Level 2 Instructor Certifications
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Level 2 Instructor Certifications:
2018
November 27-29 St. Augustine, FL
December 7-9 Miami, FL (Oleta State Park)
December 11-13 Miami, FL (FIU)
2019
January 18-20 St Pete, FL
February 19-21 St. Pete, FL (pre Sweetwater Kayak Symposium)
May 19-21 Annapolis, MD
June 7-9 Annapolis, MD
June 28-30 Annapolis, MD
July 12-14 Annapolis, MD
July 19-21 Mayville, NY
July 26-28 Shady Side, Md (near Annapolis)
August 9-11 Annapolis, MD
August 23-25 Annapolis, MD
Sept 13-15 Annapolis, MD
Sept 27-29 Annapolis, MD
October 18-20 Annapolis, MD
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Kayak Instructor Level 2 Certification Workshop Information
Course Overview
This course will be a 3 days of information and skill refinement. Throughout the workshop you will be required to demonstrate basic knowledge and ability to give basic kayak instruction.The ICW is designed to teach you how to teach kayaking to others, as well as techniques to evaluate proper paddling skills—not how to kayak. As a way to familiarize yourself with the skills you will be teaching, it is beneficial to participate in a full ACA Introduction to Kayaking course before coming to the ICW. Without prior paddling practice time it will be challenging to pass this workshop. This will be a fast pace and exciting 3 days!
Fundamentally, we expect that paddlers should have basic paddling skills before presenting themselves for evaluation as Instructor Candidates. While you will have time to prepare in the topics you will present, you should be prepared to teach any topic in a Level 1 Introduction to Kayaking Sample Skills Course. The more practice you have, the better chance you will have to receive certification.
To help you better prepare you will need to review the ACA Instructor’s Manual that includes the manual and other resources relevant to the workshop. Review and practice of these materials will be helpful as you start your path to becoming an ACA Instructor. I will also send some video links that will be helpful to see how these skills are taught. Combining these videos with some practice skills before the course should set you up to be successful in the program.
An ACA membership and Safety Education & Instruction Council (SEIC) membership is required for certification. ACA membership is required at the start of the course ($40). Membership to SEIC is $25 and is required if you become certified. All instructors need to have First Aid and CPR certification for your instructor certification to be valid.
If you have any questions please contact me at acacoach@riverwindkayak;com
I look forward to having you in the course.
Attendance at all sessions is required.
Kayak Instructor Certification Workshop
*Required
Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC)
In order to participate in the ICW, each individual must meet the following essential eligibility criteria
Breathe independently (i.e., not require medical devices to sustain breathing)
Independently maintain sealed airway passages while under water
Independently hold head upright without neck / head support
Manage personal care independently or with assistance of a companion
Manage personal mobility independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
Follow instructions and effectively communicate independently or with assistance of a companion
Independently turn from face-down to face-up and remain floating face up while wearing a properly fitted life jacket
Get in/out or on/off of a paddlecraft independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
Independently get out and from under a capsized paddlecraft
Reenter or remount the paddlecraft following deep water capsize independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
Maintain a safe body position while attempting skills, activities and rescues listed in the appropriate Course Outline, and have the ability to recognize and identify to others when such efforts would be unsafe given your personal situation