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Training Courses

The International Corporate Dragon Boat Association (ICDBA) provides a range of training courses specifically designed for dragon boating in a commercial environment, covering aspects including water safety, paddling, coaching, helming, festival & event logistics and management. Designed for a wide range of settings including:

Corporate Team Building Sessions
Festival Racing
Paddler Development Sessions
Club Training Sessions
Water Sports Centre Activity Sessions

Entry Level Course

A personal skills-based award the foundation entry designed for persons who are new or relatively new to the activity of dragon boating, an essential foundation one-day course combining both practical and theoretical elements including:

  • Introduction to Dragon Boat, history and values
  • Introduction of paddle techniques and styles
  • Understanding the importance of positioning in the boat
  • Water confidence and paddling in different areas.
  • Personal Water Safety drills
  • Buddy System & Capsize Recovery drills (self-recovery)

No instructor, helming or coaching elements are in the entry-level foundation course.

Level 1 Course

A personal skills-based award for persons who wish to become dragon boat instructors. Persons must demonstrate a basic / (entry-level) understanding of dragon boating. A two-day course combining both practical and theory of both helming and coaching examples of elements of this course include:

  • Understanding In-depth Dragon Boat history and culture
  • Technical aspects of the activity
  • Coach a corporate training session demonstrating progress during the session
  • Helm a corporate training session demonstrating boat control
  • Boat Care & Communication
  • Personal Water Safety drills
  • Buddy System & Capsize Recovery drills (self-recovery and assisted)
  • Awareness, understanding & Acknowledgement of Risk

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Race the Dragon is the exclusive UK member of the International Corporate Dragon Boat Association (ICDBA), our senior multi-disciplined water sports instructors have a combined experience of 200 + years in dragon boating, Since 2008 we have delivered thousands of dragon boat festivals, and events, race days and activity session to hundreds of thousands of people the majority of which have never experienced the activity of dragon boating previously. Since Race the Dragon’s inception we have been at the forefront of development in dragon boat racing, festival management and water safety systems, We are proud to be the heart of soul of dragon boating in the UK, and we operate the UK’s largest match fleet of Champion dragon boats both the 1222 International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) International racing standard and the 912 festival dragon boat. Our devotion, professionalism and achievements have been internationally acknowledged and recognised. 

We provide dragon boat training courses for paddlers, coaches, instructors and helms. Delivering dragon boat training courses nationwide for members of the public, water sports centres, paddle sports clubs, sailing clubs, scout & guide activity centres, outdoor activity centres, Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS) and All Cancer Survivors (ACS) community groups, Schools, Colleges, Universities and the Armed Forces.

If you requrie further information on training courses please contact us.

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