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Dragon Boat Canada Officiating Certification Program
Due to COVID-19, the Festival Official Course will be held virtually, via Zoom, until further notice.
Alkame Coaching Services is pleased to work with Dragon Boat Canada to offer coaching, officiating and steering certification courses. We believe that establishing a strong base of intellectual infrastructure will enhance dragon boat racing's ability to experience healthy grassroots development. We are proud to be a part of the foundation of sport development.
We have developed a customized course delivery program that emphasizes skill development, real-life scenarios, practical application and maximum peer and instructor interaction.
Upon successful course completion participants will receive Dragon Boat Canada accreditation.
Certification Program Features
- Low instructor:participant ratio
- In-Class theory and scenario applications
- Highly skilled and knowledgeable facilitators
Primary Facilitator
Scott Murray
Scott has worked in the Toronto dragon boat industry for: Pickering Dragon Boat Club, Great White North Communications, Dunbarton High School, West Rouge Canoe Club, Royal Bank of Canada, Markham Stouffville Hospital and XM Satellite Radio (to name a few).
He is the current President of Dragon Boat Canada, and the Senior A National Team coach. Scott has coached, organized and paddled with crews that have competed internationally in: Italy, South Africa, China, Germany, Poland, Toronto and Australia.
His passion for sport is the emphasis for participation in this program. Scott has a desire to see broad-based growth and development of dragon boat racing through properly-trained coaches, grassroots and youth development programs.
Officiating Level I
Friday, May 7th, 2021
6:00pm-9:00pm
Alkame Paddle Zone, 1050 Brock Road Unit 20 & 21, Pickering, On, L1W 3X4
Cost: $110.00 +hst