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SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Scottish Canoe Association Annual Report 2018 - 2019
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Our Mission To enable and inspire involvement in paddlesport; for
enjoyment, health, community, challenge and achievement.
Our Vision Working collaboratively at the heart of paddlesport
communities in Scotland to create more paddlers, more
members and more national and international success.
Page 3Introductions from the SCA President, Chair & CEO
Page 6 Coaching & Education
Page 8 Clubs & Communities
Page 9 Pathways & Achievement
Page 10 Membership
Page 11 Access & Environment
Page 12 Participation & Events
Page 13 Financials
Page 17Discipline Committee Reports
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#WeAreTheSCA: Our Board, Staff, Committees & Partners
Page 27SCA Recognition Award Winners 2018
Our Values • Leadership
• Engagement
• Openness
• Inclusiveness
• Responsibility
• Collaboration
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Foreword from the SCA President
I commend this report to you; there is a
great deal to be proud of, and like any
healthy outward looking organisation, we
also focus on the various challenges that
face us all. This year has seen a new set
of Coaching and Personal Performance
awards introduced and I am really
heartened by the way this has been taken
forward by so many.
The sport is flourishing despite challenges
in access, concerns about the environment
and the concern about bringing on the
next generation of coaches and leaders. In
competition and recreation alike, a
remarkable generation of paddlers have
invested their time generously in bringing
through talent, at a time when working
lives have become exponentially
demanding, while many funds and services
have become harder to access. Despite
this we are punching well above our
weight.
It is greatly to members’ credit that the
sport continues to thrive and develop. Yes,
there are challenges but together we are
confronting them and I sense a collective
vigour which will take us far. Read all
about it here, the whole is definitely
greater than the sum of the parts, and
these parts are pretty impressive in
themselves. Thank you to our staff for
their unstinting work, and to you all for
the way in which you make this sport
vibrant.
David Simpson, SCA President
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This time last year I was looking forward
to finalising a new federal agreement
between the four home countries and I
am very pleased to confirm that was
completed as expected. Although this
new agreement is fundamentally the
same as the previous version it has been
updated to reflect the changes in scale
and sophistication of our respective
operations and it forms a sound basis on
which to continue our collaboration whilst
taking clear responsibility for all aspects
of paddlesport in Scotland.
When I took on the role of chair at the
2017 AGM I set out an objective to
establish a succession plan for the board
and key volunteer roles and to build on
the deep experience we already had with
fresh ideas and enthusiasm. I am
delighted that this process is going well,
with 3 new board members already in
place and another two in the pipeline for
the 2019 AGM. I would like to thank all of
the directors for their commitment in time
and energy over the year, which has
enabled much of the progress that has
been made, but there is more to come in
the years ahead.
During the year we saw a number of staff
changes which is always a challenge but I
honestly believe that we have emerged
stronger as an organisation and are
poised for even greater things across the
whole range of activities reflected in this
report. I am also appreciative of the
efforts of all the volunteers who make our
committees, disciplines and activities
work and who play a critical role in
moving our organisation forward.
We continue to be grateful to the National
Lottery and to sportscotland for their
considerable support, both financial and
also through the activities of the
sportscotland National Centres at
Glenmore Lodge and Cumbrae and their
support for many activities we have
undertaken with individual members,
clubs and a growing number of partner
organisations. We have to be aware of
the changing priorities for sport as set out
by the Scottish Government and to seek
opportunities to expand paddlesport
across our communities in line with
Sport for Life and the Active Scotland
Outcomes Framework.
Brian Chapman, SCA Chair
SCA Chair
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
This Annual Report covers the year 1st
April 2018 to 31st March 2019 and
highlights the progress and achievements
to date for the second year of the four
year Strategic Plan 2017-2021. We are
making good progress against all seven
areas of the strategic plan in developing
and growing paddlesport in Scotland.
The engagement and communication
between key SCA volunteers, staff and
our members has increased and this is
very encouraging. This is enabling us to
achieve together what we would struggle
to achieve in isolation. We are continuing
to engage and work with a variety of
partners, including the national outdoor
training centre at Glenmore Lodge,
to help more people take to the water
more often.
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all those involved in delivering and
organising our sport: in clubs as coaches
and helpers, at committee discipline
events and on the Board. Thanks too to
the employed SCA staff who consistently
go the extra mile to help things run
smoothly.
Stuart Smith, SCA CEO
From the CEO
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2018-2019 was a busy year in the area of
coaching as together with British
Canoeing, we announced details of the
new Personal Performance Awards and
new Paddlesport Instructor qualification.
It was also the first full year of the new
British Canoeing Coach Awards. These
changes are the result of several years of
consultation with members, clubs, centres
and the wider sector to ensure we have
training and qualifications fit for purpose.
SCA members, through our staff and
committees have been involved in the
consultations and design of the new
awards and we warmly welcome all the
contributions. Feedback on the changes
has been overwhelmingly positive. The
figures in this annual report already show
the positive uptake by participants of the
flexible choices available, including direct
entry to the Coach Award, and the wide
range of disciplines on offer.
In July we announced details of the new
Personal Performance Awards; with 288
coaches and leaders completing the e-
learning module by the end of the year.
This shows a great engagement in
preparation for the new awards for the
wider community.
Coaching & Education
Our Workforce
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Coaching & Education in Numbers
*until 31/12/2018 **133 achieving the generic craft award prior to December 2018 and 43 achieving the new craft focused Paddlesport Instructor in either Kayak, Open
Canoe or Sit-on-Top kayak after the launch in January 2019
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Our second Well Run Clubs conference;
held at the National Centre Inverclyde
welcomed clubs from across the length of
the country to attend workshops on social
media, pathways, GDPR, deliberate play,
planning and much more. The community
spirit and support between clubs is great
to see.
Working in partnership is at the heart of
what we do and we’ve had much to
celebrate from partnerships during the
year. The Pinkston Homework Club is an
example of partnership working at its best
where SCA, a facility, schools, a college,
housing associations, faith groups,
Glenmore Lodge National Outdoor Training
Centre, paddlesport coaches and others
came together and made a difference to
young people. We are committed to more
engagement with partners to use
paddlesport as a vehicle to change lives.
Clubs & Communities
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Another great year of achievement in
Performance and Pathways.
In the Sprint Programme we have seen
excellent progress of many athletes. A
summer training camp was again run as
well as a cross-country ski camp over New
Year and a warm weather paddling camp
in Portugal in February.
In the Slalom Programme our two home-
grown coaches, have delivered an
excellent programme for our athletes with
input from Mark Delaney former British
Canoeing Slalom Coach and the support of
additional coaches.
SCA Performance has established a “one
team” approach working closely with the
sportscotland Institute of Sport leads and
service providers in order to offer the best
possible support to Scottish paddlers.
Erasmus Project
The joint collaboration project with
partners in Italy and France made
excellent progress with the different
strands of research being pulled together
for a final international conference sharing
all the findings which took place in June
2018.
Winning Students
The SCA had a successful second year as
a core sport within the Winning Students
programme - offering support and funding
to selected student athletes in Slalom,
Sprint and Wild Water Racing. We are
extremely grateful to Winning Students for
their support to our athletes and for their
partnership working with the SCA.
Pathways Project
The Pathways Project started late 2017 in
order to support performance coaches
delivering in local training environments.
As the project has developed we have
been able to engage with additional
coaches to support their development and
in turn the development and progression
of the athletes that they regularly coach.
Pathways & Achievement, Olympic & Paralympic
”SCA Performance
has established
a one team
approach”
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Membership
Membership & Gender Breakdown
*At 31/03/2018 in the 9 different categories of membership: Full, Recreational, Junior, Family Adult, Family U18, Family Recreational, Honorary, Life, Supporter **Members of SCA Affiliated Clubs who are not also SCA members, at 31/03/2019 ***Increase of total SCA Membership
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
There are several clearly defined trends in
the work facing the Access & Environment
Policy Committee over the past year. In
one way we have the same old and
everlasting access issues. Problems facing
us have over the past few years have
changed to an ever-increasing challenge
over parking vehicles to enable us to go
paddling – with some landowners having
got switched onto the fact that if one
prevents parking, one prevents much
paddling.
There have also been issues of land
changing hands, and physical access to
water being made more difficult. The large
rivers, the Spey, Dee, Tay and Tweed have
all produced problems, as have some
popular coastal locations.
There were 30 Access reports made to
Robin Cole during 2018/19.
As the SCA representative on the National
Access Forum, there is much sympathy for
us, but also understandable criticism when
things go wrong, and it is up to all of us to
‘tell it as it is’ if we see unfortunate, or
illegal behaviour.
The major project of the year must have
been the wonderful and hard work by
Gavin Millar on the Glen Etive hydro
schemes. This could certainly stand as the
ultimate dilemma for those of us
passionate about both paddling, and our
environment. If the scheme had not been
approved by planners, there was no
problem – the rivers were there as before.
The scheme was approved, and so, what
can we do? Not to work with the
contractors? In that, there is no gain at
all. We appear to have now got the best
deal in the circumstances, with a multi-
Party agreement (SCA, Planners and
SEPA), using the SEPA CAR Licensing
process, which safeguards high
environmental standards – and gives
rivers to paddle with water in!
Broad environmental issues give us much
food for thought for the near future.
Much of the website content on guidance
concerning animals and birds has been
updated, and the committee is working
towards new environmental policies in
partnership with external organisations.
Access & Environment
”30 Access
Reports made to SCA during
2018/19”
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Participation & Events
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Financials
The following pages show a snapshot of
the SCA Finances. The document SCA
Accounts FY1819 contain the financial
details for the year and the Finance
Director, Kelso Riddell, has produced a
financial commentary which has also been
published on the SCA website.
This year, the SCA achieved the predicted
break-even financial situation. As we
continue to develop alternative sources
of income we are extremely grateful to
sportscotland for its investment into
several of our core delivery areas and
in particular the support to employed
staff roles.
”SCA achieved the
predicted
break-even”
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The SCA’s total income for the FY
2018-19 was £861,602. 55% of the
income is sportscotland investment
into the SCA to achieve agreed
targets in terms of growing the
sport, increasing the size and quality
of the coaching workforce,
supporting the clubs and running
and developing performance
pathways in the two Olympic
disciplines of Sprint and Slalom.
Membership is the
next biggest contributor to
income at 15% which is made
up of individual membership
subscriptions, club affiliation
fees and Quality Mark Provider
fees. Coaching Awards
generate 11% of income and
the Committee activities and
the Grandtully Campsite each
generate 4% of total income.
sportscotland InvestmentMembershipOther Grants & DonationsCoaching AwardsCommitteeOtherGrandtully Campsite
Performance ProgrammeCoaching & Development StaffingCore StaffingCoaching Projects & Scholarships
57% of the sportscotland
income is to run the SCA
Performance Programme. This
is to operate and develop the
pathways in Olympic disciplines
for aspiring athletes to reach
the standard to join British
Canoeing programmes. The
majority of the remaining
sportscotland investment is to
support employed staff roles
against specific agreed
outcomes. The remainder of its
investment is to run specific
coaching projects and to
provide coaching scholarships
to develop and support our
enthusiastic coaching
workforce.
sportscotland Investment
Income
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
The cost of running the
Performance Programme is
met through a combination
of sportscotland
investment and athlete/
parent contributions.
Approximately half of the
cost of Performance &
Pathways activities is to
employ staff and the
remainder of the
programme is
made up of
travel,
accommodation
and facility fees
including several
overseas trips for
training camps
and competitions.
Employment CostsPerformance ProgrammeAdmin & Office ExpensesCoaching Projects & UKCCTravel & CommsCommittee ExpenditureOtherCoaching AwardingBritish CanoeingPublicationsFacilities Costs
45% of the annual SCA
expenditure is to employ staff,
much of which is supported by the
sportscotland investment that the
SCA receives. The SCA continues
to carefully manage operating
expenditure in order to provide
services that members value at
the best price. Increased use of
online video conferencing rather
than face-to-face meetings for
committees and training sessions
has reduced travel expenditure as
well as being more
environmentally friendly. At the
same time, running Regional
Forum meetings twice per year
across Scotland has increased the
cost of staying in touch with and
engaging with our members.
This is viewed as being a
worthwhile investment.
sportscotland investment in Performance & Pathways Staffing sportscotland investment in Sprint Programmesportscotland investment in Slalom ProgrammeParticipation Fees Sprint ProgrammeParticipation Fees Slalom ProgrammeWinning StudentsOther Pathways income
Expenditure
Performance Programme
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Annual income and expenditure are broadly
stable and continue to grow each year. SCA
broke-even this year.
Committee income and expenditure varies
according to whether events are run
directly by the committee or by an Affiliated
Club on behalf of a discipline committee.
Committees aim to achieve a break-even
situation except where exceptional items of
expenditure have been agreed in advance.
Income Expenditure
Income vs Expenditure
Committee Income vs ExpenditureFinancial Year
Income Expenditure
Development
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Discipline Committee Reports
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Canoe Polo
This season we have had 23 teams
competing in three Divisions, we are
pleased that attendance at competitions
has continued to improve with only two
occasions with teams not attending a
competition. We are so close to 100%
attendance and this remains the target.
This year we ran two one day
tournaments in the Meadies 4s and
Unnamed Pinkston that were well
received by all players involved.
I would like to thank Stirling University
Canoe Club for running P in the Loch as
an SCA event, I would like us as a
committee to support more clubs to run
competitions, and we have a pool of
resources that can help with running of
an event.
We have three teams competing in the
National Leagues, with GKC having a
successful time in Div 3, finishing 1st in
the Div 3 N with a playoff pending.
Titans and Team Scotia competed well
in Div 2 N finishing 2nd and 3rd.
We continue to be well represented in
the squads with Alison Brown and
Bethan Dean finishing 2nd in the World
Finals in Canada this year. Brian
Anderson continues as an ICF Grade 1
referee and was selected to referee the
senior Women’s World Final.
Finally I would like to thank everyone for
their support this year. The committee
has been working hard behind the
scenes and have the best interests of
polo in their hearts. For the first time in
a number of years we have a full Canoe
Polo Committee.
Chris Carracher, SCA Canoe Polo Chair
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Marathon
This season the Marathon committee
and various clubs organised and ran
nine ranking races. This included flat
water races on canals, the River Tay and
the River Forth, as well as the Highland
Series of descent races. Over 100
paddlers competed throughout the
season across all ages and abilities.
There are also an increasing number of
marathon paddlers competing in races
on the sea. We had new venues for both
of the marathon races during Scottish
Racing Week: the River Forth at Stirling
and the K1 Championships on the Tay
near Perth. Both gave us interesting
courses with a bit more challenge than
the canal races. The annual Glasgow -
Edinburgh challenge was successful
once again with people travelling from
all over the UK to take part as solo, K2
or relay teams.
The committee have also been trying to
increase participation in races and
winter training by using social media to
publicise events in a more effective way.
As well as the races here in Scotland,
several paddlers from various clubs
travelled to Reading for the British
Marathon Championships and to
Norwich for the Hasler Finals. Both
competitions were successful for the
Scots with 9 medals in total being
brought home. We also had international
success in the World Marathon Masters
in Portugal with Lizelle Kemp bringing
home a medal.
After consultation with paddlers at the
end of the season we are looking at
ways to encourage paddlers to
participate in different kinds of races as
a lot of the flat water paddlers don't do
descent races and vice versa. We would
also love to see more recreational
paddlers and beginners to the sport
giving racing a go. This season has seen
the launch of 'Division 10' which will act
as a stepping stone for young paddlers
between Lightning races and entering
the divisional system with the adults. We
hope this will encourage and push on
these young paddlers giving them the
confidence to race in K1 boats over a
longer course before working their way
up the divisions.
Debi Ives, SCA Marathon Chair
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Slalom
GB Senior Team member Sophie Ogilvie
achieved a Gold medal in the C1Ws
team.
SCOTS had 34 paddlers aged 7-17 enjoy
a training camp at Saint Pierre de Boeuf.
22 paddlers went onto a training camp
Sault Brenaz and 16 paddlers continued
to a training camp in Krakow.
Aberdeen Kayak Club have developed a
new slalom site in Scotland. Persley
Slalom Aberdeen hosted a two day event
for Divisions 2 and 3. An excellent event
run by the youths of the club on this new
site. A great time was had by all on this
sunny weekend with lots of paddlers and
families in attendance. The Landowner
and fisherman were impressed and
delighted with the event and an excellent
working relationship has been fostered.
The committee purchased various items
of timing kit during March, to time
Division 1 and Premier races in Scotland.
The kit’s first use was at the Grandtully
Division 1. Thanks to Andy Grudinski,
who along with Ken Baillie put in the
extra effort to get the kit up and running
for the event.
Another successful 'Slalom Inspires'
event, led by Eilidh Gibson, was held at
Grandtully, which everyone enjoyed.
To date, Scottish paddlers have enjoyed
numerous personal successes across all
the slalom divisions and at international
levels. Several Scots made the GB squads
following the GB selection races
and enjoyed racing on the international
stage.
Four paddlers have gained promotion to
the Premier Division, twelve paddlers
have been promoted to Division One,
thirty paddlers promoted to Division 2
and thirty-one promoted to Division 3, in
their respective classes. The majority of
those promoted are under the age of 16.
The promotions are testament to the
excellent coaching at club level, at the
summer camps and to the commitment
of the paddlers and their parents.
The committee would like to thank
everyone; coaches, organisers, judges,
caterers, parents and paddlers, who have
worked throughout the year to make the
season another successful one for all
involved.
Bill Gerrie, SCA Slalom Treasurer
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Sprint
This year the committee again ran 2
events at Strathclyde Park the Scottish
Sprint Championships in September and
a new format K1 only regatta in June.
The 10K Championships for K1 and K2
were changed to 5km to come in line
with the distance raced Internationally
and we ran them alongside the 2
regattas at Strathclyde Park rather than
as stand alone events.
In conjunction with the Marathon
Committee we continued to organise the
Scottish Racing week (two marathons &
three 10k races) which this year included
to new venues on the River Tay at Perth
and the River Forth at Stirling both which
proved popular. The committee
supported clubs to run further events; -
three local sprint regattas at Linlithgow
and Kinghorn Lochs, and the 5 Summer
Series 2k/6k/10k races at Linlithgow. Scottish paddlers competed in good
numbers at each of the five National
Regattas held at Nottingham. It was
pleasing to see an increase in club
paddlers travelling to this level of regatta
at Nottingham in addition to those going
with the Performance Squad. Young
Scottish paddlers continue to win medals
across all age groups at the British
Championships. There have been a number of successes
with Scottish paddlers at all levels,
(Senior, U23, Junior and U17/U16/U15)
being selected for British Representative
teams attending the European and World
Championships, World Cups and the
Olympic Hopes Regatta.
In conjunction with the Marathon
Committee and Performance Programme
we will continue to work on a club
coaching structure for the development
of Lightning and U14 paddlers prior to
them being considered for the
Performance Programme. We plan to extend the introduction of
U12 K1 racing as a separate category
from Lightnings with more classes at club
regattas and the Scottish Championships.
This new category is successfully
providing a transition into K1 racing for
the more experienced U12 paddlers. The Committee has been promoting
sprint racing through a more concerted
social media presence and will continue
to develop this.
The Sprint Committee will continue to
work with the Marathon Committee to
support the organisation of courses for
the new Racing Coach award.
Margaret Chapman, SCA Sprint Chair
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Surf
This year has been an active year for
surf kayaking. The spring saw Thurso
host the annual Scottish Championships
with paddlers competing in 9 categories.
This was well attended and very well
organised by David Russell. There
followed a series of domestic
competitions that ran on breaks around
Scotland and were both fun and well
attended.
In September Glenmore Lodge hosted a
collection of courses based on the north
coast. This Gathering has become an
annual event and the campsite at
Thurso a favourite venue. This year saw
some development activity: a new surf
specific club created, The Highland
Paddle Surf Club. There was also
courses run in Advanced Surf Safety
Training and Leadership.
The main event of our year was hosting
the combined event of The Home
Internationals team event and The
British Championships. The event took a
massive effort, before during and after
the week of competition and I would
like to thank everyone that made it
happen, including our hosts Thurso and
all our sponsors. Competitors saw the
north shore in a great light that week.
The wave gods were kind and we saw a
fantastic competition that included for
the first time Women’s Masters classes,
Men’s Grand Master classes and
Waveski. Watch the video here! This
was one of the best performances by a
Scottish squad for many years, taking
18 places in the finals of the British
Championships. A total of 7 Silver
medals with Meg Spittal and Ian
Sherrington taking Gold.
In addition to our normal development
work and domestic competition we will
specifically:
• Re-introduce surf and with a strong
all-women team of leaders to Scottish
Women’s Paddlesport Symposium May
2019
• We are excited to trial an inclusive
competition format at one of our
domestic events. We will use a handicap
system to encourage those new to the
sport to get involved. The system
effectively removes all the classes but
handicaps those who have previous
completion experience and success.
• Individuals and a Team will attend the
World Surf Kayaking Championships in
Peru
• Build on the success of 2018 at The
British Championships in Wales
Ian Sherrington, SCA Surf Chair
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Wild Water Racing
The SCA WWR Committee has had
another positive season and has
attracted new blood to the committee to
provide an impressive combination of
experience and youth. The ACM was
held at the National Championships
Race on the River Spey and new
committee positions have been set for
the period ahead. Paul Anderson takes
the position as Chair with Fraser Gormal
taking Vice-Chair.
WWR in Scotland is continuing to see
increased success and activity. This year
saw the introduction of the Scottish
Championship Series, apart from the GB
rankings, now with the depth to stand
alone. The decision to hold the National
Championships at Knockando, was a
conscious decision to support WWR
across the country and support activity
in the North.
The Committee is supporting the sport
with coach support in each of the three
regions (North/West/East) and
encouraging a new generation of race
organisers. New events on the Spey and
at Aberfeldy have emerged this past
year which has been wonderful to
attract cross discipline participation from
slalom.
Great Britain team selection has
continued to see the success of the past
4 years with a number of team
selections at World Championship and
World Cup levels. Support to these
athletes is achieved through coach
mentoring and group sessions.
The Winning Students Programme has
served the discipline well, and
discussions are now in place around
selection of next year’s nominations and
considerations towards a formal training
camp to compliment.
As I write the WWR Sprint World
Championships approach (September
2019, Spain), and we have several
athletes competing with the team. Laura
Milne is worthy of special mention as an
athlete that this past year has some
consistent performances with numerous
qualification to finals. At 18 years old,
Laura is a real one to watch.
Paul Anderson, SCA WWR Chair
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Board of Directors
David Simpson President
Brian Chapman Chair
Kelso Riddell Finance Director
Steve Roebuck General Secretary
Elizabeth Cain* Recreation Director
Colin Tannock Competition Director
Claire Chapman Director
Dean Hollis Director
Stephen Linksted Director
#WeAreTheSCA
Staff Team
Stuart Smith Chief Executive
Remi Gaspard* Head of Performance & Pathways
Andy Murray Head of Coaching & Development
Claire Fergusson Operations Manager
Mikaela West Events & Communications Officer
Sean Martin* Events & Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)
Roger Holmes Development Manager
Margaret Winter Administrator
Doug MacDonald Coach & Pathway Developer
Anton Vazquez Performance Coach - Sprint
Martin Chorvath Performance Coach - Sprint
Stuart Gerrie Performance Coach - Slalom
Ben Macdonald Slalom Coach
SCA is a membership organisation that
wouldn’t exist without a wide range of
volunteers; whether that’s volunteers on
the Board, on one the committees, or in
clubs/organisations.
Members, Volunteers, Committees, Board
& Staff; Together, #WeAreTheSCA.
*Joined or left during the year
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Access & Environment Policy Committee
David Rossetter
Eddie Palmer
Gavin Millar
Grant Dolier
Jonathan Kitching
Coaching & Development Committee
Andy Murray CAG Representative
Calum McNicol RO South West
Christopher Wilson RO Highlands and Islands
David Rossetter National Centre Representative
Doug Cooper CSG Representative
Elizabeth Cain RO Central
Kate Duffus RO Highlands and Islands
Kevin Knox RO Tayside
Lyle Smith RO Grampian and Shetland
Poppy Croal McKenzie
RO Lothians
Robert Baird RO Borders
Steve Frampton RO West
Recreation Committee
Liz Cain
Bruce Jolliffe
David Rossetter
Nicholas Bennett
Rachel Dance
Canoe Polo Committee
Alan McGonagle
Anil Rach
Chris Carracher
Gavin MacLean
Maxime Biret
Paul Walker
Ross BarronMarathon Committee
Brian Chapman
Debi Ives
Donald Gardner
Lizelle Kemp
Margaret Chapman
Rachel Syme
Slalom Committee
Calum McDiarmid
Gary Gibson
Madelaine Jennings
Tony Leaver
William Fotheringham
William Gerrie
Sprint Committee
Irene Stevely
Jacqui Brockway
Margaret Chapman
Patrick Armstrong
Terry Kowal
SUP Committee
David Rossetter
Samuel Dean
Surf Committee
David Russell
Dawn Horsburgh
Ian Sherrington
John Inglis
Neil Baxter
Sophie Tankere-Muller
Tracy Sherrington
Wild Water Racing Committee
Calum Urquhart
Cynthia Berry
Fraser Gormal
Jacob Holmes
Paul Anderson
With thanks to the 62 Volunteers on SCA Board & Core Committees
Committee Members as on 31/03/2019
”Together #WeAreTheSCA”
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Who We Work With
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Club of the Year: Edinburgh Kayak Club
(awarded to EKC Chair Graham Nelson)
Edinburgh Kayak Club is recognised as an extremely active and inclusive club - they
have very young children as members, and also many members at the other end of the
age spectrum. The club caters to everyone it can, including paddlers with disabilities
and LGBT groups. There is an excellent male / female ratio, not just among paddlers but
among the coaches and leaders as well.
Volunteer Coach of the Year: Robert Jackson (posthumously awarded)
Robert’s contribution, enthusiasm and commitment went far beyond the call of duty and
he was a hugely valued member of Edinburgh Kayak Club. His energy, rapport with kids,
patience, friendliness and willingness to give up so much of his time coaching earned
him many nominations for this award.
We value the hard work of those who contribute to Paddlesport in Scotland. To recognise these people, their time, effort and enthusiasm for
the sport we have established a number of annual awards. A huge thank you for the contributions made by all those that were nominated
this year, and congratulations to all the deserving winners!
SCA Recognition Award Winners 2018
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Young Volunteer of the Year: Conner Mackenzie (Inverness CC)
Conner has become a hugely valued member of Inverness Canoe Club; his volunteering
hours with the club has assisted him in gaining a 500 hour Saltire Volunteering Award this
year along with his other involvements. Conner has served on the committee representing
the interests of the younger members, and he also maintained and updated the website -
in addition to organising various trips and encouraging cross discipline participation. His
enthusiasm is infectious, and he is an excellent role model for young people.
Equality & Diversity Award: Scottish Women’s Paddle Symposium
The event is designed to help women have fun in their boats in a friendly and welcoming
environment all whilst developing their techniques. With all of the volunteers and coaches
also being women only, it is a chance to meet like minded women and learn from their
experiences, on the water and equipment. The 2018 event was the 7th year running and
numbers are growing each year providing more support to women paddlers.
Professional Coach of the Year: Stuart Gerrie
Stuart made an outstanding contribution to the progression of Scottish Slalom paddlers in
a very short period of time. He began coaching on the SCA Performance Programme in
September 2017, having previously successfully developed paddlers at Strathallan Canoe
Club, and in that time has not only helped to accelerate the progression of our paddlers
but also invested heavily in his own development, upskilling in numerous different ways,
always challenging himself to improve. Stuart's open-minded and hard-working approach
to coaching is hugely appreciated.
SCA Annual Report: April 2018 - March 2019
Youth Coach of the Year: Tomas Duarte (Forth CC)
Through his organisation, humour and encouragement, Tomas is hugely popular with the
youngsters he coaches; he's great at building a rapport with them, and supporting them on
their paddlesports journey.
Willing Hands Quaich: Chris Carracher
Chris won this Award for his time and commitment dedicated to Canoe Polo in Scotland.
Through his hard work as Chair of the Canoe Polo Committee, the number of people
competing in all levels in Canoe Polo has increased, the number of clubs running their own
events has increased, and Scotland has gone from having a single team competing in the
National League to having four teams competing in England.
President’s Award: Jock Young
Jock was awarded the President’s Award for a lifelong contribution to the sport, through his
personal excellence, motivation and support of others, in Canoe Slalom, Surfing and
Coaching. He continues, 35 years after achieving the sport’s highest standards, to complete
at a high level in Surf, and to coach slalom paddlers, bringing on the next generation to the
highest levels. The award is to acknowledge the performance and the huge personal
commitment and generosity of a world beating paddler.
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