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Xavier Roussos
Examiner
Athens - Greece - Teaching in English French Greek
253Training Hours - 405Votes - 45562Teaching Hours - 34ATC - 77ITC
9406-27
Qualification
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30 November, 1999 |
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Examiner Training Master Medic First Aid Instructor Level 1 Coach Level 1 - Hydrofoil |
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507 505 Head Instructor Exam Teaching to Children Instructor Level 2 Procedures Bateau |
Job History
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Kahuna-Surfhouse | 08-04-2021 | 08-04-2021 |
WetSkillz-kitecenter | 20-01-2022 | 20-01-2022 |
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[52] votes |
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Teaching Hours | 3843 | 45562 |
Student Taught | 118 | 2125 |
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Reviewed 31 Mar 2022
very good experience.
Very funny and interesting experience. Funny and friendly instructor I have ever seen. Very good and useful skills learnt from him.
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Reviewed 15 Feb 2022
Great experience
Had the opportunity to learn kitesurfing at Saltys and it was a great experience, good equipment and personal contact with the instructors in a beautiful location. Would definitely recommend.
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Reviewed 11 Dec 2021
It is a good thing for me .iwas waiting for long time and now I'm actually super happy to learn more .I'm happy for the sharazad kite school to organise this course .and also thanks for xavier to come for the lesson I'm happy to meet new people my classmates they were so friendly .happy And .ithank for every one .
Reviewed 01 Dec 2021
COURSE AT PKS TENERIFE
Very good experience!
My first time in kite and it has been a perfect 10 from the first minute to the end.
The PKS team and especially their instructors are very attentive, organized and always with a smile!
I give it a 10/10.
Thank you very much!
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Reviewed 30 Nov 2021
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Reviewed 17 Oct 2021
The trainer personality made the AITC a remarkable memory besides the learning.
Reviewed 18 Sep 2021
It was an awesome experience. As my first experience with iko courses it is difficult to mark best for all the topics above. I suggest a change from best to excellent. The host and the examiner were excellent on their roles!
Reviewed 17 Sep 2021
This was an amazing course, i learned so much the past 2 weeks. The school "Kite Center Sri Lanka" is located at the beautiful Elements Resort in Kappalady Sri Lanka, one of the most beautiful spots in this world. Amazing beach bungalows very clean and delicious food. The equipment we used from the kite center was in a very good condition. Flat water and wave spots right infront of the resort with plenty of space for teaching beginners. The school operator Marcel is super friendly and helped us with every request. The IKO instructor Xavier teached us with a lot of enthusiasm and keeped the lessons always very interesting. Thank you so much guys I will never forget this amazing time here. Cheers Simon
Reviewed 17 Sep 2021
This was an amazing course, i learned so much within this week. The school "Kite Center Sri Lanka" is located at the beautiful Elements Resort in Kappalady Sri Lanka, one of the most beautiful spots in this world. Amazing beach bungalows very clean and delicious food. The equipment we used from the kite center was in a very good condition. Flat water and wave spots right infront of the resort with plenty of space for teaching beginners. The school operator Marcel is super friendly and helped us with every request. The IKO instructor Xavier teached us with a lot of enthusiasm and keeped the lessons always very interesting. Thank you so much guys I will never forget this amazing time here. Cheers Simon
Reviewed 16 Sep 2021
Great course! Lots of practical supported by good theory and examiner support! It was not easy and we had very long days but this showed the quality of the course and standards expected from IKO!!
Reviewed 10 Sep 2021
Great course! More time spent on theory than I expected - possibly more practical required which was lost due to a lot of theory. However, it was necessary and still informative and broadened my knowledge. Assistant trainer was great - very personable and supportive at all times demonstrating his massive amount of experience in all topics.
Reviewed 20 Aug 2021
A changing experience
It was a new and a refreshing experience. It shows that with a bit of ambition and a good teaching you can achieve incredible things in a short amount of time.
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Reviewed 21 Jul 2021
I think dome subject are not really necessary or maybe we should not be tested in these subjects
Reviewed 30 Jun 2021
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Reviewed 23 Jun 2021
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Reviewed 12 Jun 2021
saxnäs 2021
Tre super trevligs/roliga dagar med duktiga instruktörer. Man körde sig snabbt och säkert.
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Reviewed 07 Jun 2021
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Reviewed 30 May 2021
A great way to improve knowledge about kiteboarding in a safe mannen whilst sharing the passion with Felipe students. The course covers all points required for being able to transmit knowledge and learning other i a pedagogik manner. Fantastic group dynamivs!
Reviewed 24 May 2021
Very safe spot, Good cooperation between kite school owner and instructor, open climate for debate, discussion and self evaluation. Include in the student greetings session a part to ensure the level of English is proper to participate in lesson; a simple yes does not suffice
Reviewed 24 May 2021
All areas of the book was covered in a structured and constructive way. Easy to understand. Also the practical stuff was easy to learn.
Accomodation was supernice. The host was 5 star and the kite school was just awesome.
Reviewed 28 Feb 2021
We had a wonderfull time. It was a great experience.
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Reviewed 16 Nov 2020
Merci xabier pour l espoir et tout la gentillesse
Reviewed 13 Nov 2020
Xavier est un bonne examiner, il explique bien avec un pédagogie impeccable
Reviewed 17 Oct 2020
Xavier est un très bon Examiner, très pédagogue, ouvert d'ésprit et il n'a pas le COVID :)
Nous avons passé un très bon moment de formation, très technique et dans la bonne ambiance totale.
Merci
Reviewed 13 Oct 2020
Great teacher, we were lucky to have Xavier , very relaxed person and amazing teaching skills with the eye on progress , security and all the important things, he knows what he's talking about ,whatever you ask him !
Also great assistend teacher !
Reviewed 28 Jul 2020
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Reviewed 01 Feb 2020
Xavier was an amazing examiner learnt so much on the course and the tips and feedback he gave was so informative great knowledge on all the topic , glad i was on his course
Reviewed 24 Nov 2019
Grand plaisir d'avoir passé cette formation car elle m'a permis de comprendre la différence entre enseignement et pratique
Reviewed 28 Oct 2019
Emiliano y Carlos son grandes personas y excelentes profesores. Los recomiendo!
Reviewed 19 Jun 2019
Our time during the course was well organized, we have learned a lot from each other and it was the best experience participating with candidates from different countries, Xavier was the best Examiner and very fair. See you on the water in Zanzibar..!!! New IKO instructor.
Reviewed 06 Jun 2019
It was amazing, positive, informative. I received a lot of new and necessary information, gained new skills.
Reviewed 02 Feb 2019
It was a good and everything is good , and special thanks to the examiner .
Reviewed 19 Nov 2018
Le meilleur centre et je suis fier de ce que j'ai accompli J'aimerais participer tout au long de ma formation
Reviewed 21 Sep 2018
It was very good experience with Xavier thank you so much
Reviewed 16 Sep 2018
I Felt that Xavier was great but was let down by the quality of the equipment of the centre. Having talked about the importance of having short line bars for teaching the discovery syllabus found it extreme frustrating that there was a shortage. As a RYA Powerboat instructor, the fact that the kill cords on the safety boats were permanently tied to the the engine I found shocking. From these things I feel that IKO should have a higher pre requisite check list of the centres they wish to do professional training courses at.
Reviewed 23 Jul 2018
Thank you for your time and for the useful course
Reviewed 21 Jul 2018
Thanks to Mr Xavier with him i becomes an instructor level 1,thanks again! (You are the best)
Reviewed 16 Jul 2018
Xavier Roussos is a great Trainer, he has a lot of experience and knowledge and knows how to motivate people!
Reviewed 10 Jul 2018
Best Examiner,school company.
I will recomend Xavier&Pawel alvays.
Reviewed 03 Jul 2018
Cheers Xavier! A great course, highly recommend!
Reviewed 26 Mar 2018
Hi IKO, i have recently completed my ITC training and it was very informative and i learned a lot.
I do realize that IKO sets a high standard and is a well recognized name in kiting.
Reviewed 25 Mar 2018
Trainer: High Level Teaching Ability
Organization by the center: May be improved
Reviewed 25 Mar 2018
IKO Is awesome for teaching in textbook locations but it doesn't have any wiggle room in terms of teaching in unfavorable locations.
Reviewed 08 Mar 2018
my feedback that was a good week with xavier for everything as a cominicatoin and explaining . make it short and simple .thanks xavier
Reviewed 06 Mar 2018
quality of teaching and explaining in english and french was really good and also the AITC organization ,services
Reviewed 21 Dec 2017
Maybe you will do the course in a better place in Greece
Reviewed 19 Dec 2017
As i mentioned in my AITC feedback: super great time with the other people and with Xavier Roussos the examiner. We did everything we needed to cover: everytime with a good mood and alot of efficiency.
About the organization, as well as i mentioned before : alot of missing from Petros the school owner: sometimes late for the lessons with the students. He also provied too few students for the lessons. We where 5 future and instructor with only 1 student sometimes.in my opinion Petros should be more organized and maybe also more enthousiast about doing this course
Reviewed 19 Dec 2017
Dear IKO team,
Very happy about the content of the course and the way that our trainer Xavier Roussos teached us with the alot of professionalism while being very friendly to all us.
About the organization drived by the school « naxos kitekitelife » there where definitely some issues:
- first of all about ponctuality: i don’t mind being few minutes late when its just for us... but Petros once arrived 1 hour late when we had a lesson planned with students!
-about the gear... alot of bad points there: most of the kite where in really bad shape (about half of them) also bars... its not necessarily a problem if Petros where aware of that, but once, a student makes a kite fall into the water during bodydraging and Petros blamed us and asked for our organizer to pay the repair!! I’ve never saw a school owner having a problem with a kite broke during a kite lesson! It’s even more choking when the kite was old and with many repair.
I don’t have a problem personnaly with The owner of the school (Petros) but he really broke the mood while arguing with us about a old kite, broke during a lesson.
Reviewed 19 Dec 2017
The examiner was very helpful and patient with us. I did not expect so much help! He explained us everything with the best way. I don't think he could have done more!
Reviewed 19 Dec 2017
Excellent teaching service and organisation!! Our examiner was great always smiling and explaining us everything! He helped me a lot to improve myself!
Reviewed 19 Dec 2017
Everything was good. Our trainer (Xavier) was exceptional at teaching. Very nice.
Reviewed 15 Dec 2017
Thank you for everything exminer Xavier was the best teacher we learn too many things from him And thank you for everything
Reviewed 15 Dec 2017
The examiner xavier was really clear and he give us the Best courses, and i wish i could passed the other levels of iko instructor. and thank you iko for your kindess
Reviewed 24 Nov 2017
Des débuts un peu difficiles avec l'examiner qui manquait (à mon goût) de pédagogie, et de patience avec les personnes ayant des lacunes à la compréhension et lecture de la langue dans laquelle était dispensé l'iko.
Chose qui s'est un peu arrangé, suite à une mise au point avec l'examiner sur mon ressenti de la situation. la formation s'est finalement bien terminée.
Reviewed 24 Nov 2017
Thank you Xavier for a great training. I've really learned a lot of things.
Reviewed 06 Nov 2017
Thank you for all IKO Team. Xavier,Thomas and everyone behind the offices. Regards. Imad Khafi. IKO- ID : 85755.
Reviewed 25 Oct 2017
It was a fantastic course, during an amazing week of wind! Very rich in knowledge for every candidate! Greetings to Xavier Roussos, excelent examiner, keep on going the great work!
Reviewed 24 Oct 2017
Overall i ve really enjoyed and the most important i ve learned a lot! Great examiner, good knowledge and very professional.
Reviewed 24 Oct 2017
Xavier is a very professional examinator with a lot's of experience that he had greatly shared with us during the week. He has kept a very good rythm in the schedule to achieve the objective. Great learnings. I think the training could be longer allowing a better assimilation of the dense program.
Reviewed 14 Oct 2017
Cause to lack of wind the course was more theorical than pratical, was a lot of information.. maybe sometimes too much. Could be a good idea for IKO to study special course plan for no wind days to make it more involving
Reviewed 14 Oct 2017
was interesting course. honestly during this week I didn’t learn many new things, but was useful to organize my personal experience and correct some things I knew.
Reviewed 12 Oct 2017
Avrei piacere di vedere i video dell’IKO più aggiornati con utilizzo dell’attrezzatura moderna ed anche le tecniche più aggiornate.. I video che avevamo a disposizione erano abbastanza “vecchi”.. Sarebbe bello vedere anche qualche suggerimento da parte dell’IKO per insegnare bambini (compreso le tehniche di sicurezza)
Reviewed 12 Oct 2017
Perfecto! Nada que añadir! Xavier es una persona increible! Explica muy bien, crea un excelente ambiente en el grupo,etc ni una critica ni reproche!
Reviewed 02 Aug 2017
Hi dear,
It was a very nice experience being part and learning too much about kitesurfing in general to an AITC-Plus and an ITC in Dakhla with Xavier Roussos.
Personally, what I found it unacceptable during the training is the preference of some trainers to others due to certain given reasons by the trainer.
Also, I don't know if it was normal for the training course to be more expensive (1500€) than the previous one on September 2016 (900€)
Best regards