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 ===== What to look for in a Coach =====
-  * [[:2016_icf_coaching_manual|ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual]] This 2016 manual assembled by Dawid Mocke with a large list of contributors can suggest some of the knowledge and skills you should expect a surfski paddling coach to provide even if you are not interested in racing. Be cautious with the included survey of relative/recommended safety equipment. This was a worldwide poll and included paddlers who paddle little if at all in cold water and also paddlers who do not paddle where there are reliable rescue services using VHF. Your priorities might need to be high also for equipment like a VHF radio if it makes more sense where and how you paddle. The list of contributors at the end of the document may include someone who coaches in your vicinity or who can recommend a good local coach.
+  * [[:technique:coaching:2016_icf_coaching_manual|ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual]] This 2016 manual assembled by Dawid Mocke with a large list of contributors can suggest some of the knowledge and skills you should expect a surfski paddling coach to provide even if you are not interested in racing. Be cautious with the included survey of relative/recommended safety equipment. This was a worldwide poll and included paddlers who paddle little if at all in [[:cold_water_paddling|cold water]] and also paddlers who do not paddle where there are reliable rescue services using VHF. Your priorities might need to be high also for equipment like a [[:emergency_signal_devices#vhf_radios|VHF radio]] if it makes more sense where and how you paddle. The [[https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/icf_canoe_ocean_racing_coaching_manual.pdf#page=21|list of contributors at the end of the document]] may include someone who coaches in your vicinity or who can recommend a good local coach.
 ===== Coaches =====
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   * [[https://www.michael-booth.com.au/booth-training/|Booth Training ]]**Michael Booth**  SUP, Surfski
+  * [[https://www.fullstrengthpaddling.com/|Full Strength Paddling]]**Darwin Li **canoe, dragon boat
   * [[https://www.internationalpaddlingcoach.com/|International Paddling Coach]] OC & Va coaching (Waka Ama in New Zealand which uses W1, W2, etc. to refer to OC or Va'a)
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/970630043414033/user/704742770|Jocke Lindberg (facebook)]] primarily sprint kayak coaching?
-  * [[https://www.keystonekayaks.com/online-coaching|Keystone Paddling ]][[https://www.keystonekayaks.com/online-coaching|Fitness]]**Jesse**** Lishchuk**
+      * [[https://www.skool.com/paddling/|Online coaching website]]
-  * [[https://www.k2nonlinepaddleschool.com/|K2N Online Paddling School]]**Robert Norman**
+  * [[https://www.keystonekayaks.com/online-coaching|Keystone Paddling ]]**Jesse**** Lishchuk**
+  * [[https://www.k2nonlinepaddleschool.com/|K2N Online Paddling School ]]**Robert Norman**
   * **Mockes**
       * [[https://www.101learn.online/?s=surfski&post_type=product|Mocke Surfski Courses]]
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   * [[http://www.yourpaddlelife.com/|PaddleLife ]]**Sean Rice**
       * [[https://www.huksucoaching.com/|Huksu ]]**Tenneale Hatton, Sean Rice**
-  * [[https://www.paddlemonster.com/pm_coaches/|PaddleMonster]] Online coaching (male and female coaches) for SUP, OC, Paddle Strength Training, Nutrition
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/paddlemonster/|PaddleMonster]] Online coaching (male and female coaches) for SUP, OC, Paddle Strength Training, Nutrition
   * [[https://paddleninja.com/|Paddle Ninja]]** John Puakea, April Zilg, Paolo Ameglio, Danny Ching **SUP, dragonboat, outrigger, surfski
-  * [[https://pushinglimitscoaching.com.au/|Pushing Limits Coaching ]]**Danielle McKenzie, Bonnie Hancock**  Emphasis on training and technique for women
+  * [[https://pushinglimitscoaching.com.au/|Pushing Limits Coaching ]]**Danielle (McKenzie) Richards, Bonnie Hancock**  Emphasis on training and technique for women
       * [[https://www.youtube.com/@pushinglimitscoaching2972/videos|Youtube videos]]
   * [[https://www.rightangleperformance.com/coaching|Right Angle Performance ]]**Kamini Jain**  - Coaches dragon boat, outrigger canoe, surfski and kayak racing
+  * [[https://strongpaddler.com/|Strong Paddler ]]**Ben**** Keys**
+  * [[https://thepaddlechannel.com/|The Paddle Channel]] focus on paddle training plans & perfomance tracking
   * [[https://www.threeoceans.shop/collections/coaching/lesson|Three Oceans]]** Michele Eray, Maggie Hogan **  (now based in the Gorge)
   * [[https://trainlikeaking.com/services/|Train LIke A King ]]**Tupuria King**
       * [[https://www.youtube.com/@TRAINLIKEAKING|Youtube Videos]]
+  * [[https://www.traininginparadise.eu/training-camps/|Training in Paradise]] Slovenian coaching for flatwater (sprint, marathon, etc). But good paddling technique is good technique. They do seem to cater to a variety of paddling types of training.
   * [[https://www.worldpaddle.com/programming|World Paddle ]]**Tim Altman, Mitchell Trim, Macca Hynard, Luke Jones**  based in several Australian locations
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+The ACA's initiative to create a training and support platform for paddling coaches in the United States
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+The US ACA has a [[https://cms.americancanoe.org/Instructor-Statistics/Listing|registry for looking up coaches]], but **as of 2026 there are few if any listed for Surfski **in the USA, which is something they are trying to develop. But we believe having a listing requires some kind of certification via the ACA. While there are already amply qualified (in terms of skill and knowledge) surfski coaches in the USA, our impression is that they haven't yet bought in to or seen the need for ACA certification. Given the newness of this effort that is understandable. But the program is also going to have to demonstrate its quality and worth if skilled surfski instructors are going to bother with the cost and time required for ACA certification. (For the time being the lookup function for surfski coaches really should not require that you designate a state - we really would like to see if there are any, anywhere currently certified in the USA)
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