With NONSTOP Snowboard you can gain CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) qualifications. NONSTOP Snowboard offers you the chance to gain the following qualifications: • CASI Level 1 • CASI Level 2 • CASI Freestyle coach level 1
ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS
All four qualifications are split into two sections - your riding and your teaching. For the full qualification you need to successfully pass both parts. NONSTOP Snowboard instructors are also course conductors for public instructor exams, so in the event that one of our clients fails to pass both parts of the qualification there will be another opportunity to re-test for that section as soon as they are prepared.
CASI Level 1 is the first level of four snowboard instructor certifications. The Level 1 course covers instructing techniques for teaching beginners to novice snowboarders. You need to demonstrate good lesson planning, class management and teaching skills as well as appropriate analysis and improvement. Your own riding will be assessed on intermediate terrain (blue runs) and will need to demonstrate that you have a thorough understanding of the five fundamental riding skills: Stance and Balance, Pivoting, Edging, Pressure control and Timing and Coordination. We expect each of our seasonaires to gain their Level 1 qualification and to date we have an impressive 100% pass rate.
CASI LEVEL 2
CASI Level 2 covers more advanced instructing and riding skills. Techniques for teaching intermediate to advanced snowboarders are learnt including switch riding, basic - intermediate carving turns and intermediate to advanced sliding turns. The course requires a considerably higher level of snowboarding than the Level 1 qualification. You’ll need to demonstrate good terrain adaptation (strong and smooth in bumps and crud) as well as basic freestyle manouvers and advanced carving ability. Level 2 examinations are demanding and require dedicated focus and commitment throughout the program. Each year approximately 85% of our 11-week seasonaires achieve their CASI Level 2.
CASI FREESTYLE COACH LEVEL 1
CASI Freestyle Coach Level 1 will improve your park and pipe skills whilst teaching you how to instruct beginner to intermediate freestyle skills, from a rider’s first ollie to perfecting their backside 360’s. You’ll be assessed on both your teaching and your riding skills and need to smoothly and consistently perform all the basic freestyle moves - straight airs, a variety of grabs, frontside and backside 180’s and 360’s and pipe riding.
WHICH INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO CHOOSE?
As you may be aware there are many different instructor bodies. A few examples are; CASI - Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructor BASI - British Association of Snowsport Instructors NZSIA - New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance SNMSF – Syndicat National des Moniteurs du Ski Francais It may seem like a bit of a mine field when trying to work out which qualifications you want to gain. Apart from copious amounts of snow, empty pistes and super friendly people we specialise in Canada because we believe that the Canadian instructor qualifications are the best because they are the;
THE MOST INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED
CASI are members of the ISIA (International Ski Instructors Association). Our clients go on to instruct all around the world; New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and America are the most popular destinations outside of Canada.
THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
CASI is highly regarded for their development of innovative and effective snowboarding techniques and instruction methods. This is compared to the French system which is incredibly old fashioned. A snowboard instructor within the ESF (Ecole Ski France) has to be a ski instructor before training to be a snowboard instructor! CASI recognise that snowboarding is about having fun and therefore ‘the guest experience’ is what they pay particular attention to. Patience, enthusiasm and energy are key attributes for a good instructor.
THE MOST USER FRIENDLY
One of the other main advantages of CASI is that once you have passed the first qualification (level 1) you can actually instruct – and many of our clients have done exactly this. This compares to the first level of BASI (trainee/level 4) which doesn’t actually allow you to instruct. It is only when you get to the BASI instructor level (level 3) that you can teach.
With NONSTOP Snowboard you can gain CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) qualifications. 
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