Proposal for the Future Structure of Slalom Competition

As you know proposals for the proposals for the future structure of canoe slalom racing in the UK were presented in April. Based on feedback received at the event and the subsequent consultation surveys, work has been ongoing to revise the proposal.
The key principles of the revised proposals are:

  • Retain Divisions for Ranking, Results, Prizes and Promotion (this is the key change from the original proposal).
  • Allow paddlers to have full choice of where they race; simplify the calendar; and describe courses and venues using the proposed Tier System.
  • Provide compatible performance points across all Tiers as originally proposed.

To be clear, these are proposals to be voted on at the Slalom Annual Consultative Meeting (ACM) on 29th November.  These changes will only happen if they are voted through at the ACM.
If the motion is successful the new structure will not come in until the 2027 slalom season. This is to allow sufficient time for the systems that support the running of the sport (entries website, ranking database etc) to be amended for the new structures by the volunteers that manage these systems, and for the race calendar to be planned to the new structure. If the motion is unsuccessful the existing system will be retained.

Slalom Committee governance only requires that the ACM Agenda is published at least 15 days before the date of the meeting  However, we want to put these propoals infront of the slalom community now to maximise engagement and opportunity for discussion about the proposed new structure, allowing club representatives to be fully informed of their members views ahead of a vote at the meeting.

Therefore we are now publishing:

  • The draft motion that will be on the ACM Agenda
  • Three short videos explaining the revised proposals including an Introduction & Overview, Ranking Divisions, and Tiers

These can all be found in the following Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yRH1Ybm2rhsfLKOPNNawvw8wH-NfmF9A?usp=drive_link

We are asking that everyone in the slalom community and lapsed slalom paddlers take time to look at and consider these proposals and make their views know to their club representatives.

The documents and presentations from the April event and subsequent feedback reports can all still be found here.