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Welcome David Herpy from Ohio-Penn Division!
The River Kayak Committee welcomes David Herpy, Outdoor Adventure Coordinator for Kent State University as the ACA Ohio-Penn Division’s appointment to the committee.
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History note: Venue changes for L3 and L4 skills classes
Just as a history note, at its October 31, 2008 meeting, the SEIC approved a motion (SEIC #102008f) to change the venue of of L3 River Kayaking courses to sections of rivers rated up to class I-II (previously up to more »
Appointments of Division members invited
The River Kayak Committee has invited ACA Division chairs to make appointments of River Kayak instructors/ITs/ITEs to be Division representatives as allowed by the River Kayak Committee charter. We’ll update our roster as appointments are made. These appointments will be more »
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River Kayak Committee commenting on BSA merit badges
The River Kayak Committee has been asked by ACA and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to comment on and contribute to a review of the BSA Canoeing and Whitewater merit badges by ACA. Preliminary comments will be going to more »
River Kayak Report to SEIC March, 2012 meeting
The River Kayak Committee has submitted its committee report to SEIC for the upcoming SEIC meeting in Fredericksburg, VA on Friday, March 9, 2012. All ACA instructors are welcome to attend. See the notice in this month’s SEI Focus newsletter. more »
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Tagged amendment, charter, Report, SEIC
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Cross-Pollination of Teaching Methods
I spoke recently with a couple of L4 and L5 River kayak instructors about how our local paddling clubs could increase opportunities for their instructors to “cross-pollinate” ideas, teaching styles and methods with other IT/ITEs and instructors outside of our more »
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Tagged continuing education, cross-pollination, suggestions
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River Safety and Rescue Crossover Certification
In March 2011, the SEIC and ACA Board of Directors approved a one-day crossover curriculum (ICE) to allow current L4+ River Kayak (or River Canoe) instructors to achieve L3 River Safety and Rescue Instructor certification after successful completion of this more »
Flatwater Kayak Safety and Rescue
In October 2011 SEIC and the ACA Board of Directors approved a change in curriculum now allowing L2 and higher River or Coastal Kayak instructors to teach the Flatwater Kayak Safety and Rescue course.
Unresponsive paddler and “Hand-of-god” criteria
In October 2011, the SEIC and ACA Board of Directors changed the wording of L2 and higher instructor criteria to reflect a change in the interpretation of basic rescue techniques. Where previously “Hand-of-god” had been a requirement, the criteria now more »
