Inhalt:

1. Practical Surfing Instruction
The ABC Surfing Lesson (and other techniques) for teaching beginners, covering all areas from Initial Introductions upon meeting the group through to coaching Improvers Techniques.

2.  The Role of the Instructor / Coach
The Personal Attributes, Knowledge and Experience needed by the Coach and the Responsibilities of the Coach.

3.  Communication and Teaching Techniques
Generic and Surfing Specific Skills and Techniques needed to teach surfing Safely and Successfully.

4.  Factors affecting Skill Learning
How and Why people Learn and how to adapt courses to cater for different individuals.
Factors including Motivation, Physical Fitness and Mental Attitude that may affect the learning process and an individual’s enjoyment of Surfing.

5.  Planning and Running Surfing Courses
Aims and Objectives of a Surfing Course.
How to Plan, Implement and, where necessary, Adapt a Surfing Course for different age and ability groups of a course with a special emphasis on Safety.

6.  Personal Surfing Ability / Open Water Ability
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence at basic surfing techniques.  Specifically they must be able to paddle a surfboard out through the surf (maximum 6 feet), sit on their board, catch unbroken waves, ride left and right demonstrating good control whilst carrying out basic surfing manoeuvres.

7.  The Surfboard / Bodyboard Rescue Technique
The theory and practice of  effecting the rescue of a person, beyond the surfline, in difficulty using a surf or body board.

8. Fault Finding and Correction
How to recognise and help to correct the most common beginners mistakes and how to improve the technique of  beginners and improvers.

9.  Fitness for Surfing
Basic knowledge including the Warm up/Cool Down needed by the Coach to prevent injury and to enable individuals to enjoy their surfing in safety.

10.  Surfing Equipment
What equipment (boards, wetsuits and accessories) beginners need to use and what they need to avoid when learning the sport.  The range of knowledge needed by the Coach to answer the many questions frequently asked by novice surfers.

11.  Lecturette (10 minutes maximum)
Teaching Methods and Techniques necessary to involve and interest newcomers to surfing whilst giving them information (possibly including safety information) about the sport or about the days activities.  
(See following page for more information about the lecturette)

Dauer: 3 Tage. Prüfung am 3. Tag nachmittags

Weltweit anerkannte Ausbildung zum Surflehrer.
Inhalt:

1.Performance Analysis
Analysing a surfer’s performance on video (normal speed and slow motion) and in the flesh.  This analysis may include surfers from intermediate through to elite ability level including other Level 2 course participants.

Identifying and analysing faults, discussing methods of correcting them and methods of improving performance. 

Analysis will include the movements of the various parts of the surfer’s body, the effect the surfer’s movements has on their boards movement and the relationship to, and interaction with the wave being ridden.

2. Fitness Training &  Exercise Prescription
The use of, fitness training ,  warm-ups , basic physiology / anatomy , energy sytems types of fitness , principles of training will be looked at    to improve a surfer’s fitness and surfing performance and reduce the risk of injury.

3. Diet & Nutrition
The  effective fuelling of performers to maximise their surfing potential. Focusing on  the Nutritional needs of a performance surfer, this will cover Nutrients, food types , Hydration, Carbo. Loading.

4.  Programme Planning

Planning Coaching Programmes and using Skill Drills in Surf Coaching Sessions (of various durations) to suit individuals and groups of people with different levels of ability and fitness.

5.  Health & Safety Considerations for Sports Coaches
Candidates will have to undertake a Pre Course work task of compiling a Risk Assesment  including an NOP & EAP for their local beach and surf coaching operations on which they regularly coach / surf at. This will be brought along to the course to be discussed  and handed in for marking.

There are an increasing number of  H& S  considerations for Sports Coaches and the following areas will be covered in varying detail: Duty of Care, Child Protection, Risk Assessment,  NOP’s,  EAP’s, Legal Issues. 

6.  Personal Surfing Ability
Candidates must have a reasonable level of personal surfing ability or a track record in surfing competitions.

The successful candidate may demonstrate their competence by one of two methods;

1.  Practical Demonstration

Paddle a surfboard from the beach to a position outside the breaking waves when the waves are between one and two metres high.  The candidate will demonstrate their knowledge and experience by using rips/channels also duck dive/eskimo roll in order to minimise the time and effort expended in paddling out.

Catch a number of waves (normally at least six in thirty minutes depending on conditions) and ride them in a standing position left and right whilst demonstrating good control of their surfboard.

Carry out a combination of manoeuvres, showing good control, which should include bottom turns, top turns, cut backs, re-entry/floater, pull out.  Candidates riding long boards will also be expected to show good control whilst carrying out long board manoeuvres and demonstrate their ability to walk the board rather than shuffle.

 2.  Competition Record

Show evidence that they have advanced beyond the first two rounds of a British Ranking event (Junior, Open or Longboard division) or show evidence of an equivalent result in a contest of similar standing.

Candidates will demonstrate their personal surfing ability during the course either free surfing or during the practical performance analysis sessions.

7. Lecturette
Candidates will be expected to give a 10-15 min. lecturette on a subject that will be given to them upon receipt of their course fees, ideally at least 2 weeks prior to the course.

The use of visual aids including Overhead Projector (OHP), Flip Chart, Video and/or other aids is both allowed and encouraged in this presentation.

The lecturette should be "pitched" at the level of those present and not at a beginners group.

Dauer: 3 Tage. Prüfung am 3. Tag nachmittags

Ausbildung zum Surf Life Saver der SLSA (Surf Life Saving Association).

Diese Ausbildung ist Voraussetzung zum Erhalt des BSA Level 1 und 2 Surf Coach Awards.

Inhalte:
Fitness Test & Releases
Lifeguard Skills, Knowledge & Rescue
Life Support
First Aid

Es werden die verschiedenen Rettungstechniken (ohne Board, mit Board, mit Peterson Tube…) im Wasser gelehrt. Ein kompletter, sehr ausführlicher Erste Hilfe Kurs ist ebenfalls Bestandteil. Außerdem wird im Schwimmbad auf Zeit geschwommen.

Voraussetzung: Du solltest gut schwimmen können. Vor allem Kraulen.

Dauer: 4 Tage. Prüfung am 5. Tag vormittags.