Do you want to teach the Kiteboarder Level 5 - Evolution (hourly classes or Clinic)? Become a Coach. This provides you more opportunity to teach and earn extra cash while doing the thing you love.
A Coach is an IKO Instructor Level 1 that has an excellent riding level. A Coach has additionally received specialized training to perform specific assessment of kiteboarder riding skills in order to be able to help riders get on the path toward progression. As a Coach, you can pick an area of emphasis. You can get certified in one or all four distinct disciplines: Freeride, Freestyle, Wave Riding and/or Hydrofoil. You will be able to run Evolution Clinic according to which discipline you are certified in as a Coach.
What will you learn during the Coach Course?
During the Coach Course, candidates will discover how to organize and manage a 6-person Evolution Clinic. You will learn to:
- teach advanced rider skills
- prepare advanced lesson plans
- analyze student failures via “video coach,” which consists in filming and debriefing a student’s practice
- teach downwinder organization and riding
- demonstrate and train on safety and rescue
- do specific warm-up and stretching exercises
- teach theory (meteorology, aerodynamics, tides, etc.).
Worldwide qualifications and benefits
- Run Evolution Clinic with up to 6 participants or per hour Evolution courses
- Access to open job listings on the IKO Website.
- Post seeking employment ads viewable to IKO Centers.
- Post personal profile info online, which is viewable via the general public website.
- Receive customer feedback that results in an international instructor ranking.
Prerequisites:
- Be IKO Instructor Level 1
- Be able to successfully demonstrate riding skills in at least one of the Evolution categories,
- Have signed the waiver form and paid the corresponding IKO fee for this course
- Have a valid professional insurance for Kitesurfing
What’s next?
Do you want to train Coaches? Then, progress on up to the Coach Trainer level.
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