Snowboard Instructor Qualifications
With NONSTOP Snowboard you can gain CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) qualifications. All the qualifications are internationally recognised throughout the snow sports industry.
NONSTOP Snowboard provides the opportunity to gain the following Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructor (CASI) qualifications
- CASI Level 1 (3 and 11 week courses)
- CASI Level 2 (11 week courses)
- CASI Freestyle coach level 1 (11 week courses)
World wide recognised - Official Certificates
Passing!
About the qualifications
Each qualification is divided into two parts - your teaching and your riding. You need to pass both parts to gain full certification. On the rare occasion that one of our seasonaires happens to miss out on one half of the qualification they can easily re-sit that element as soon as they are ready.
CASI Level 1
CASI Level 1 is the first level of four snowboard instructor certifications. The Level 1 course covers instructing techniques for teaching beginners to novice snowboarders. You need to demonstrate good lesson planning, class management and teaching skills as well as appropriate analysis and improvement. Your own riding will be assessed on intermediate terrain (blue runs) and will need to demonstrate that you have a thorough understanding of the five fundamental riding skills: Stance and Balance, Pivoting, Edging, Pressure control and Timing and Coordination.
We expect each of our seasonaires to gain their Level 1 qualification and to date we have an impressive 100% pass rate.
CASI Level 2
CASI Level 2 covers more advanced instructing and riding skills. Techniques for teaching intermediate to advanced snowboarders are learnt including switch riding, basic - intermediate carving turns and intermediate to advanced sliding turns. The course requires a considerably higher level of snowboarding than the Level 1 qualification. You’ll need to demonstrate good terrain adaptation (strong and smooth in bumps and crud) as well as basic freestyle manouvers and advanced carving ability.
Level 2 examinations are demanding and require dedicated focus and commitment throughout the program. Each year approximately 85% of our 11-week seasonaires achieve their CASI Level 2.
CASI Freestyle Coach Level 1
CASI Freestyle Coach Level 1 will improve your park and pipe skills whilst teaching you how to instruct beginner to intermediate freestyle skills, from a rider’s first ollie to perfecting their backside 360’s. You’ll be assessed on both your teaching and your riding skills and need to smoothly and consistently perform all the basic freestyle moves - straight airs, a variety of grabs, frontside and backside 180’s and 360’s and pipe riding.
Race Coach Qualifications
Freestyle Qualifications
Choosing which snowboard instructor qualifications to gain
As you may be aware there are many different instructor bodies. A few examples are;
CASI - Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructor
BASI - British Association of Snowsport Instructors
NZSIA - New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance
SNMSF – Syndicat National des Moniteurs du Ski Francais
It may seem like a bit of a mine field when trying to work out which qualifications you want to gain. Apart from copious amounts of snow, empty pistes and super friendly people we specialise in Canada because we believe that the Canadian instructor qualifications are the best because they are the:
