1. OuttaSight Guide Leadership Program
Introduction
OuttaSight Guide Leadership Program
Session length 50-minutes
Classroom format
Handouts Required: Float Plan and PADL chart

2. Welcome!
You are here because you have stepped up and asked to become a leader in TRR’s OuttaSight paddle sports program.
THANKS!

3. Your Instructors Bill Butler
Susquehanna Valley TRR Chapter Coordinator.
ACA-3 Instructor, Adaptive Paddling Endorsement.
Army Vet (82nd Airborne Division, Combat Medic).

4. Your Instructors Jennifer Eaton
Kids are OuttaSight (KAOS) National Commander.
TRR Endorsed Level 3 OuttaSight Kayaker.
Youth Services Director, Orientation & Mobility Specialist at Vision Corps.

5. The Susquehanna Valley Chapter’s OuttaSight/KAOS Team
Your Instructors
The Susquehanna Valley Chapter’s OuttaSight/KAOS Team

6. WHAT TO EXPECT 1/3 Classroom, 2/3 Water.
You will learn about vision impairments (VI) and blindness.
You will spend a bit of your time blindfolded, learning experientially.
Jenn teaching Bill Finger (SE Region Coordinator) how to use the cane at a recent OuttaSight event

7. WHAT TO EXPECT
We will walk through all aspects of OuttaSight event preparation, from trip planning to on-water safety.
Following completion of this training, YOU will run a two- day OuttaSight/KAOS event!
An OuttaSight paddle on a local lake or river is the best way to solidify your skills and build confidence in them.

8. Syllabus
Three Tracks
Track 1: Flat Water (lakes, inlets, sheltered bays)
Track 2: Moving Water (Class 1 river, paddling in current)
Track 3: White Water (Class 2 river, whitewater maneuvers)
All tracks will be in class together in the mornings
Each track will have its own customized on-water lesson plan

9. Syllabus Day 1 All tracks are together all day
Time
Activity
7:00-9:00
Breakfast, morning prep
9:00-9:30
Session Introduction
9:30-10:30
VI, Blindness Basics
10:30-11:30
Human Guide Basics
11:30-12:30
“Lightless Lunch”
12:30-1:30
Transport to Lake
1:30-5:00
On-Water intro to OuttaSight guiding principles and instructional techniques
5:00-6:00
Transport to Lodgings
6:00-6:30
Wrap-Up
7:00-?
Dinner, etc.
Day 1
All tracks are together all day
A LOT of blind/VI simulation
3-4 hours on-water time

10. Syllabus Day 2 All tracks are together in the morning
Time
Activity
7:00-9:00
Breakfast, morning prep
9:00-10:00
TRR Safety Protocols
10:00-11:00
TRR Trip Leadership
11:00-11:30
Lunch
11:30-12:30
Track 1 & 2
Transport to Lake
Track 3
Transport to River
12:30-5:00
Trip planning, Hazard mitigation, The Pod, Rescue, Flat Water Tripping
Trip planning, Hazard mitigation, WW maneuvers, The Pod, Swimmer Rescue, Guiding
5:00-6:00
Transport to Lodgings
6:00-6:30
Wrap-Up
7:00-?
Dinner, etc.
Day 2
All tracks are together in the morning
Tracks 1 and 2 go to the lake together
Track 3 goes to an easy Park & Play whitewater feature

11. Syllabus Day 3 All tracks are together in the morning
Time
Activity
7:00-9:00
Breakfast, morning prep
9:00-10:00
Trip Planning
10:00-11:00
Transport to on-Water Location
11:00-12:00
Lunch on Location & Trip Briefing
12:00-5:00
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
All tracks will run a trip from start to finish in the selected venue. Participants will take turns acting as the guide and then as the VI/Blind paddler. TRR will provide support and safety boaters as required.
5:00-6:00
Transport to Lodgings
6:00-?
OGLP Endorsement Presentation Dinner and “Hoot-n-Nanny”
Day 3
All tracks are together in the morning
Tracks 1 goes to a large local lake
Track 2 runs a local Class 1 river
Track 3 runs a local Class 2 river

12. Days 4 & 5
Day 4
Newly-endorsed OGLP instructors will welcome new OuttaSight paddlers and KAOS families, teach basic skills, and prepare them for the next day’s on-water event.
Day 5
Track 1 & 2 OGLP instructors will lead a trip on a large local lake.
Track 3 OGLP instructors will lead a trip on a local Class I river.

14. Let’s get started!