BSUPA Level 1 Instructor
2 Days - Course Price: £250
This 2-day course is designed for people new to instructing water sports to give them the skills and knowledge to teach the BSUPA Ready to Ride course.
Candidates should be competent in the following skills prior to the course and these will be tested during the course:
✔ Perform a good forward stroke, showing timely entries, exits, as well as maintaining a good course.
✔ Be able to demonstrate short and long strokes.
✔ Perform a variety of turns to demo standard, reverse paddle turn, step back turn, nose 360 and tail 360.
✔ Be able to get round the group and coach from the board.
✔ Speed up cadence and stroke where and when necessary. You need to be able to paddle 400m within 3 minutes, 45 seconds in fair conditions.
✔ Use corrective strokes and board trim to maintain course where needed.
This course is a mixture of on water skills and instructor training alongside on-land theory sessions including short presentations given by the candidates. The course qualifies successful candidates to teach Level 1 Beginner SUP lessons within a BSUPA School.
The prerequisites for this course are:
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Current member of BSUPA
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Minimum age 14 (supervised teaching until 18)
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Valid first aid qualification (Available at Bray Lake Watersports)
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Good riding ability, competent on a range of boards
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Minimum 40 hours SUP experience before the course
If you have any questions about this course or feel you could benefit with some pre-course coaching please contact us and we will be happy to help.
BSUPA Level 1 Conversion Course
1 Day - Course Price: £160
If you are already a water sports instructor with a current valid ticket then you can attend a 1 day conversion course which will supply you with the skills and knowledge to teach the BSUPA Ready To Ride course.
The pre-requisites are the same as the 2 day Level 1 course and you will be expected to have the same paddle ability (see above).
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
BSUPA Level 2 Tour and Race Instructor
2 Days - Course Price: £250
This 2 day instructor course enables you to teach the BSUPA Ready to Tour and Ready To Race schemes.
To attend this course you will need to be a competent SUP rider and an experienced BSUPA Level 1 Instructor, with some basic race or tour experience and a good level of fitness.
The prerequisites for this course are:
✔ BSUPA Level 1 Instructor Certificate
✔ 100 hours experience as a Level 1 instructor
✔ Minimum age 18 years
✔ Good riding ability, competent on a range of boards
✔ Current member of BSUPA
✔ RYA Powerboat Level 2
✔ Display a good level of fitness
✔ Good knowledge of different locations / conditions
✔ Have experience of basic level racing or tours.
This course is both practical and theoretical and includes information on the management of a BSUPA school.
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
We deliver a number of courses every year at various locations, contact sasha@moxieunleashed.com for upcoming courses or visit the BSUPA website for a wider range of dates and locations.
SUPTA delivers accredited, industry-endorsed SUP Yoga, SUP Pilates and SUP Fitness teacher training courses, which support you on your journey to becoming an amazing SUP Yoga/Pilates/Fitness Professional. The learning never stops, and we're always here to help you along the way.
SUPTA SUP Yoga / Pilates / Fitness Course Overview
2 Days - Course Price: £295
Successful completion of our SUP Yoga/Pilates or SUP Fitness Teacher training course will enable you to safely and confidently deliver sessions in protected waters no more than 50 metres from shore and/or in swimming pools.
In addition to SUP Yoga/Pilates & fitness poses and their modifications, the course covers SUP safety and relevant business and marketing skills and practical workshops to refine and enhance your teaching delivery. Additional practical assessments and homework may be required post-workshop to achieve your certificate.
This 16 hour, 2 day workshop will equip you with the knowledge to deliver your own sessions in a variety of environments and give you the skills to select your location to ensure the wellbeing and safety of your clients, adapting sessions according to the weather conditions.
For full details including pre-requisites and course dates visit www.supta.co.uk
To book and for further information contact Helen & Sasha on info@supta.co.uk or by phone on Helen: 07843 418637 / Sasha: 07568 107963
Course includes:
✔ x2 days practical & theory tuition
✔ Training manual
✔ Certification
✔ Access to ongoing online support & materials
SUPTA Course Instructors
Meet the team who will guide you through your Teacher Training Course
Co-Founder
Sasha Chisholm
A 500hr Yoga Teacher, in Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Yin, Sasha qualified in Goa, India with the Kranti, Sampoorna and Preksha Yoga Schools. Also a Stott Pilates mat work teacher (Harmonise Training Academy), Sasha has been delivering yoga and Pilates classes in Sussex and Surrey, on and off the SUP, since 2016.
Passionate about being on, in or near the water, Sasha is a BSUPA Level 2 Instructor and is active in the SUP community, regularly participating in a wide range of SUP events and challenges.New for 2019 and 2020 are SUP & Sail Adventure Escapes in Croatia!
Co-Founder
Helen Keates
Helen has been teaching yoga since 2008, originally qualifying with CYS in Surrey, going on to complete her 500hr qualification with YogaLondon in 2016. Helen had a beautiful daughter, Holly, in November 2019, right in the middle of setting up SUPTA! You can now find Helen teaching Ashtanga, vinyasa and yin yoga in classes, workshops and retreats local to Maidstone. And in the warmer months, you'll find her putting 'blue therapy' into action, offering all sorts of SUP wellbeing (Yoga, Meditation, Fitness, SUP Intros and Progression Sessions) in and around Kent.
Helen has been teaching SUP Yoga since 2014, qualifying with SUPfit. She fell in love with paddleboarding on local rivers and lakes, seeing nature from a new perspective, and is now a BSUPA Level 2 Instructor, and SUP Yoga ambassador for Hatha Paddleboards.
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The physical and mental health and overall wellbeing benefits of SUP, yoga and Pilates and PT are well-documented, and as individuals we benefit in different ways each and every time we practice regardless of age, fitness level, flexibility or athletic background.Swapping your traditional studio for the great outdoors, offers a precious opportunity to reconnect with nature and our natural environment and enjoy all that it encompasses. Swapping your traditional workout mat for a SUP focuses both the mind and body as all of a sudden the simplest of exercises becomes a challenge. You will paddle away from this course equipped with the latest accurate information and teaching methods and with a better understanding of how SUP Yoga/Pilates or SUP Fitness sessions can improve core stability, strength, balance and proprioception, and be a lot of fun!
