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Pre-Clinic Student Assessment

This is an elective section for additional information to help develop your instructional experience with H2o Dreams. We recommend if you have had previous experiences on whitewater then to please answer the questions below to the best of your ability.

If you feel you cannot adequately answer one of the below questions, feel free to leave blank.

Have you ever had any formal instruction?

yes

If yes, where did you receive instruction, and how much instruction have you had? If no, how did your paddling skills get to where they are today?

Have you taken a Swiftwater Rescue course in the past year?

Some of our courses require rescue skills as you are an active part of the group safety.

yes

CPR and FA?

Some of our courses require rescue skills as you are an active part of the group safety.

yes

How often do you paddle? About how long do you paddle during each outing?

What rivers do you run regularly?

Do you run all the main lines/rapids? Do you explore new lines?

Describe your most challenging day of paddling. What was the quality of that experience?

Describe your paddling group. What is your role within that group?

What equipment do you carry with you while paddling?

Please be thorough! use this space to details what gear you will bring with you for a class as well as any equipment needs you may have from H2o Dreams.

At what skills do you excel? What skills need work?

When was the last time you had a combat roll (an unplanned roll on the river)? When was the last time you had a swim? Describe what led to those experience(s).

Self Rescue

Self-rescue is defined as a safe, controlled wet-exit and recovery of equipment to shore.

Rolling Ability

Rolling Variability

How comfortable are you with dynamic inversion?

Your kayak is flipped dynamically and unexpectedly and the environment is cold, dark, shallow, or turbulent.

Rate yourself 1-5 on the skills below. 1 being the least developed and 5 being the pinnacle.

Overall river and group awareness

Scouting from shore

Scouting from boat

Receiving beta (info about rapids/line)

Giving beta

Identifying hazards

Ability to see line and execute

Read and run whitewater

Controlling pitch, roll, and spin of kayak

Knowledge and use of basic strokes and biomechanics

Compound strokes

Catching small eddies

Catching powerful eddies

Using features for deliberate movement on the river

Boofing technique (various styles and use)

Intentional surfing

Unintentional surfing

How do you deal with fear and intimidation?

Have you ever had a traumatic experience, gone blank, not remembered, or had any setbacks – paddling or otherwise – that may be complicating success and enjoyment on the river?

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Rate yourself 1-5 on the skills below. 1 being the least developed and 5 being the pinnacle.