Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

The reason the thread dilutes into other topics is because the ranking structure question is a symptom of the wider, complex question of how to grow slalom while making our sport more efficient, effective and fun! To the slalom structure of divisions/rankings (and not the sport as a whole): It works...

Hi Roodthomas, Munchkin & Andy Thank you for the feedback! Munchkin & Andy - Fair criticism – without commentary my post is somewhat opaque. I’ll break each section down to make it digestible. Roodthomas – Given the question is ‘Growth of slalom, how do we do it?’ I suggest the vision and mission a...

Hi Andy, From what you've said it would seem that there need to be efficiency improvements to help growth. That said Flipper has been having success in getting new people to run new events – so there are people out there who are willing to help – even with the admin overhead. Alternatively we can i...

First cut of a proposed vision & mission - please feel free to red-pen, shred, improve and generally comment on; Our Vision “Thriving UK paddle sport leading the world” Our Mission; Our Purpose To establish & maintain slalom paddle sport, from grassroots to international champions, as one of the pr...

I posted this under the 'Growth of the sport' thread and thought it may be relevant here too; I've been reading through the various threads and the slalom committee's minutes following the recent release of the strategy document. I note Colin’s demure that the strategy document is tactical in natur...

I've been reading through the various threads and the slalom committee's minutes following the recent release of the strategy document. I note Colin’s demure that the strategy document is tactical in nature and I would agree with him. My personal perception of the document is that it is symptomatic...