BSUPA Instructor Pathway

BSUPA Level 1 Instructor

  • Can teach: Ready to ride, 2 hour course and taster sessions
  • Conditions: Flat water – only 30-50m from shoreline 1-6 ratio
  • Can issue: Bsupa Ready to Ride certificates –from a BSUPA  registered school

BSUPA level 2  Sup Tour/Race Instructor

  • Can teach: Ready to ride, Ready to tour, Ready to race, Born to race/tour, Guided tour experience
  • Conditions: Flat water, 2 hour sessions, 30 to 50m from shoreline , 1-6 ratio, Guided tours 2 -10 ratio with SQEP assistant, (all Bsupa schools will need a level 2 instructor)
  • Can issue:  Bsupa Ready to ride, Ready to tour, Ready to race, Born to race, Born to tour certificates –from Bsupa registered school

BSUPA level 2  Sup Surf Instructor

  • Can teach: Born to surf, Ready to surf
  • Conditions: Waist high soft surf, 1- 4 ratio, 30 -50m from shoreline
  • Can issue: Ready to ride, Ready to surf, Born to surf

BSUPA Coach

  • Can teach: all-plus specialist coaching subject – yoga- fitness, race-surf, wellbeing, whitewater, paddle tech
  • Conditions: 1-6 ratios, 30-50m from shoreline
  • Can issue: all relevant qualified courses cert-(may have chosen tour or surf qualification or both so can only issue certs on relevant qualifications).  May need specific extra Instructor qualifications –fitness –yoga-extra first aid -lifeguard

BSUPA Trainer

  • Can teach: Instructors in either level1, level2 tour and or surf
  • Conditions: 1 to 8, 30-50m from shoreline
  • Can authorize: certificates –subject to BSUPA office checking all valid qualifications and memberships.

NB -IF YOU GO OVER 50M SHORELINE MARK YOU NEED TO ADD SAFETY BACK UP
ALL BORN TO KIDS COURSES WILL NEED EXTRA SAFETY BACK UP AND PROVISON ON STANDBY -PLUS YOU WILL NEED AN AALS LICENSE.