Introduction Some thoughts prompted by a question asked on a recent webinar “Sitting in the Upstream” hosted by Gareth Wilson with...

Last year somebody posted on their club FB page saying they were willing to run a river trip on the Derwent down to Artist’s Corner at...

A day before we went on holiday Chloe (11) announced that she wanted to learn to snowboard. This came completely from left field, as up...

Not a game (sorry), but a few activities to encourage skill acquisition in a non-linear manner. The Theory I don’t want to go into the...

For second-hand slalom kit try the second hand group on Facebook: (search for canoe slalom - wanted or selling used equipment) MCC New...

Not exactly an activity in its own right, more a tool for feedback that I've been playing with. The premise is simple, once a paddler has...

This is an idea I’ve been playing with for a while, ever since I heard a podcast in which a young football coach was talking about...

This is a great challenge if you have the right location to set it up. A diamond course needs to be set with the middle two gates...

Buy it here Where do I start with this one? I realise that by the definition of “Adventure Sports” slalom doesn’t strictly fall into the...

A simple premise - give a ball to a team of paddlers (2 or 3 works well) with the brief that the ball has to go through all the gates on...

I got this last Christmas and read it quite quickly, it's a fairly straightforward interesting read. It starts out by questioning the 10...

Click on the image to go to the site. This is THE website for all things slalom in Britain. Calendar, ranking lists, rules, news,...

The picture links to Stafford + Stone's great advice on what to expect at your (or your child's) first slalom (or second, or third...) or...

Contributed by Andy Neave, Photos Darren Ship Slalom challenges and other games using plastic ducks are great fun for any age group. The...

Because Slalom Poles Don’t Wear Masks! A simple premise, but often hilariously executed – get down a course staying at least 2 metres...

Youtube classic from sllalomcoach (Click on picture or here for link) Some great paddlers from recent (depending on your age!) slalom...

Amazing technical information Click on photo or here to link. This site is full of technical information. I need to keep coming back to...

Jana Dukatova's technical videos on YouTube Click on the picture or here to link to Youtube. I really like this as a quick, easy guide to...

Click on the logo or here to link to the site British Canoeing moved into the podcast world with a series of interviews by Etienne Stott...

“How do you do that?” “You have to be from Yorkshire!” This includes ideas stolen from Jonathan McElhinney and Zac Allin. This one I...