It's all about water
Larry Ausley is an ACA certified whitewater kayaking instructor trainer, whitewater (L4) and coastal kayaking, river safety and rescue (L3) and canoe (L1) instructor. He is the 2012-2013 Chair of ACA's River Kayak Committee, is a past member of the national Board of Directors and past-Secretary of the American Canoe Association. He is an affiliate instructor for Canoe, Kayak and Paddle Co. (an ACA Pro School) in Vienna, VA, teaching from the Research Triangle area of NC. He is a past-president of the Carolina Canoe Club. Larry is a retired State of North Carolina water quality biologist with a degree in Marine Biology, is a Certified Public Manager and is broadly published on water quality monitoring and aquatic toxicology.
Category Archives: Instruction
Sometimes, it’s the little things
Paddling instructor certification workshops and paddling skills courses are rife with examples of active teaching techniques: Lectures, demonstrations, stroke modeling, games, drills, exercises, exams. Instructors should and do learn most of these overt techniques for passing along knowledge. I’ll opine … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Instruction, Kayaking 101, Whitewater Kayaking
Tagged Instruction, instructor development, Teaching, techniques
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New Horizons
I am extremely pleased to announce my affiliation as an instructor with Canoe, Kayak and Paddle Company (CKAPCO) of Vienna, VA. CKAPCO is an ACA Pro School and the vibrant instruction/tour business owned and operated by my long-time friend, colleague and paddling … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Instruction, News, Sea Kayaking, Whitewater Kayaking
Tagged CKAPCO affiliation teaching instruction
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Spinning around the CPR BS
This post has nothing to do with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation nor bull_hit. Sorry if you were looking for those. As is my wont, I’m taking my brain out on a stroll from the safe confines of conventional instructional strategy and looking … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Kayaking 101, Sea Kayaking, Whitewater Kayaking
Tagged Instruction, learning, strokes, Teaching
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Walking the Talk: An introduction to stroke modeling
Paddling instructor candidates (IC) frequently face two consistent barriers along their path to certification. The first is placing themselves into the mindset of their future students and understanding the apprehensions and un-asked questions neophyte paddlers have. Many instructor candidates enter their Instructor … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Instruction, Sea Kayaking, Whitewater Kayaking
Tagged Instruction, instructor candidate, maneuvers, modeling, strokes, Teaching
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“I don’t get it”
One of the more difficult transitions in becoming a paddlesports instructor is the ability to place one’s self back into the mind of the beginning paddler. For those want-to-be instructors who have been in a boat for a long time, … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Kayaking 101, Uncategorized, Whitewater Kayaking
Tagged beginning paddler, Instruction, Teaching
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