11-Week Snowboard Instructor Courses
Course Structure
To date we've run 19 seperate 11-week snowboard instructor courses! With this level of experience, we know what works - both for our participant's enjoyment and for their success. We've developed our 11-week course into a winning formula but one that also offers flexibility - enabling you to focus on the riding skills that most interest you.
The first five weeks are spent focusing on improving your personal skills and developing your teaching skills so that you are ready for the Level 1 assessment in week 5. After each seasonaire has achieved their Level 1 qualification, a one to one review session will be held with a NONSTOP coach. This is an opportunity to discuss your aims for the remainder of the course and receive advice on the most suitable route to take.
Seasonaires can either continue to focus on their instructor qualifications, in which case they will do the Level 2 training and its assessment which takes place in week 11. Or, they can focus on personal improvement and decide to take the All Mountain Pro course.
Course Overview
| Pre Course | Although most people arrive on the course start date, there's always a few people who are keen to come out early and make the most of their season pass and settle in before the main group arrives. |
| Week 1 | Shopping & Riding! - Settle in, recover from jet lag and get your equipment sorted. We arrange a boot fitting seminar as well as offer professional advice on buying equipment. The programme outline is explained and everyone's goals are assesed. We take it slow for the first few lessons and let people find their snow legs before starting with some snowboard improvement coaching. |
| Week 2 | Exploring your new mountain, working on ironing our bad habits, and adjusting your stance. Developing an understanding of instructor techniques and preparing for the level 1 course. |
| Week 3 | Level 1 prep continues and all of the course options are explained. Including the: level 2 instructor’s certificate, entry level coach’s course, snow park course, and AMP programme. Private lessons held for half the group. |
| Week 4 | Tackling off piste conditions and learning more teaching techniques and lots of practise teaching each other in simulated lessons – it’s all in aid of level 1! Private lessons held for rest of the group. |
| Week 5 | Level 1 CASI Exam (3 days). Hopefully followed by celebrations! |
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DECISION TIME Choose your path... |
Instructor Training: Each week participants will expand on their teaching and skiing development from their level 1. The level 2 standard has more emphasis on teaching skills so more on-snow time is spent developing practical teaching strategies.
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| Week 6 |
Instructor training: On-going development in level 2 specific teaching, plus dynamic riding and carving skills. AMP: Controlled speed and carving skills |
| Week 7 | Instructor Training: Level 2 specific teaching, off piste, and short radius turns AMP: Off piste and short radius |
| Week 8 | Instructor training: Level 2 specific teaching and all mountain riding. AMP: All mountain skiing skills and basic freestyle moves. |
| Week 9 | Instructor training: Level 2 specific teaching and demonstration technique.
Private lessons for half the group. |
| Week 10 |
Instructor Training: Level 2 condensed course week |
| Week 11 | AMP: Evaluation Instructor training: Level 2 CASI Exam (5 days). |
| Week 12 Post Course | As so many of our participants choose to stay on after the course we now also offer the chance to take the level 2 Exam after the course has finished. This option enables our clients to use the full 11-weeks for preparation, and then take the level 2 course outside of the course meaning that they don't have to forfeit a week of NONSTOP coaching that they've already paid for. Alternatively, many people just stay on to enjoy the sun, the spring riding, and hang out with their friends after the course. (Your season pass is valid until the resort closes). |
