Gallacher aims for more international honours
Mar 19, 2020
Winning Students Athlete, Ben Gallacher, eager for more!
Edinburgh Napier University sprint kayaker, Ben Gallacher, received his first call-up to a senior GB squad in 2019 and is aiming for more international honours as this year's selection process gets underway at Nottingham at the end of the month.
Ben spoke to Winning Students
about his GB experience, his ambitions for 2020 and how he balances high performance sport with a university degree.
Winning Students, established in May 2009, are Scotland's national sports scholarships programme - providing student athlete funding support and academic flexibility to balance their sporting and academic careers. The scholarships are funded by the Scottish Funding Council and managed by the University of Stirling as Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence. Winning Students work closely with academic institutions and governing bodies to ensure athletes receive the support they need and help student athletes reach positive destinations after they finish their courses (in or out of sport).
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We are pleased to announce the second annual Student Safety & Leadership Weekend will take place October 11th-13th 2024 at Glenmore Lodge. Bookings open on Friday 17th May.
We are pleased to announce a new course date available to book for the BCAB Core Coach Training taking place online.
Mental Health First Aid Training - 20th May 2024 at Glenmore Lodge AWARD IN FIRST AID FOR MENTAL HEALTH AT SCQF LEVEL 5 (1 day course) We are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to complete Mental Health First Aid Training at Glenmore Lodge Monday 20th May 0830 - 1730. This will be run by Noush Duffy and Mo Samson - two experienced paddlesport coaches, Mental Health First Aid trainers and part of the Paddle Scotland Equality Groups. This Paddle Scotland course is being offered at the subsidised rate of £75 (inc. lunch and refreshments for the day). Bookings close 11 May (this has been extended) . Sunday evening accommodation at Glenmore Lodge is also available to book via the link below. We are passionate about supporting paddlesport coaches to increase knowledge in this area so you can better support the people you work with. We'd love it if you could attend. Login to JustGo Then click here to book This forms part of our longer term strategy to increase Mental Health knowledge and awareness within our coaches and leaders and will be the first of other subsidised courses to follow.
We have two upcoming training opportunities for coaches wanting to become a provider of the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course.
