Dragon Boat Canada Coaching Level 1 Course

photo credit: Jeff Holubeshen

 

This courses is the first in a three level coaching certification program by DBC. It is a two-day courses for those who coach community level teams; teams that are seasonal and practice with a recreational level of commitment. It is also for coaches who wish to progress to higher coaching course levels to better serve competitive teams. Level 1 (or DBC’s former course, Coaching Community Dragon Boat) is a prerequisite for Level Two. This course delves further in depth into training practices to bring a team to a competitive level.

Requirements for certification in all DBC courses are:

  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 DBC’s Safe Steering Course.

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

 

Coaching Level One: Online

October 18-19 or 25-26: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm PST (Vancouver time)

Instructor: Kamini Jain

Cost: $210 + GST

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

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