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PADDLE SPORTS AWARENESS - TANDEM CANOEING B.S.A. TREK PLANNING and ORGANIZATION
TYPES OF PADDLING
· Flatwater
· Moving Water
· White Water
EQUIPMENT
· Clothing and Gear
· Boats - Parts and Design
· Paddles - Parts and Design
· Accessory Equipment
· First Aid and Rescue Gear
SAFETY
· Stretching and Warm-ups
· Basic Safety Considerations
· Basic Water Hazards
· Rescue Principles and Types
· Immersion Hypothermia
ORIENTING the PADDLER
· Balance and Trim
· Basic Stances
· Entries and Exits
PADDLING STROKES and TECHNIQUES
· Types and Parts of the Strokes
MANEUVERS
· Spins
· Forward Straight
· Reverse Straight
· Turns
· Braces
· Eddy Turns
· Peelouts
· Ferries
· Sideslips
· Overboard & Capsized
RIVER READING and RUNNING
· Fundamentals of River Currents
· Effects of Obstacles
· International Scale of River Difficulty
· River Reading Responsibilities
· Running the River |
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This page revised June 23, 2008 |
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