British Canoeing Structure & Committees
President
Albert Woods OBE
Board of Directors
Mohamed Elsarky Chairman
Paul Owen Chief Executive
Alan Baker Wales
Denise Barrett-Baxendale Independent
David Belbin Independent
Giles Chater Scotland
Mary Doyle Northern Ireland
David Gent England
Andy Maxted England
Greg Smale England
The English Council is the committee established to manage the sport and recreation of Canoeing in England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Reports directly to the Board.
David Gent, Chairman and BCU Vice President
Kevin Dennis, Vice Chair
Representatives from all English Regional Development Teams - North East, Cumbria, Yorkshire, North West, East MIdlands, West Midlands, East, London, South East, Southern, South West.
Representatives from 9 disciplines - Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom, Canoe Marathon, Wildwater Canoeing, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Canoe Freestyle, Whitewater Rafting, Canoe Lifeguards.
Chair of English Coaching Management Committee.
Chair of The Waterways and Environment Operations Group, Vic Brown.
English Representatives on BCU Board.
English Council Terms of Reference
English Council Minutes April 2013
English Council Minutes September 2013
World Class Management Group (WCMG)
The WCMG is comprised of the following people:
Albert Woods OBE - Acting Chairman, BCU President
Paul Buxton - UK Sport Representative
Paul Owen - BCU Chief Executive
John Anderson - BCU World Class Director of Performance
Anne Hounslow - Canoe Slalom Committee Chair
Peter Moule - Sprint Racing Committee Chairman
Coaching Operations Group (COG)
The BCU Coaching Operations Group (COG) is responsible for the implementation and management of the policies and decisions of the BCU CSG, and for reporting to CSG in relation to those activities and matters.
In particular the COG will:
- Manage the development of BCU coaching, leadership, personal performance and safety qualifications and awards;
- Manage the programme of training, assessing and agreeing the work programme of the personnel to deliver the BCU coaching and leadership qualifications and awards;
- To communicate the developments and changes in the scheme of qualifications and awards through BCU and Home nation associations communication networks;
- Act as an advisory panel to the BCU Awarding Body;
- To implement appropriate communication and reporting pathways across the UK
- To lead on specific projects and establish time limited project groups for key areas of work; and
- Suggest possible areas of collaborative working amongst Home Countries and third party organisations.
Members:
Graham Lyon - Acting Chair
Marianne Davies - Canoe Wales
Rayan Sammut - Canoe England
Andy Murray - Scottish Canoe Association
Ashley Hunter - Canoe Association of Northern Ireland
Mike Devlin - BCU Director of Coaching
Gareth Wilson - BCU Performance Department
Waterways and Environment Operations Group (WEOG)
The Waterways and Environment Operations Group is responsible for the strategic planning, policies, guidance and implementation for access and the environment in England.
English Coaching Management Committee (ECMC)
Aims of ECMC:
- To form part of the English Coaching Network with a two-way communication mechanism between the English Coaching Department and the wider membership, including an Annual Consultative Meeting.
- To monitor the English regional coaching workforce; identifying where gaps exist that effect paddler pathways and targeting coach education opportunities appropriately
The English Coaching Management Committee shall comprise 13 voting representatives as follows to ensure integrated representation across disciplines and competition:
Chairman
Vice-Chair - Andrew Maxted
Six Regional Coaching Organisers
Outdoor Centre representative - Andy Hall
Four competition representatives.
The Chair and Vice Chair are elected at the English Coaching ACM, whilst the other representatives are elected into the role of either RCR or Competition Coaching Committee Representative.