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Take Your Paddling to the Next Level !

What we do

Instruction, Coaching, Adventures

Bearfoot Performance Paddling offers stand up paddleboarding (SUP) instruction, coaching and on-water adventures, to help you take your stand up paddling to the next level!

Run by Paddle Canada Instructor Trainer Neil Gilson, Bearfoot Performance Paddling focuses on core SUP skills development, river SUP, SUP touring and SUP instructor training!

Explore Courses

Course Progressions

Fundamentals
SUP Primer - Beginners Paddle board lessons

SUP Primer

Fundamentals

Fast Forward

Core SUP Skills
Performance

Turn Turn Turn

Performance

Wind & Waves

Performance

SUP Fitness

Performance

Personal Coaching

Performance
River

River 1

River

River Play

River
Touring
Paddle Certification Authority Canada SUP River Lake Ocean
Responsible in Nature Canada Lakes Rivers Mountains Paddling
Instructor Courses

Basic & Flatwater

Instructors

River 1 & 2

Instructors
Apprentice & Tune Up

Maintenance Clinic

Instructors

Featured Courses

Core SUP Skills

5 week course     Read More
A solid set of core stand up paddling skills is the foundation for all of your paddling adventures. Foot-work, draws, sweeps and pivot turns, bracing, paddling in wind and waves, and an efficient forward stroke...

River 1

White Water Basics     Read More
From river floatin’ to touring, to running whitewater, to river surfing - stand up paddling on our wild and scenic rivers is simply an amazing way to get outside! Get the skills...

Flatwater Instructor

Basic and Advanced     Read More
The Basic SUP instructor course. The entry point into the Paddle Canada instructor program. Successful instructor candidates are certified to conduct basic SUP skills courses and teach SUP on protected waters...

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So... what’s your next SUP adventure?

Get in touch with us and we’ll get you started in the right direction!
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  Canmore, Alberta
  +1 587 580 5539
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