Kitesurf Instructor Training - Level 3 -
Our Level 3 Kitesurfing courses are aimed at all VDWS instructors who want to expand their teaching skills with professional advanced training. You don't have to be an expert – we'll make you one!
Level 3 instructors are experts in riding technique, whose own skills and methodological abilities enable them to analyze complex movements and develop teaching models that go beyond the beginner level.
Requirements for the Course:
- VDWS Instructor Licence Level 2 (available with Level 1 only upon request)
- Active VDWS membership
- Advanced kitesurfing level
- Teaching experience
For the License Completion:
- Practical exam at the end of the Level 3 Instructor course
Note:
If you do not yet have the required practical level or have not mastered the topic of the course, you are still welcome to participate. In this case, participation will count as a license extension, not as a Level 3 certification.
Course Duration: 2 days
Cost: €200
Additional Expenses: Travel, accommodation, and equipment (if needed)
Depending on the seminar topic, the following focus areas will be weighted differently:
- Improvement of personal riding skills
- Methodology in advanced student training
- Use of digital media in teaching
- Organization of advanced student lessons or special courses
- Specific training of maneuvers and techniques
- Enhancement of personal demonstration skills
- Deepening of material knowledge and its relation to advanced equipment
- In-depth understanding of physical principles
- Expansion of didactic knowledge for advanced student training
Each Level 3 Instructor seminar concludes with a practical exam on the topic covered during the two days of the seminar.
Possible Topics Level 3 Seminars
Prerequisites
Level 7 in the VDWS Basic License System.
Course Content
The course focuses on analyzing and teaching various maneuvers from intermediate-level training, including high jumps, backrolls, toeside riding, and transition jumps. Additionally, alternative organizational structures and kite rescue techniques are covered.
Examination
Participants must successfully perform five designated intermediate-level maneuvers within ten minutes. These include toeside riding on an upwind course for at least one line length, a transition jump, a backroll, a loaded jump (e.g., a Raley), and one additional maneuver selected from the following: inverted jump, darkslide, kiteloop, one-footer, or board-off. All maneuvers must be executed leeward within a radius of half a line length around a fixed point, such as a buoy.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria include general safety violations, errors during launching or landing, failure to check the surrounding area, and performing maneuvers on the windward side.
Prerequisites
Participants should already have experience with strapless/waveboards.
Course Content
The course includes the analysis, development, and practical introduction of techniques such as water starts, jump starts, jibes, tacks, foot switches, and backside riding. These are practiced collaboratively with other participants. Additional topics include equipment knowledge, board transport, and board repair.
Examination
The examination requires a demonstration of a jibe with a foot switch and a quick tack performed on a triangular course.
Prerequisites
Experience in directional and strapless kiting, as well as foilboarding, is required.
Course Content
The course covers the structuring of a foil beginner course, mutual coaching, and the development of methodological teaching skills. Additional topics include equipment knowledge, trimming, physical principles, as well as techniques and maneuvers.
Examination
The examination consists of navigating a triangular course, which must be completed by rounding the outer markers using tacks and jibes. One maneuver may be performed in displacement mode.
Prerequisites
- Experience in teaching advanced kitesurfers
- Participation in both days of the seminar
Course Content
The course includes the planning of lessons using lesson plans, methodological approaches, and didactic insights for intermediate-level teaching, as well as the use of digital media in teaching. Further focuses are on the organization of advanced courses, deepening material knowledge related to advanced equipment, and analyzing techniques and maneuvers.
Examination
For the practical exam, one of the following three exam formats can be selected. The exam must be submitted as a video by the end of the second day of the seminar. Further details will be provided on the first day of the seminar.
1. Kite Directional Strapless Seminar
Demonstration of a jibe with a foot switch and a quick tack leeward of the examiner(s). Additionally, a triangular course (upwind, downwind, crosswind) with three buoys spaced approximately 75 to 150 meters apart must be completed. The course must be navigated within 10 minutes, rounding the buoys using tacks and jibes on the outside. The exam ends after passing the second buoy. The entrance to the course is free and can be done at any buoy. A maximum of three attempts are allowed, and each entry into the course counts as one attempt.
2. Kite Twin Tip Advanced Moves
Within 10 minutes, the following five maneuvers must be successfully performed:
- Toeside riding on an upwind course (at least one line length)
- Transition jump
- Backroll
- Loaded jump (e.g., Raley or similar)
- One maneuver from the following: inverted jump, darkslide, kiteloop, 1-footer, or board-off
All maneuvers must be executed downwind within a radius of half a line length around a fixed point (e.g., a buoy). No-Go's include general safety errors, mistakes during launch or landing, failure to check the surrounding area, and performing maneuvers on the windward side.
3. Kite Foil
The exam course consists of a triangular course (upwind, downwind, crosswind) with three buoys spaced approximately 75 to 150 meters apart. The course must be completed within 10 minutes, using tacks and jibes on the outside. Alternatively, a slalom course between two buoys may be completed, with only one maneuver allowed (either tacks or jibes). One maneuver may be performed in displacement mode. The exam ends after passing the second buoy. The entrance to the course is free and can be done at any buoy. A maximum of three attempts are allowed, and each entry into the course counts as one attempt.
Dates Kitesurf Instructor Training - Level 3 -
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