American Canoe Association
Instructor Development Workshop: Level 1 through Level 2
Course Outline
ACA L-4 Instructor Trainer : Tom Nickels
Day 1 Tides H_______ L______
9:00am Welcome and Overview – Classroom
________________ Registration requirements, balance due, liability waivers, ACA forms and fees dues
________________Learning style evaluation demo (optional)
________________Introductions
________________Expectations, different types of certification awards (various circumstances)
________________Course outline and schedule
________________ Locations of activities
9:30am Staff Presentations – Classroom
_______ ____________ About the ACA . What’s new at ACA (1st aid / cert. duties)
___________________ Value of ACA Instructorship
___________________ Certification requirements and who can teach what
___________________ Characteristics of an effective instructor (group discussion)
___________________ How to give and receive accurate, meaningful feedback and evaluation techniques
___________________ Factors that effect the learning process
___________________ Modern paddling theory & concepts of paddling: Boat and body control, strokes,
demo “mud / cylinder hand placement concept
12:00pm Lunch break
12:45pm Instructor Trainer Presentation (Lakeside)
1:15pm Instructor Trainer Presentation: Strokes & Maneuvers (on-water)
___________________ sweep
___________________ sweep- pivot
___________________ Forward (power vs. touring)
___________________ Reverse propulsion
___________________ Emergency stopping
___________________ Draw – in-water recovery
___________________ Draw- sculling
___________________ Low braces
___________________ Low Brace Turn
___________________ Stern Rudder
___________________ Sculling applications
4pm Instructor Trainer Presentation (lakeside) (optional)
___________________
Day 2 Tides H_______ L______
9 am Candidate stroke presentations (on-water) (meet at put-in)
___________________ sweep
___________________ sweep- pivot
___________________ Forward (power vs. touring)
___________________ Reverse propulsion
___________________ Emergency stopping
___________________ Draw – in-water recovery
___________________ Draw- sculling
___________________ High & Low braces
___________________ Low Brace turns
___________________ Stern Rudder
___________________ Sculling applications
Assessment Module: students will practice assessing skills of the other candidates
Lunch
1 PM Rescues
___________________ Safety and rescue drills ( Help, Huddle, etc.)
___________________ Assisted T- rescue standard / foot over version
___________________ Solo paddle float re-entry
___________________ Eskimo bow rescue (beginnings of)
___________________ Hand of God
___________________ Stirrups
___________________ Scoop rescue
Day 3 Tides H_______ L______
8:30am Instructor Trainer Presentation (classroom)
___________________ Kayak Navigation: Chart reading and compass practices
___________________ VHF Talk
10 am Open waterish paddle (some current and wind)
___________________ Teaching of strokes (practice students)
___________________ Leadership exercises, etc.
3 pm ish L1 and L2 Individual evaluations