{"id":6298,"date":"2026-06-08T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gscc-online.com\/news\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:43:25","slug":"neil-is-getting-qualified-to-be-a-freestyle-coach-aka-playboating-he-needs-your-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gscc-online.com\/news\/2026\/06\/08\/neil-is-getting-qualified-to-be-a-freestyle-coach-aka-playboating-he-needs-your-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil is Getting Qualified to be a Freestyle Coach\u00a0(aka Playboating). He needs your Help!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of our longest serving coaches, Neil Marley, has completed his training to become a qualified freestyle coach, but he now has to complete and log nine sessions before he can be assessed and receive his coaching qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can help by signing up to attend one or more of our Tuesday evening freestyle sessions<\/strong>. This is not just for those who have done it before, we are also offering places to playboat beginners if you have not tried it before. A good roll is preferable, but if it’s not quite there yet then a 100% reliable T Rescue will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spaces are limited as are the number and sizes of playboat we have (a good fit is critical for playboating).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what is freestyle? click here<\/a> for the GB Freestyle Facebook page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to see how far some of our paddlers progressed in the pool last winter with Neil and Peter Heywood, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freestyle is primarily for moving water where you can use the energy from features to help execute moves, but the basics can be learnt of still water. Here’s a video of Peter at Holme Pierrepont Whitewater course in Nottingham. Click here<\/a> or on the photo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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