Instructor Workshop

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Adaptive Sailing Instructor Workshop covers all aspects of creating and managing an adaptive sailing program. Topics Include facility requirements, disability types/populations, breaking down barriers to participation, safety requirements, volunteer/staff training and a detailed overview of how to correctly adapt your equipment (or what equipment is available to purchase). A heavily interactive course, attendees will go through a variety of exercises to help them better understand what’s required to teach sailors with disabilities including; physical, intellectual, vision impairments, autism, etc.

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Course FORMAT & Length

This is a three-day, 25 hour course. Attendance at all course sessions is mandatory. Absence from any portion of the course excludes the instructor candidate from certification.

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PREREQUISITES

1. Current US Sailing Individual, College or Family Membership.
   Only one instructor is allowed per family membership.
2. US Sailing Teaching & Coaching Fundamentals (TCFO). This approximately 90-minute online course is free. A guide on how to complete the course can be found here and a few Frequently Asked Questions are answered here. Candidates who have not completed TCFO will not be allowed to participate in the online section of Level 1.
   TAKE TEACHING AND COACHING FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE
   **During account creation make sure to include your US Sailing membership number to receive completion credit.**
3. It is strongly recommended that all participants hold a US Sailing Small Boat Level 1 or Basic Keelboat Instructor Certification. However, non-certified participants may audit the workshop. Participants that do not hold a current US Sailing Instructor Certification will not receive the Adaptive Sailing Instructor Endorsement at the completion of the course.

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CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Attendance at all portions of the course.
2. Successfully passing all written tests and skill evaluations
3. Anyone 18 years of age or older is required to hold a valid SafeSport certificate in order for their US Sailing instructor certification to be valid.  This free online training course must be completed every year.A few notes on completing Safesport:
   • Enter your US Sailing member number during registration. If you need to find it click here.
   • Complete all the modules. You DO NOT have to complete it all at once.
   • The course allows you to log in and out without losing your progress.

   TAKE THE SAFESPORT TRAINING

4. A positive evaluation by the Instructor Trainer.
   Demonstrate professional conduct, an open-minded, positive and enthusiastic attitude, appropriate appearance (clothing, footwear and tidiness), participation in discussions, collaboration skills/team player, confidence and ease of manner.

   Any non-US Sailing Certified participant wishing to receive the Adaptive Endorsement will have up to 1 year after successful completion of the Adaptive Workshop to successfully complete the US Sailing Small Boat Level 1 or US Sailing Basic Keelboat Instructor Course. It is up to the participant to inform and provide proof of certification to US Sailing within this time period to be eligible to receive the Adaptive Instructor Endorsement.

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WHAT YOU CAN TEACH WITH THIS CERTIFICATION

There is no corresponding student certification for this course.

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MATERIALS INCLUDED

The Adaptive Sailing Resource Manual will be shipped to your course.  You can review a free online copy of the manual here.

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Course Fees

Registration is on a first pay basis. US Sailing will not reserve spots without full payment.

The course registration fee is $425 per person.

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Cancellation Policy AND TRANSFER POLICY

Course fees are non-refundable but are transferable to another course up to 1 week prior to the course start date. Course Transfers are not available within the week of the course start. Fees are not transferable to another candidate. The fee for all transfers is $25.00.

To transfer into a different session:

1. Log in to your US Sailing account here: MyUSSailing
2. Select the My Certs and Courses tab from the options on the left, then click the transfer link.
3. Submit Payment details
4. Confirm transfer

US Sailing reserves the right to cancel, postpone, abandon or change the venue, date and time of the course should unforeseen circumstances occur or course minimums are not reached. In the event the course is unable to proceed, a course credit will be made available which is good for one (1) year or you may choose a refund.

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