Todd Johnstone-Wright

Background

About Todd Johnstone-Wright

Todd is an adventure sports coach, competitive and adventure sport consultant, and educator who has worked in sport for over 25 years. He owns Synaptic Sport LLC, a consulting group serving sports coaches, adventure sport coaches, and educators. At his core, Todd is a teacher, instructor, and coach whose focus is on creating highly differentiated and fun developmental experiences for diverse groups of learners and athletes in various disciplines. He is one of only four North Americans to assess as a British Canoe Union (BCU) Level 5 Coach Sea and one of three to complete the British Canoeing Level 4 Coaching Diploma. Todd is also an American Canoe Association (ACA) L5 Advanced Open Water Instructor Trainer Educator and ACA L4 Whitewater Instructor Trainer. Todd serves as an instructor educator for SOLO Wilderness Medicine, where he works with diverse groups to include components of the armed forces. Additionally, Todd has earned a Master’s Degree in Education and a second Master’s degree in Performance Coaching at the University of Stirling, Scotland. He also holds awards in the ski, climbing, and mountain bicycling disciplines. He is a team paddler for P&H Kayak and an ambassador for Northwest River Supply (NRS). Kayaking and adventure sport have allowed Todd to paddle, climb, ride and ski throughout North America, South America, Africa, and Europe. He feels it’s a privilege to be present whenever and wherever learning is happening.