This new guide is a manual of coaching techniques, advice and guidelines for the canoe and kayak coach. It offers a mine of useful information and practical tips divided into three parts: Part one deals with coaching theory and fundamentals, part two looks at generic coaching skills, from introducing beginners to the sport right through top coaching elite paddlers and part three looks at the specifics of canoesport such as slalom, racing, sea kayaking, whitewater and freestyle.