The Paddlesport Start Award is designed to provide a framework for a paddlers first session. It is very much an encouragement  award and can be used by coaches who offer taster sessions, or as a first session of a series. It is an adult version of Paddlepower start.

PADDLESPORT START AWARD SYLLABUS click here

The BCU One Star is a flat water award that demonstrates an individual has basic boat control and foundation skills.The one star can be taken in any kind of paddlesport craft (e.g. sit-on-top, slalom C2, polo boat, sea kayak, racing canoe etc.)

BCU 1 STAR SYLLABUS click here
BCU 1 STAR TRAINERS NOTES click here
BCU 1 STAR ASSESSORS NOTES click here

The BCU Two Star is an improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddlesport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact.

BCU 2 STAR SYLLABUS  click here
BCU 2 STAR TRAINERS NOTES  click here
BCU 2 STAR ASSESSORS NOTES  click here

This award is significantly different to the old 2 star, with a change to develop generic movement skills that can transfer to any discipline and with an assessed journey. Assessors will need to be able to assess the award in a variety of craft.

Successful performance at BCU Three Star level indicates that a candidate can consider themselves an intermediate paddler rather than a beginner.

Unlike the existing award this will be discipline specific with awards in Sea Kayak, Surf,  Open Canoe, White Water Kayak, Flat Water Kayak and some of the competitive disciplines. The three star paddler will be a competent performer in sheltered to moderate water environments and have the ability to paddle unsupervised, with similar standard paddlers on sheltered water. The new award will look similar in structure to the existing 4 star, but with the skills applicable in an easier environment. 

 
 

 Sea Kayak








BCU 3 STAR SEA KAYAK SYLLABUS click here
 
 BCU 3 STAR SEA KAYAK GUDANCE NOTES click here

                                                                         

 Surf  






BCU 3 STAR SURF SYLLABUS click here
 
BCU 3 STAR SURF TRAINERS NOTES click here
    
 BCU 3 STAR SURF ASSESSOR NOTES click here



 
 Open Canoe




   BCU 3 STAR OPEN CANOE SYLLABUS click here
  
   BCU 3 STAR OC TRAINERS NOTES click here

   BCU 3 STAR OC ASSESSOR NOTES click here

 
 White Water Kayak





  BCU 3 STAR WHITE WATER SYLLABUS click here
 
  BCU 3 STAR WW TRAINERS NOTES click here
  
  BCU 3 STAR WW ASSESSOR NOTES click here

 
 Touring  





  BCU 3 STAR TOURING ASSESSOR REG FORM  click here
    
  BCU 3 STAR TOURING SYLLABUS click here
  
  BCU 3 STAR TOURING GUIDANCE NOTES click here