you are a company or organisation who are willing to offer support to a small, non-olympic sport with a dedicated and supportive community, please contact our Treasurer here to start a conversation with us.
All athletes eligible for support should have received an email containing a sign-up form. If you believe you are eligible and not received this, please contact Holly Mobbs here.
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