Scottish Canoe Association

National governing body for paddlesports in Scotland

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Scottish Canoe Association
Comann Curach na h-Alba

Sport| Canoeing
Kayaking
Abbreviation| SCA
Founded| 1939
Affiliation| British Canoeing
President| David Simpson
CEO| Stuart Smith
Secretary| Steve Roebuck
Coach| Jon Schofield
Official website
www.canoescotland.org

The Scottish Canoe Association (Scots: Scots Canoe Associe; Scottish Gaelic: Comann Curach na h-Alba) is the national governing body for canoeing, kayaking and other paddlesport in Scotland.

It covers all branches of the sport from recreational activities to canoe slalom; wildwater racing; flatwater sprint racing and marathon racing; canoe sailing; canoe polo; surf kayaking and canoeing; and extreme racing (including the international event on the Glen Nevis in Lochaber).

It was founded in 1939 by four canoe clubs, the Canoe Section of the Camping Club, Clyde Canoe Club, Forth Canoe Club (1934) and Scottish Youth Hostels Canoe Club. The body now has approximately 3,000 individual members, including 1,750 qualified coaches, plus 90 affiliated clubs and associate organisations.

## Performance[edit]

In March 2019, SCA announced[1][2] double Olympic medallist[3][4] Jon Schofield as their head of performance and pathways.[5]

SCA Performance runs programmes in 2 Olympic disciplines, sprint and slalom canoeing. Rio 2016 saw the introduction of paracanoe in the Paralympic programme and SCA aim to support the identification of Scottish athletes to join the British canoeing programme centrally delivered in Nottingham High Performance Centre.

## Disciplines[edit]

There is a diverse range of different disciplines covered by Scottish Canoe Association. Along with the traditional competitive disciplines (including the two Olympic disciplines of Sprint and Slalom) there are several recreational disciplines:

* slalom
* stand up paddleboarding
* sea kayaking
* white water
* sprint
* marathon
* polo
* freestyle
* surf
* wild water racing
* sit on top
* canoe sailing
* open canoeing
* touring

## Regional development[edit]

SCA have 9 regions in Scotland. They are Borders, Central, Fife, Tayside, Grampian and Shetland, Highlands and Islands, Lothians, South West and West.

Each region has its own regional pfficer, whose purpose is to:

* Support the delivery of SCA strategy within the region
* Act as a regional contact for SCA members, affiliated clubs and centres linking them to SCA volunteers, committees and staff as appropriate
* Support SCA coaching and development work in the region
* Represent the SCA coaching service within the region
* Be a regional ambassador for SCA and British canoeing

## Governance[edit]

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The SCA board is responsible for high-level planning, governance, and compliance with legislation. SCA committees deal with specific paddling development and planning and therefore play a key role in the delivery of SCA activities. The board and committees are strongly supported by employed staff in areas of coaching and development, performance and administration.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jon Schofield retires from competitive paddling to take dream job". British Canoeing.
2. ^ "Jon Schofield joins Scottish Canoe Association". Scottish Canoe Association.
3. ^ "Jon Schofield announces retirement from competitive sport after this season". European Canoe Association.
4. ^ "Double Olympic canoeing medallist to retire". BBC Sport.
5. ^ "Performance Appointments". Leaders in Sport.

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* Ladies' Golf Union
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See also|

* Sportscotland
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Canoeing and kayaking

Main disciplines|

* Canoe sprint
* Canoe slalom
* Canoe marathon
* Canoe polo
* Wildwater canoeing
* Canoe sailing
* Canoe freestyle
* Paracanoe

Olympics|

* Summer Olympics
* Male medalists
* Female medalists
* Venues

Other disciplines|

* Creeking
* Dragon boating
* Extreme racing
* Nouka Baich
* Paddleboarding
* Surf skiing
* Surf kayaking
* Snow boating
* Squirt boating
* Standup paddleboarding

ICF championships|

* Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists
* Women's Canadian medalists
* Men's kayak medalists
* Women's kayak medalists
* Paracanoe medalists)
* Slalom (Men's canoe medalists
* Women's canoe medalists
* Men's kayak medalists
* Women's kayak medalists
* Mixed canoe medalists)
* Slalom Junior & U23
* Marathon
* Ocean Racing
* Wildwater canoeing

Recreation|

* Small-craft sailing
* Whitewater canoeing / kayaking
* Sea kayaking
* Canoe camping
* Kayak fishing
* Canoe and kayak diving
* Dongola racing
* Canoe orienteering
* Canoe livery

Modern boats|

* Canoe
* Kayak
* Concrete canoe
* Flyak
* Folding kayak
* International Canoe
* Malia
* Recreational kayak
* Sprint canoe

Traditional boats|

* Aleutian kayak
* Cayuco
* Chundan vallam
* Dugout
* Fur brigade
* Outrigger canoe
* Pacific Northwest
* Rabaska
* Sturgeon-nosed canoe
* Taimen
* Umiak
* Waka
* War canoe
* Swan boat

Techniques|

* Canoe paddle strokes
* Eskimo Rescue
* Kayak roll
* Portage

Equipment|

* Albano buoy system
* Outrigger
* Paddle
* Paddle float
* Paddle leash
* Royalex
* Sea sock
* Spray deck
* Tuilik

Venues|

* Artificial whitewater
* Canoeing and kayaking venues

Competitions|

* List of world records in canoeing
* Adirondack Canoe Classic
* Au Sable River Canoe Marathon
* Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon
* Dusi Canoe Marathon
* Hawkesbury Canoe Classic
* Massive Murray Paddle
* National Student Rodeo
* Thameside Series
* Waterside Series
* Riverland Paddling Marathon

Festivals|

* Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival
* Duanwu Festival
* Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
* Houston Dragon Boat Festival
* Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival
* Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
* Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Governing bodies|

* European Canoe Association
* American Canoe Association
* Paddle Australia
* British Canoeing
* British Dragon Boat Racing Association
* Canoe Kayak Canada
* Canoe Wales
* Croatian Canoe Federation
* Israel Canoe Association
* Scottish Canoe Association
* Portuguese Canoe Federation

Other organisations|

* Canadian Canoe Museum
* International Dragon Boat Federation
* Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions
* UK Rivers Access Campaign

Media|

* La Chasse-galerie
* Paddle-to-the-Sea (film)
* The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
* Waterwalker

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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