Dragon Boat Canada Coaching Level 2

This course is the second course in DBC’s three level coaching certification program. It is a two-day course delving into training practices to bring a team to a competitive level.

Some of the material covered in the course includes: safety, ethics in coaching, coach-athlete communication, dragon boat technique, physiological requirements for competitive dragon boat racing, race planning and practice planning.

 

January 9-10, 2026. Online, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm PST (Vancouver time)

Instructor: Kamini Jain

Cost: $275 + GST

About the instructor: https://www.rightangleperformance.com/about-us

Prerequisite: Level 1 (or DBC’s former course, Coaching Community Dragon Boat)

Requirements for certification are below. These do not need to be completed before taking the course but are needed for certification:

  1. SafeSport course.  https://safesport.coach.ca/participants-training  It’s free and all online.

  2. First Aid including CPR and AED.  There are several providers that offer this.  You can take the 8-hour or 16-hour course.  Online courses are not accepted.

  3. Pleasure Craft Operators License. This is a 60% discount code: DRAGON60
    To redeem a PCOC voucher code:

    ·         Visit MyBoatCard.com

    ·         Register for the course and complete Chapter 1

    ·         Click the "I have a coupon" link at checkout

    This course is easy and fully online. 

  4. Proof of dragon boat steering competency through an already documented DBC steering exemption or DBC Safe Steering Course certification.

 

Cancellations before manuals are sent out incur a 15% administration fee. After manuals are sent, an additional fee of $50 will be withheld.