This is a dedicated pool training session where you can safely practice and refine your paddleboarding skills in a warm, controlled environment.

This session is perfect for:

• Building Confidence: Get comfortable falling off and remounting your board without the fear of cold water or currents.
• Improving Core Skills: Practice your balance, efficient paddling technique, and quick turns (like the pivot turn).
• Water Safety: Learn and practice essential remounting techniques and self-rescue skills.

Skills Focus

We will run sessions targeting particular skills to help you progress. Example sessions include:

• Balance & Footwork: Focus on finding your sweet spot, moving your feet, and performing step-back (pivot) turns.
• Board Recovery & Remounting: Learn and practice different techniques for getting back onto your board efficiently after a fall—an essential safety skill!
• Advanced Turns & Tricks: Once comfortable, try advanced moves like the 'tombstone' and paddle spins.

Pool Rules & Safety

Due to space constraints, there may be a cap on the number of boards allowed in the pool.

• Helmets: All paddleboarders must wear a helmet while on the board.
• Distance from Edges: Only attempt to stand on your board when you are at least a board's length away from the pool edges.
• Using Your Own Board: Your own paddleboard is welcome, but it must be cleaned, sprayed, and inspected before being allowed into the pool. Dirty equipment will not be permitted.

⏰ Session Timing

Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start time.

Arriving early is essential as it allows us and the leisure centre staff enough time to sanitise and inspect all equipment before it enters the pool. By arriving 15 minutes early, we can start the session on time, ensuring you get the full hour of paddling!

A pool training session to practice skills in a controlled enviroment.

Kayaks and Stand up paddleboards are welcome on the pool,  observing some rules, however we may have to cap the numbers of users on paddleboards due to space in the pool.

Great chance to practice capsizes,  support strokes (to keep you upright if you begin to capsize) and from then, learn how to roll in your kayak.

We will run sessions targeting particular skills. Sessions we may run:

Capsizes & Spray Decks - Great for getting comfortable with performing a capsize and getting compentnece to be able wear a spray deck on a river session

Support Strokes/Braces - Learn how to stop a capsize before it happens by 'Bracing', using your hips and paddle to prevent a capsize.

Rolling Practice - Learn to roll your Kayak upright by performing a roll, great for confidence building especially when playing in waves/holes/river features. A nose clip is recommended!

Use of your own boats is permitted, however these must be cleaned sprayed and inspected before being allowed into the pool. Dirty boats and kit will not be allowed into the pool.

⚠️ Kayaks ⚠️ - No Seal Launches permitted on the edge of the pool.
⚠️Paddleboards ⚠️  - All paddleboarders must wear a helmet. Only attempt standing on the board when you are a boards length away from the edges.

⏰ Please arrive no later than 15 mintues before the start of the session, as all boats need to be sanitised before entering the pool. Arriving 15 minutes early will enable us and the leisure centre staff to get all the equipment in the pool. Arriving early means we can start the session on time you get to paddle for the full hour.