Coaching Clinic - Kayaking Mnemonics / Acronyms

These are in regular use in paddlesport

Emphasis is placed on CLAPon 4 star and above, it's the art of good leadership
Communication
Line of Sight
Avoidance
Position of maximum usefulness; line of sight being a BIG feature (you must have sight of your group at ALL times, even if it is ‘by proxy’, which means placing a group member in a position where he/she can relay signals to the rest of the group, even though the leader does not have sight of them)

Short Version:  ACL
Assess
Communicate
Leadership

PURE - for venue consideration/selection
Positive
Understandable
Realistic
Enjoyable

SAFE – the art of successful incident management
Stop - take a deep breath
Assess the situation - what further risks to: me; rest of the group; and the casualty
Formulate a plan - what rescue is applicable how, do I fix damages
Execute and Evaluate the plan

LIONEL - to call for help and give all key information to emmergency services - when under pressure!
Location
Incident
Other - services needed
Number - of folks in need of assistance
Extent - of emergency/injuries
Location - repeat this key information

DR ABC - first Aid one
Danger
Response
Airway
Breathing
Circulation

IDEAS - to coach BCU style
Information
Demonstration
Explanation
Activity

BBBBB - useful for observation & analysis, and self analysis
Body
Boat
Blade
Brain
Background

KISS
Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

Finally remember this old one:
Fail to plan: plan to fail

‘Mnemonic’ is another word for memory tool. Mnemonics are techniques for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall. The idea behind using mnemonics is to encode difficult-to-remember information in a way that is much easier to remember.

PPPPPP
Perfect
Practice
Producing
Piss
Poor
Performance

TMNBAWOT
Too many mnemonics becomes a waste of time