GB Freestyle Academy 2025 Nominations Now Open

Are you a passionate young paddler (aged 11-17) eager to take your freestyle skills to the next level? Or a coach looking for an incredible development opportunity?

If you wish to be considered to be nominated to attend the 5 day Academy at Nottingham, then please contact either Steve Burnett (Coaching Officer), Neil Marley (Freestyle Coach), or Martin Heywood (Publicity and coach). The club must nominate on your behalf. We can nominated only two paddlers and the coaching team will select the two (it is not first come first served)

Then see the GB Academy’s Facebook post by clicking here

The link on the above Facebook post to the Nominations Now Open document is this document

Please note ALL nominations should be made by the club, so please do not follow the link on the Nominations Now Open document.

Previous Academy Members must also complete a separate form, but please do not follow this link until it has been confirmed the club has agreed to your nomination.

GB Freestyle say all nominations will be considered, however, they will only be accepting a maximum of two young people from any one club, whether they are previous Academy members or not.