Bala scout weekend report
Posted by: HelenH in Trip Reports, coaching, tags: Bala, coaching, scoutsWords: Helen H Photos: Alison B http://www.koolkayaking.co.uk
Dave R and I went to Bala for the weekend. There were over 200 guides and scouts, around 30 coaches, from all over the NW, and 2 days of continuous sunshine. I was paired up with Tom, another coach from an Air Cadet group, and we were assigned two groups of 6 kids - a one-star group, and a “paddle passport” group. Tom was super and knew lots of games, and the kids were great, really eager to learn stuff. For one of the sessions we used Bell Boats, which can fit up to 12 folk on each - these are good for having wars between pirate ships.
The whole event is really well organised - this is down to hard work by Ian and Alison Bell, managing all the information and equipment - everything is set up and ready for you to get on the water and coach. After 4 x 1.5 hour coaching sessions a day, you are absolutely exhausted, and ready to sit around with the other coaches drinking wine and chilling out, listening to guitars and paddling stories, or watching kayak DVDs in the mess tent.
This was a very fun event, though exhausting. Anyone wanting to help next year, that would be great. Its an opportunity to get either L1 or L2 Training and assessment if you do not have those things yet, and to have a very fun time teaching a bunch of kids.
More details about the annual scout Bala weekend can be found at:
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