Avoiding SUP related back pain
Words: Elaine Farquharson Pics: Elaine Farquharson and Peter Tranter We don’t always consider what our core is doing when we are catching a wave or cruising down the river [...]
SUP Coaching
Stand Alone… Suplife 2020
By David ‘tids’ Tidball British Canoeing Coach Educator & Chair of SUP Technical Committee BSUPA Instructor ISA surf & Sup Instructor Corona Aware: I [...]
The subtle art of balance
Words: Corran Addison Even if you do all of those things right, you’re going to swim. Sometimes the board is going to take a hit, or get bucked, harder than your ability to [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pack to paddle
Words and pics: Tony Bain I was on a four-day British Canoeing paddle sports leader coaching course in Scotland recently. At the end of the course the weather was looking [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Get the C.L.A.P
Words and pics: Tony Bain With summer here lots of you will be thinking about heading out on group adventures. You may or may not do this as a club or group and you may or [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pick it up (right)
Words and pics: Tony Bain Most of us just pick up our board head to the shore and wade right in. It’s as simple as that, or is it? Of course it is: we drive down to a car [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – where to get it (knowledge that is!)
Words and pics: Tony Bain Knowledge is power, so the saying goes. Without it we’d be nothing. Stand up paddling is perceived initially to be easy; a sport that anyone can [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – preparation is key
Words and pics: Tony Bain Too many times recently we’ve heard about people coming unstuck while paddling. As new recruits’ skills grow they take on more adventurous [...]
Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – Pretty Darn Funny (PFD use in SUP)
Words and pics: Tony Bain I’m an instructor of SUP. I don’t really have a choice: I have to lead by example. That is what I have been taught to teach. To put in front of [...]
Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – the magician of your wand
Words and pics: Tony Bain Novice SUP paddlers are an adventurous bunch, curious and always up for a challenge. But they do seem to worry about getting it right. Oh, and [...]
