Host your own Cert Course:
Level 1 - Level 2 Essentials of SUP Instructor Certification Workshops (ICW) can be scheduled in your neck of the woods. When you host a course, you pay travel expenses and the daily instructional fee. Registration and course revenue gets to stay in your shop or outfitter. Email for more details. ACA policy requires 4 instructor candidates to run an ICW. If candidates have not had formal SUP instruction or experience teaching it is unrealistic they would become certified during the ICW.
Overview: Fundamentally, it is expected that participants should possess the paddling skills,
technical knowledge, rescue ability, teaching ability, group management, and interpersonal skills
commensurate with this level of certification prior to presenting themselves for evaluation as
Instructor Candidates at an Instructor Certification Exam (ICE) or ICW.
Course Prerequisites: Completion of the appropriate level skills course, assessment course, or equivalent skills.
Course Duration: Combined IDW & ICE - 3 Day Minimum
Course Location / Venue: Flat water with less than 10 knots wind, 1 foot waves or smaller, or
1-2 knots current
General Requirements for all Instructor Certifications:
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to efficiently/effectively plan and implement appropriate
instructional sessions and assessments for a different learning styles and ability levels, to
include:
ACA Level 2: Essentials of SUP Instructor Criteria
Level 1 - Level 2 Essentials of SUP Instructor Certification Workshops (ICW) can be scheduled in your neck of the woods. When you host a course, you pay travel expenses and the daily instructional fee. Registration and course revenue gets to stay in your shop or outfitter. Email for more details. ACA policy requires 4 instructor candidates to run an ICW. If candidates have not had formal SUP instruction or experience teaching it is unrealistic they would become certified during the ICW.
Overview: Fundamentally, it is expected that participants should possess the paddling skills,
technical knowledge, rescue ability, teaching ability, group management, and interpersonal skills
commensurate with this level of certification prior to presenting themselves for evaluation as
Instructor Candidates at an Instructor Certification Exam (ICE) or ICW.
Course Prerequisites: Completion of the appropriate level skills course, assessment course, or equivalent skills.
Course Duration: Combined IDW & ICE - 3 Day Minimum
Course Location / Venue: Flat water with less than 10 knots wind, 1 foot waves or smaller, or
1-2 knots current
General Requirements for all Instructor Certifications:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Meet the appropriate essential eligibility criteria
- Successfully complete an Instructor Certification Workshop (IDW & ICE)
- Be a full ACA member
- Upon successful completion, register with the Safety Education & Instruction Council
- Have and maintain First Aid and age appropriate CPR
- Demonstrate a general knowledge of boardsports, paddlesports and the ACA
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately perform and teach all of the following material unassisted in the appropriate venue
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to efficiently/effectively plan and implement appropriate
instructional sessions and assessments for a different learning styles and ability levels, to
include:
- Differentiation of instruction based on the individual learner (student centered)
- Use of an appropriate skills progression when teaching complex skill sets
- Selection of appropriate teaching venue based on ability and desired outcomes
- Focus on core principals rather than specific technique
- Provides appropriate, specific and meaningful feedback
ACA Level 2: Essentials of SUP Instructor Criteria