Games on the water
Ready when: Body, boat, blade (i1) started.
What the coach teaches
Boat control through games inside a marked area: follow the leader, tag with a soft ball, relay races round buoys; canoe polo later, with its own rules, helmets with face guards and no paddle near another player's head.
At home, safe only
The rules can be rehearsed on land.
Ask the club
How ropes and rafting up are managed so nobody is trapped.
What you can see from the side
The child controls the boat in a crowd.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The child plays a 5-minute game without ramming.
Stop and get a coach when
A boat is trapped or a child cannot get out.
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