The selection policies for both the Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Class Performance Programmes for 2023 have now been published.
More information on the British Canoeing website: Sprint and Paracanoe Selection Policies announcement.
Britain’s most successful Olympic canoeist Liam Heath MBE has announced his retirement from competitive racing. The four-time Olympic medallist, who also holds the world’s fastest time and the Olympic record, will hang up his paddles this month, with an unmatched legacy in the sport.
Full story on the British Canoeing website:
With the 2022 International season fast approaching. The Home Nations team are hoping to work in collaboration with club coaches to create a strong Junior coaching support team to attend the 4 Key Junior international events this season. We are looking to gain clarity on coaching availability to create a strong staffing pool, enabling us to involve coaches able to create the optimal environment for the team.
Sign up for closes at 23:59pm 12th April following the team announcement.
Click on the image or here to access the Expression of Interest Form
The International Panel is pleased to release the British Canoeing 2022 Canoe Sprint Junior, U23 and Senior selection policies.
All athletes wishing to be considered for Senior & U23 Team selection during 2022 should complete the online registration document by 16th March 2022 using this link: https://britishcanoeing.formstack.com/forms/pre_registration_form
The International Panel wish to thank all those involved in the development of the policies and in particular those who contributed their thoughts through the consultation process and wish everyone a successful 2022 season.
The Sprint Academy Coaching team will be running a planned training day for eligible U23 athletes to provide technical and crew boat development opportunities in support of their preparations ahead of the 2022 competitive season.
Further details and eligibility can be found HERE.
To express interest in being included within the March day please complete the application form HERE by Monday 21st February 2022.
Please see the link to an IP statement: https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2022/british-canoeing-canoe-sprint-international-panel-statement
British Canoeing has published the new Canoe Sprint Performance Strategy, which sets out
the vision and ambitions for the sport over the next six years
British Canoeing and the sprint racing community have come together to determine the
changes needed, in order to build a system which will deliver greater and more consistent
success.
The publication of the new strategy is the culmination of this work delivered, through the
formation of the Sprint Performance Strategy Group, the creation of task & finish and focus
groups involving a range of stakeholders and two consultations with the racing community.
The long-term strategy sets out the vision and ambitions for canoe sprint for the next six
years to 2028, through 10 key performance indicators, the philosophies and values that will
underpin the strategy and the coordination that will be required for delivery across the UK.
The strategy also contains the following six key action plans for the next four years to 2025:
• Providing the best possible athlete experiences
• Developing a broader base of talent
• Developing a community of engaged coaches
• Providing competitions which increase participation and develop talent
• Improving the use of insight and the sharing of knowledge
• Building a strong sense of community and inclusion
The Canoe Sprint Performance Strategy 2022-2028 is available in PDF format here.
After more than 25 years in the sport, Paracanoe Senior Technical Coach Colin Radmore will be leaving British Canoeing at the end of March. During Colin’s 10 years in the Programme, the team has won more than twice the number of medals than any other nation and has topped the table at every World Championships and Paralympic Games. He said: “I will always be proud of my time in Paracanoe, it has been a huge part of my life over the last 10 years and being part of this amazing team has been incredible. “We wish Colin all the best in his new role”. Read more
This strategy is designed to create a more collaborative approach to supporting and developing young athletes.
Support from the England Talent Programme will focus on developing clubs, coaches and the wider environment where athletes spend the majority of their time. Working in partnership to support those that have the most contact and influence is how programme resources will be directed. Supporting the development of more clubs and environments will also encourage the sport to become more accessible to a broader range of society.
A news item covering this can be found HERE.
More details explaining the England Canoe Sprint Talent Programme Strategy can be found on our programme website HERE.
A webinar will be hosted on Monday 31 January at 7:30pm over Zoom to present the strategy further, please register through this link HERE.
The England Canoe Sprint Talent Programme has recently released its programme strategy for 2022-25, which outlines the direction and focus of intent for the next three years.
This strategy is designed to create a more collaborative approach to supporting and developing young athletes.
Support from the England Talent Programme will focus on developing clubs, coaches and the wider environment where athletes spend the majority of their time. Working in partnership to support those that have the most contact and influence is how programme resources will be directed. Supporting the development of more clubs and environments will also encourage the sport to become more accessible to a broader range of society.
A news item covering this can be found HERE.
More details explaining the England Canoe Sprint Talent Programme Strategy can be found on our programme website HERE.
A webinar will be hosted on Monday 31 January at 7:30pm over Zoom to present the strategy further, please register through this link HERE.
