DRAGON BOAT CANADA
COURSES
All the information on DBC Certification program.
Contact your regional Course facilitators to inquire about courses.
WESTERN
REGION
Kamini Jain
-Vancouver-
(Community & Competitive)
Andrea Dillon
-Vancouver-
(Community)
Tom Arnold
-Victoria-
(Community & Steering)
CENTRAL
REGION
Scott Murray
-Pickering-
(Community & Steering)
Jim Farintosh
-Toronto-
(Competitive)
EASTERN
REGION
Matt Robert
-Montreal-
(Steering & Community & Competitive)
Albert MacDonald
-Nova Scotia-
(Community & Competitive)
Dan Levine
-Montreal-
(Steering)
Level 1
INTRO TOCOACHING
The course is intended for anyone interested in entry level coaching.
Some of the material covered in the course includes: safety, ethics in coaching, coach-athlete communication, basic dragon boat technique, basic physiological requirements of dragon boat racing, race planning, practice planning, etc.
COMMUNITY
WESTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Tom Arnold DATE: January 25 and 26, 2020 LOCATION: VI Paddling Gym (500 Admirals Road, Victoria) COST: $165 REGISTRATION: By Email
PRESENTED BY: Kamini Jain DATE: February 22, 2020 LOCATION: Kamloops – Kamloops Sports Council, 550 Island Parkway, V2B 0H7 REGISTRATION: Visit Website
COMMUNITY
CENTRAL
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Scott Murray DATE: Saturday January 18, 2020 LOCATION: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4 COST: $175 + HST REGISTRATION: Visit Website
PRESENTED BY: Scott Murray DATE: Saturday May 2, 2020 LOCATION: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4 COST: $175 + HST REGISTRATION: Visit Website
PRESENTED BY: Scott Murray DATE: Saturday October 3, 2020 LOCATION: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4 COST: $175 + HST REGISTRATION: Visit Website
COMMUNITY
EASTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Matt Robert DATE: February 2, 2020 LOCATION: Canal Fitness, Montreal COST: TBD REGISTRATION: Visit Website
Level 2
COACHING COMPETITIVE DRAGON BOAT
PREREQUISITES: Coaching Community Dragon Boat Certified (includes small craft operators license, DBC course and successful evaluation of assignment).
This two day course is intended for anyone coaching competitive crews training twice a week or more on and off the water, crews competing at provincial events, the National Championships and perhaps with a view to the Club Crew World Championships. After this course, coaches will have the tools to develop all aspects of year-round training programs including, advanced technical instruction, principles of training, mental preparation, testing and selection, and much much more.
COMPETITIVE
WESTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Kamini Jain
DATE: February 8-9, 2020
LOCATION: Vancouver BC
REGISTRATION: Visit Website
COMPETITIVE
CENTRAL
REGION
Presented by: Jim Farintosh
Date: TBA
Location: Pickering
Cost: TBD
REGISTRATION: By Email
COMPETITIVE
EASTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Matt Robert DATE: February 2, 2020 LOCATION: Canal Fitness, Montreal COST: TBD REGISTRATION: Visit Website
FESTIVAL OFFICIAL
This course is designed for new and existing dragon boat Officials with an overview to achieve the Level 1 accreditation. Managers and steerspersons will find this course to be invaluable.
The Dragon Boat Canada Officials Level 1 Course gives general knowledge of the Dragon Boat Canada competition regulations, rules of racing, 2000m racing rules and course setup, protests, roles and duties of each Race Officials position, race grid progression, safety, situation analysis and discussion.
Case scenarios discussion will provide an opportunity for application and interpretation of the rules of racing. Upon successful completion, Officials will receive Officials Level 1 certification, and a DBC Officials shirt.
Contact DBC to arrange a course for your club, festival or area!
OFFICIAL
WESTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: TBD
DATE: TBD
LOCATION: Edmonton, AB
REGISTRATION: N/A
OFFICIAL
CENTRAL
REGION
Presented by: Scott Murray
Date: January 17, 2020 (6-9PM)
Location: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4
Cost: $110 + HST
REGISTRATION: Visit Website
Date: May 1, 2020 (6-9PM)
Location: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4
Cost: $110 + HST
REGISTRATION: Visit Website
OFFICIAL
EASTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Matt Robert DATE: TBD LOCATION: Montreal COST: TBD REGISTRATION: Visit Website
STEERING ACCREDITATION
This course will ensure your steersperson has the skills required to confidently steer races.
This full day course features:
- low instructor : participant ratio
- in-class theory and on-water application
- highly skilled, experienced and knowledgeable facilitators.
Skills taught, practiced and tested will include:
- crew commands and vocabulary
- forward and reverse steering
- left and right turns
- arriving and departing docks
- race situations.
Volunteer paddlers will be utilized whenever possible to ensure maximum experience at the helm.
This course is conducted by organizations and instructors that have been certified by Dragon Boat Canada. Contact DBC for more information.
STEERING
WESTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Tom Arnold
DATE: March 28, 2020
LOCATION: VI Paddling (521 Craigflower Rd Victoria)
COST: $120
REGISTRATION: By Email
STEERING
CENTRAL
REGION
Presented by: Scott Murray
Date: May 3, 2020
Location: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4
Cost: $125 + HST
REGISTRATION: Visit Website
Date: October 4, 2020
Location: Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, L1W 3X4
Cost: $125 + HST
REGISTRATION: Visit Website
STEERING
EASTERN
REGION
PRESENTED BY: Matt Smith
DATE: TBD
LOCATION: Montreal
COST: TBD
REGISTRATION: Visit Website