The junior section of our club caters for children aged 10-17 who have received a level 1 or level 2 kayaking skills certificate. Junior section activities are confined to the warmer months of the year and are subject to instructor availability.
Child Protection:
“We take child protection very seriously within the club and have a Child Liaison Officer in the club to respond to any concerns. If you have any concerns about how activities in the club on or off the water are being organised or concerns of a child protection nature please get in touch with the Child Liaison Officer gkcchildliaison@gmail.com and all concerns will be dealt with in a sensitive manner”
Please find a link here to our Child Protection Policy, which is regularly updated to reflect the changing needs and circumstances of our club and our juniors.
In 2018 we held 10 kayak summer camp courses, catering for over 100 children. Loads of fun was had on the water and we can’t wait for the summer to come to do it all again. Thanks to everyone who took part. It was great fun!
In 2021 we are again hosting summer camps and our established juniors will be busy practising their paddling and taking part in a range of activities (long distance racing, whitewater, canoe polo, playboating) and competitions (National Club Championships, City of the Tribes race, National Marathon Championships, Munster Polo League to name but a few) with our older juniors progressing to Instructor training, providing safety on paddles and volunteering at our summer camps!
Some pictures of these are below.
Happy paddling!
