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Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors - BC
Region
CASI-BC,
103 - 4338 Main Street, Suite #981,
Whistler,
British Columbia,
V0N-1B4
Canada
Tel: 604-932-3238
Fax: 604-932-0565
Level I Course Description:
The Level I course is designed to prepare you to work
on a beginner and novice lessons.
Provisional Dates:
February 15-17: Blackcomb (to
be confirmed)
GENERAL GOAL
* To introduce candidates to the CASI and its function
within the snowboarding industry.
* To introduce the candidate to teaching snowboarding.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives for this course are:
* To learn a proven, safe and efficient teaching progression
for introductory snowboarding
* To improve your teaching skills
* To improve your beginner to intermediate riding skills
* To develop a positive attitude towards teaching snowboarding
* To develop a positive attitude towards teaching children
to snowboard
CONTENT
During the course, the following subjects will be discussed:
* Safety - The snowboarder's code of conduct
* Class management
* Lesson planning
* CASI organizational structure
* Principles of learning
* Skills concept
* Teaching methodology
* Equipment - selection & maintenance
* Children and snowboarding
METHODOLOGY
Technical Sessions:
*Groups will work on riding improvement, detection,
correction and how to adapt exercises and drills to
improve or explore skill development.
Teaching Sessions:
* Groups will work on teaching particular movements
and skills that have been presented.
Lectures:
*Lectures will take place before and after on-snow sessions.
Video Sessions:
*Video (if available) will be done on a regular basis.
A schedule of the video sessions will be communicated
to the candidates.
EVALUATION:
Course candidates will be assessed and fully updated
daily on their performance and progress. Results will
be given to each candidate at the end of the course.
RIDING LEVEL REQUIRED TO PASS
(technical evaluation):
Course candidates will have to demonstrate strong intermediate
riding skills in different situations:
* Terrain - Moderate (Blue Run)
* Speed - moderate and controlled
* Skills - fundamental riding skills (stance & balance,
pivoting, edging, pressure control, timing & co-ordination
will have to be adjusted according to speed and difficulty
of terrain.)
Demonstrations given by the candidate during class
time will be evaluated on a daily basis
Adaptation and attitude are key in succesfully completing
this component of the course. Candidates will be marked
on their ability to sucessfully execute beginner and
novice movements to their students.
A student will have the most chance of being sucessful
if they:
-Have had at least 80 days of snowboarding
-Show an apptitude for understanding the fundamentals
of snowboarding, and the ability to demonstate a beginner
and novice movement to a student.
-A positive attitude towards the development of a beginner
snowboarders skill's.
Candidates unsucessful at passing the technical component
generally fall under one of the following categories:
-Do not display a sufficient aptitude in adapting to
the CASI standards for the fundamentals of snowboarding
- REGARDLESS of how long/how many days they have been
riding.
-Are not snowboarding in a safe and controlled manor
at all times during the course.
-Lack the experience required to have the skills necessary
to be an instructor.
TEACHING EVALUATION:
The teaching evaluation requires the participation of
the student in all workshops and sessions. The candidate
will have to demonstrate that he/she can fulfill the
following criteria:
* A safe, and organized lesson environment
* Excellent communication
* Strng understanding of the fundamental riding skills
* Adequate technical demonstrations at the required
level.
* Detection, correction and appropriate drills
* A positive attitude at all times.
Those who are unsucessful in passing this component
generally fall into one of the following categories:
-Lack the required communication skills to give a lesson
(too timid, poor english, poor communication to class).
-Are ambiguous with their oral/ridden demonstration.
-Show poor class management, or lack safety/organization
crutial for being responsable for an entire class.
PASS/FAIL SCENARIO:
Those who sucessfully pass both components are eligable
to be immediately hired anywhere within Canada as a
beginner instructor. Most resorts will require new instructors
to 'shadow' the class of an experienced instructor before
taking their own class. For more information on employment,
check out our 'Employment' page.
In a fail situation for either riding or teaching, the
candidate will be able to return for a re-test at a
later date for the portion failed. If it is riding,
the candidate will attend Day One at a future course.
If it is teaching, the candidate will attend Day Three
at a future course. Candidates will be trained and evaluated
during those days only.
The cost to re-test for only teaching or riding is $75,
and candidates may do it at any time.
Candidates that are unsucessful in passing both the
riding and teaching portions will be required to take
the entire course over again.
Your examiner should give you an approximation of how
long they feel you should take before attempting again.
Should you have any questions regarding the level required
or re-testing for a component, please do not hesitate
to contact us in the office during business hours.
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