10.16.21 – 10.17.21
Level 2: Essentials of Stand Up Paddleboarding Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW/ICE)
Alameda, California, United States
Join our ever expanding group of amazing instructors!
At Mike’s Paddle, we provide American Canoe Association (ACA) certification trainings for paddlers who are interested in becoming instructors. The ACA National Paddlesports Instruction Program has been acknowledged as the premier paddlesports education program throughout the United States and in over 30 countries. We offer Level 1 and Level 2 in SUP certifications: one in the spring and one in the fall.
To register, please review below information and email info@mikespaddle.com for more information.
2021 Instructor Training Dates:
Level 1 Instructor Certification ICW: Oct 9-10, 2021, 8:30am to 5:30pm. $299 Register Here.
Level 2 Instructor Certification ICW: Oct 16-17, 2021. 8:30am to 5:30pm. $299 Register Here.
Level 3 Instructor Certification ICW; Oct 22-24, 2021. 8:30am to 5:30pm. $399. Register Here.
Instructor Candidate Qualifications:
1. Must be open to learn: Many paddlers have paddled in the past without any formal instruction, please be open to instructors teaching you something that you already “know” how to do. We assume you already have many paddling and safety skills, but we will teach you everything that you need to know to become certified.
2. Must be open to learn how to teach: Just because you know how to paddle, it doesn’t mean you know how to teach it. Teaching requires you know the skills competently but also be able to break it down to bites-sized pieces in an interesting way so students can absorb your knowledge and skills.
3. First Aid and CPR certified: In order to receive ACA instructor certification, you must be first aid and CPR certified. You can still attend the training and be certified (with continued status) without the First Aid and CPR certification, you would just get officially certified by ACA once you complete your First and CPR certification.
Instructor Candidate Skills Assessment:
Would you like to know whether you’ve got the paddling and safety skills to be an instructor? We use skills assessments to make sure instructors know their goods! The skills assessments can be done before the instructor training as a private lesson if you feel like you need some help, or it can be done during the training if you feel confident of the skills. Please note that the ACA level 2 requires significantly more skills than level 1.
Level 1 Skills Assessment
Level 2 Skills Assessment
Level 3 Skills Assessment
ACA Certification Explained:
American Canoe Association certification classes are typically organized in the following format:
Instructor Development Workshop (IDW): The workshop format is to prepare instructors for the certification. There’s no expectation of becoming certified during this workshop so students can focus on learning skills and teaching the same skills that they just learned. After the workshop, we expect students to either work or volunteer in paddling schools or shops to get more teaching experience. IDWs are typically held over two days.
Instructor Certification Exam (ICE): This exam format is just that to assess the students for certification. There’s very little teaching involved in this format, We assess the instructor candidates through a series of teaching modules and either pass or continue the instructor candidate. ICEs are typically held over one day.
Instructor Certification Workshop (ICW): This format is the most popular for stand up paddle board instructors. The ICW combines the IDW and ICE in the same workshop. This means that: we will teach you the padding related skills and teaching skills if some instructor candidates do not have them yet. We will assess all the instructor candidate throughout the course through a series of teaching modules and we will either pass or continue the instructor candidates.
What does PASS or CONTINUED mean? Pass means you’re certified. Continued means that you have areas that you need to improve. But don’t worry, we will develop a plan for you to improve on those skills that you are lacking and you can take an ICE later so it will only take one day to become certified next time.
Roles:
Instructor Candidate: That’s you! You’re a candidate on your way to become certified as an instructor!
Instructor: Certified by ACA, you now are in a group of several thousand instructors in the world. There are numerous benefits as an ACA certified instructor including group liability insurance, online class schedule, Pro-deals, and more!
Instructor Trainer: We are the instructor trainers who will be teaching you both paddling related skills and teaching skills. We assess instructors based on ACA criteria. ACA will send you the certifications.
Instructor Trainer Educators: These are master instructors who are certifying instructor trainers all over the world.
Contact Information Mike Wangmike@mikespaddle.com