ASI Surfing Instructor Certification Course Bucerias Surf Mexico
go to original April 2, 2015

The ASI Surfing Instructor Certification Course Level 1 will take place April 27-29, 2015 in Bucerias, Riviera Nayarit.

The ASI Level 1 Surfing Instructor training course is your first step in becoming a surfing instructor. Learn how to safely deliver lessons, group student management and how to create effective lesson plans. At the end of this course, you will be prepared to start delivering lessons with confidence and a ready to use format.

Topics Covered
• The role of the surfing instructor
• Identifying laws and regulations that apply to conducting surfing lessons
• Client management and safety
• Identifying surfing lesson risks and hazards
• Emergency processes and responses
• Logistics and how to plan surfing sessions
• Suitable boards, equipment and resources
• Communication skills for the surfing environment
• Instruction and coaching methods
• Creating lesson plans
• Assessing students performance
• Evaluating surfing lessons
• Minimising environmental impacts (social & natural)
• Abide by student to instructor ratios: maximum of 8 students to 1 accredited instructor.

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The ASI Surfing Instructor Certification Course Level 2 will take place on April 30 through May 1, 2015.

The ASI Level 2 Surfing Coach training course is for instructors with advanced surfing skill and a minimum of 24 months surfing instructor experience. This workshop focuses on analysis and technique correction. You’ll learn how to assess and coach individuals and groups to improve surfing ability and create individualised coaching programs.

Topics Covered
• Advanced level surfing criteria and competencies
• Advanced level surfing coaching risks and hazards
• Factors affecting surfing dynamics and performance
• Maneuvers performed at the advanced level
• The mechanics of advanced level surfing maneuver
• Assessing advanced level surfing performance
• Identify drills to improve performance
• Prepare individualised coaching sessions & programs
• Prepare group coaching sessions & programs
• Conduct effective video analysis
• Evaluate coaching plans to determined effectiveness

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About Garry Palmer, ASI Level 4 Trainer

Garry is an ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach, holds surf rescue, advanced resuscitation and senior first aid qualifications. He has extensive experience in the surf industry. He’s been surfing since he was 12 and holds various state, 2001 Masters and 2004 Legends surfing titles. Garry is owner of Surf Easy Surf School and has been surf coaching for over 20 years. Garry has been operating his surf school at Currumbin since 1994 and has coached and trained thousands of people. He is a qualified education teacher, an Australian Coaching Council Level 1 coach and is a qualified kayak and canoe instructor. The Australian coaching council has awarded Garry with the Coach Recognition Award for outstanding coaching. Garry is also recognised as one of Australia’s leading recreational surfing educators. He writes surfing lesson curriculum for TAFES, colleges and schools, organises and structures curriculum for surf camps and prepares and instructs primary and high school groups in surf awareness and surfing.

Surfing Experience
• Surfing since age 12
• Elite-advanced surfing skill
• Travelling extensively around Australia, Bali & Fiji to various surf breaks
• State Open Title holder (S.A.1974)
• State Master Title holder (Qld.2001)
• State Legends Title holder (Qld 2004)
• Numerous State team memberships for S.A. & Qld.
• Start own Surf Shop & then Surf School

Coaching & Training Experience
• Trains ASI instructors in Australia and other countries
• Surfing instructor, since 1975, coaching beginner to advanced level
• Personal coach for competition surfing skills
• Owner of surf school, Surf Easy Surf Lessons & Hire. Established 1992
• Wrote ”Learn to Surf “ Lesson Plan for South Australia. Dept. of Education Aquatic Centre at Port Noarlunga 1979
• Coach Recognition Award-Australian Coaching Council 1994
• Awarded contract for TAFE Surfing Event Management Diploma & wrote the delivery plan for the course
• On the ASI Education Committee for development of ASI surfing standards

Qualifications
• ASI Level 4 Trainer (Surfing)
• ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach
• Bachelor of Arts Flinders University Majors in: Fine Arts, Biology, Sociology, Psychology
• Diploma of Education, Flinders University
• Registered Teacher, Education Queensland
• Cert IV in Workplace Training & Assessment
• Cert IV Outdoor Recreation
• Windsurfing Instructor
• Canoe & Kayak Instructor
• Surf Lifesaving Senior First Aid
• Advanced Resuscitation (using oxygen)
• Surf Rescue Certificate
• S.C.U.B.A. Open Water N.A.U.I.
• Queensland Blue Card Working with Children Check