Welcome...
To our Race Directors Course

This course is designed to give you a completely rounded view of running racing events from a SUP perspective.

It considers the entire events lifecycle from conception and delivery to post-event publications. 

Working with the Water Skills Academy, we bring you a brand new course to become a Race Director. Learn about running events from a SUP perspective and how to scale up your event from club to national level competition. 

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What will be covered during the course?

During this two day course, you will learn and practise a wide range of skills, including:

The Race Director Role 
Event Planning 
Roles & Responsibilities 
Safety Considerations 
Webscorer Solution Overview 
Webscorer - Practical demo 
Social Media Planning 
Managing Volunteers 
Participant Considerations 
Other Considerations 
When things go wrong 
Additional Resources 
Event Procedures 
Mock Event Plan 

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What experience do I need?

You don't need any experience to join this course as we will take you through everything you need to understand or coordinate when running your own events. 

Do I need to bring any equipment?

Yes, please bring a laptop, phone/tablet and pens & paper.

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Is there any documentation we get on the course?

Upon completion of this course, you will receive our Race Directors Guide, Templates to run an event, and you will have completed a mock event plan for a club race at your own location. 

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The Race Directors course is a 2-day course run in various locations throughout the year. Please see our events at the bottom of the page for the latest courses.

Race Directors Course - £220

• Including full Race Directors Course 

• Supporting documentation 

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