Dragon Boat Canada Coaching Level 3

This course is full. As this will be its inaugural running, we cannot over-subscribe. However, please follow through the registration system and you will have the opportunity to join the waitlist. You will be contacted if there is. A cancellation.

This brand new course is the third course in DBC’s three level coaching certification program.

This 16 hour course is intended for anyone coaching competitive crews training twice a week or more on and off the water, crews competing at provincial events, the National Championships and perhaps with a view to the Club Crew World Championships. After this course, coaches will have the tools to develop all aspects of year-round training programs including, advanced technical instruction, principles of training, mental preparation, testing and selection, and more.

 

Date:

February 7-8, 2026. Online

8:30 am - 5:00 pm PST (Vancouver time)

Instructor: Kamini Jain

Cost: $299 + GST

There may be an extra charge for sending the manual outside of Canada

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

Click here to register

Prerequisite: Level 2 (or DBC’s former course, Coaching Competitive 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://coach.ca/sport-safety/safe-sport-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.

 
New course scheme and how former courses are grandfathered into it

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