Instructor Training 2023

  • 08/16/2023
  • 9:00 AM
  • 08/20/2023
  • 5:00 PM
  • Upper Colorado River

Registration

  • Must attend all 5 days. Fee covers camping.
Registration is closed

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Want to become an ACA Certified Kayak Instructor and teach kayaking with Colorado Whitewater? This course is for competent whitewater kayakers who want to teach others how to kayak. Instructor Candidates will learn industry standards for teaching kayaking and are assessed throughout the course on teaching, technical knowledge, and rescue ability. For more information on becoming an ACA Certified Instructor, visit www.americancanoe.org. 

CW Instructor Responsibilities

This course is normally $650 rather than the $50 we are charging. We expect every person who takes this class to volunteer to teach lessons for the club. All participants are expected to volunteer the following amounts for at least 3 out of the 4 years their certification is active:
  1. At least FOUR 2-hour pool classes over the winter and spring
  2. Attend Training Camp as an instructor, usually a full weekend in mid-May
  3. Maintain their certification: ACA and SEIC dues paid each year, CPR and First Aid certifications up to date (we offer free re-cert classes to instructors)

CW Instructor Benefits

In addition to the discounted certification class, instructors receive:
  1. Access to Pro Deals through Outdoor Prolink
  2. Annual pre-season instructor training to review teaching techniques
  3. Free Swiftwater Rescue Classes
  4. Free Boat Based Rescue Classes
  5. Free instructor-only skills classes (examples include, playboating, creeking, slalom)

What Is Included?

  • ACA Kayak Instructor Training 

  • Campsite (location TBD)

  • Video analysis of kayaking skills 

  • ACA Level 1-4 Instructor Certification - pending successful completion

Duration

  • 5-days 

Resources

Prerequisites

  • 18-years of age or older 

  • No prior instructional experience required 

  • Competent class-III kayaker

  • Consistent roll 

  • Must be an ACA member

  • Current ACA Safety Education & Instruction Committee (SEIC) dues must be paid to hold any level Instructor Certification

Location

  • Upper Colorado River. Pumphouse/Radium/Rancho Del Rio area. Exact location TBD.

Questions?

Reach out to the Colorado Whitewater Instruction Coordinator

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