Author Topic: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13  (Read 8955 times)

Offline Shanek101

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2013, 14:13:15 »
Just to clarify, if you don't know what a level 3 is, then you probably don't have one, but don't worry, because you'll have the opportunity to get it by the end of the year :D

Also, sorry, I can't go  :(

How do we get assessed for levels? 

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2013, 17:24:19 »
Just to clarify, if you don't know what a level 3 is, then you probably don't have one, but don't worry, because you'll have the opportunity to get it by the end of the year :D

Also, sorry, I can't go  :(

How do we get assessed for levels? 

We'll get an instructor in to assess you, and see if your skills have gotten to a certain level. This includes being able to roll.

Offline Garbhan

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2013, 21:01:00 »
Any chance I could come along too as I'm free on Saturday?

Can I?

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2013, 22:33:16 »
Yeah.. So I'm out

Offline Douchier

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2013, 09:11:59 »
Just to clarify, if you don't know what a level 3 is, then you probably don't have one, but don't worry, because you'll have the opportunity to get it by the end of the year :D

Also, sorry, I can't go  :(

How do we get assessed for levels? 

We'll get an instructor in to assess you, and see if your skills have gotten to a certain level. This includes being able to roll.


A level3 does,
you will (I assume) be doing a Level2 first.

Offline EllenMcG

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2013, 09:14:13 »
Ugh redecoration my kitchen this weekend (single handedly btw, my family are the WORST) so I shall not be in attendance! But sooooon, freshers looked like great fun from the pics, sad I had to miss it :(

Offline Kater

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2013, 20:01:21 »
I'd like to tag along saturday - haven't paid my club registration this year yet though - can I pay that saturday?

Offline Steven Mul

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2013, 20:05:20 »
I'd like to tag along saturday - haven't paid my club registration this year yet though - can I pay that saturday?

Hey Kate, it's great to see your name again! That's absolutely no problem about you paying on Sat! Looking forward to see you!

Offline Shanek101

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #23 on: October 25, 2013, 13:32:56 »
Just to clarify, if you don't know what a level 3 is, then you probably don't have one, but don't worry, because you'll have the opportunity to get it by the end of the year :D

Also, sorry, I can't go  :(

How do we get assessed for levels? 

We'll get an instructor in to assess you, and see if your skills have gotten to a certain level. This includes being able to roll.


A level3 does,
you will (I assume) be doing a Level2 first.

I presume i will? I want to get on the levels ladder..  :)

Offline Douchier

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Re: River trip 3!!! 26/10/13
« Reply #24 on: October 25, 2013, 14:20:20 »
^Oops, just realised that I didn't quote that the way that I meant to.
What I meant to say was that a L3 assessment requires rolling but L1 and L2 don't.


I wouldn't get too hung up on any particular skill for an assessment anyway. You often see people coming up to assessments wondering " is this sculling for support good enough" and wondering what a "hanging draw" is but in truth the assessor is mostly looking for good fundamental skills - forward, sweep, edging (and some kind of a roll for a L3).
If you can do those well, use them where you should and generally have a bit cop-on then you're pretty-much set.*




Here's some info on the Canoeing Ireland skills awards, perhaps there could be some links and info in the resources section?






*( of course it varies from instructor-to-instructor. If you can do a particular skill well it shows that you understand what's going on. It does also help to know the little bits, like how sculling for support is completely useless and why you shouldn't ever high-brace.)