SDU Level 1 Coach • SDU Level 2 Coach • AFF Instructor Course • Advanced Instructor Course • Tandem Instructor Course
Coach Certification Courses
SDU Level #1 Coach
This Course is an introductory course for all ratings. The course is directed towards initial group formation and camopy control. The course includes topics such as teaching, analysing and psychological routines for coaching.
Coach Certification Clinic: Level #1
Clinic Schedule
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Module 1 |
Introduction |
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Module 2 |
The Role of the Coach |
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Module 3 |
Teaching techniques
Practice kino, iso, and balance drills |
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Module 4 |
Psychology for performance enhancement |
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Lunch |
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Demo Session 1: practice teaching
Demo exits |
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Module 5 |
The coaching process
Practice kino, iso, and balance drills |
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Module 6 |
Physiology; stretching
Recap Safety assignments |
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Module 4B |
Psychology |
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Module 7 |
FS progression |
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Module 8 |
Demo Session 2: practice teaching
Demo Session 3 |
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Lunch |
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Module 9 |
Skill Analysis - video exercises second jump |
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| Day 3 |
Practical Evaluations and Exam #2 |
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Module 10 |
Canopy coaching |
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Module 11 |
USPA system |
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Module 12 |
Recap, closure and Personal interviews |
THE COACHING CLINIC
The coaching clinic is 4 day (28 hour) program. As a participant, you must attend the entire program in order to gain the maximum benefits from the program.
WorkSession:
- Introduction
- Role of the Coach
- Teaching for "skill development"
- The coach process
- Physiological techniques: warm-ups
- Psychology for performance enhancement
- FS progression
- Skill/video analysis
- Debriefing
Skill Activities and Evaluation:
- Skill Coaching Process (2 - 2 way jumps)
- Teaching skills
- Skill/video analysis
- Debriefing
- Positive communication
- Skydiving Skills
- Coaching process
- proper preparation for the jump to include canopy control tasking
- supervision in the boarding and inflight phase
- fulfill your role during freefall
- monitor your novices canopy control to landing
- perform a positive debrief
- Conduct a presentation
- Skill analysis
Written evaluations:
- pass a written technical exam with a pass mark of 90%
- pass a coaches technique exam with a pass mark of 75%
- pass the USPA entrance exam with a pas mark of 80%
Description of pre-task jumps:
Level #1 Coach Course
2-way:
Drill # 1 - Exit is to be free flown or non-linked. The coach is to take the front float position with the partner (acting student) taking the middle float position. The coach is to launch to attain aircraft heading beside the "student." Once presented the two are to face each other and the student is to dock. Following the dock the coach is to break and move backwards and downwards (15-20 feet back, 6-10 feet down) and stop giving student signal (thumbs up) to advance down and forward to dock. Following the dock the coach is to move up and back (15-20 feet back, 6-10 feet down) and stop once again giving the signal to student to advance. The student then moves up and forward to dock. Repeat the sequence to break-off.
USPA IRM requirements: Sit through one and teach 2 sessions of a complete First Jump Course.
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SDU Level #2: F.S. (formation skydiving)
Skydive University’s Level #2 Formation Skydiving Coaches is our advanced One on One coaches program which picks up from the “USPA ISP” focus of diving, docking on a formation, and separating to a safe distance from the formation to more of a focus on sequential and advanced flying skills. The program is one of refinement of skills previously presented in level #1. A more detailed look at both Skill analysis, psychology and personal skydiving skills are the main topics of Level #2.
Coach Certification Clinic: Level #2
The program is a full 3 day course beginning at 8:00 AM each morning.
Clinic Schedule
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Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
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Introduction
The Role of the Coach
Physiology; stretching
Psychology
Teaching techniques
Demo Session 3: practice teaching |
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Day 2
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Module 3b
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9 |
Physiology; stretching
Psychology
Teaching techniques
Demo session 4 practice teaching
Practice: dirt diving techniques
FS progression
Skill Analysis |
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Day 3
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Module 10
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Practical Evaluations
Course recap
Personal interviews |
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Level #2 Coach Course
Pre-task jumps
4-way:
Drill # 1 - Free flown star exit (no grips) built within ten (10) seconds. Continue the sequential (star, accordion, opposed helix, star repeat, etc) Note: you must complete at least (10) points within the thirty-five (35) seconds working time.
Drill # 2 - Free flown star exit (no grips) built within ten (10) seconds. Continue the sequential (star, clone pair turns 360 degree, back to the star, alternate clone pairs, and alternate turns to left and right, repeat, etc.) Note: you must complete at least (10) points within the thirty-five (35) seconds working time.
Drill # 3 - Free flown star exit (no grips) built within ten (10) seconds. Continue the sequential (star, clone pair turns 180 degree to bipole and turn back to star, alternate clone pairs, and alternate turns to left and right, repeat, etc.) Note: you must complete at least (10) points within the thirty-five (35) seconds working time.
Drill # 4 - Free flown star exit (no grips), built within ten (10) seconds. Continue the sequential (star, clone pair side slides to 3/4 bipole, side slide again to 3/4 bipole, side slide back to star, alternate clone pairs, and repeat.) Note: the setup pair must build a two way star, maintain levels and heading during the side slides.
Drill # 5 - Free flown star exit (no grips), built within ten (10) seconds. Continue the sequential (star, clone pair side slides to 3/4 bipole, side slide again with a 360 degree turn to inside and finish at the 3/4 bipole, side slide back to star, alternate clone pairs, and repeat.) Note: the setup pair must build a two way star, maintain levels and heading during the side slides.
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AFF Instructor Course
AFF Certification:
The AFF instructor course offers both Wind Tunnel AFF (TAFF) and regular AFF Instructor ratings.
Pre-requisites:
be 18 years old
USPA membership
be a USPA coach or instructor from another discipline(IAD, S.L or USPA
tandem)
USPA C-license or FAI equivalent
have documentation of 6 hours of free fall time
have the USPA AFF proficiency card signed off in the required places prior to the course.
For the course you need a current (current = not older then 24 months) SIM and IRM. These can be ordered from USPA.
The USPA AFF Proficiency Card:
The AFF proficiency card is in the back of the IRM or can be downloaded from USPA’s web-site.
This card needs to be signed off in the required areas before the course starts If you are already an instructor you can skip the topics that are
marked with a star (*).
The first thing you should do if you consider taking the course is look at the proficiency card to see what needs to be done prior to the course. It may take some time to complete the signatures on the card. The signatures will be valid for 24 months so don't worry about starting too early.
Some topics will get signed during the course by the course director. This is all marked on the card itself and is pretty much self explaining.
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Advanced Instructor Course
The course is for anyone desiring to do a better job teaching classroom presentations, become an evaluator and/or Course Director for either coach or Instructor Courses. The course is for anyone who has completed a USPA or SDU Coaches Rating.
ADVANCED INSTRUCTORS COURSE content:
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Introduction |
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Conducting presentations in Adult Education |
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Assess the needs of the Learner |
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Learning Process |
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Presentation Methods |
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Train Aids General |
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Evaluation |
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Facilitation methods |
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Psychology |
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demonstating sessions |
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The Role of the Course Director |
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Skill Analysis |
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Conflict Resolution |
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Recap, closure and Personal interviews |
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Practical Evaluation |
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interviews |
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Benefits of the Advanced Instructor Course
- upgrades to USPA/SDU Coach Level #1 (one jump on video required)
- trains you to be an objective evaluator for ground evaluations and air evaluations for I/E’s and coach course directors given the level of your freefall skills and testing (i.e. USPA Coach, AFFI, S/L inst., etc.)
- enables you to either attain or upgrade to USPA/SDU Coach Course Director.
- prepares you to assist and upgrade in any of the Director or I/E rating courses.
- is a constructive alternative to the annual seminar Instructor must attend to stay current.
- is an alternative to sending in the teaching tape to complete AFF I/E status.
- allows attendance to the SDU Level #2 FS or Level #2 Freefly Coach course.
View link 'Parachutist' Article by Jan Meyers
http://www.msnusers.com/gck5thfhppu9ejk20eo56f8hg0/Documents/AICarticle-Meyers.htm
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Tandem Instructor Course
We offer Instructor and Course Director courses for the United Parachute Technologies Tandem systems.
Tandem Certification:
Pre-requisites:
FAA:
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Minimum of 3 years skydiving experience
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Minimum of 500 freefall parachute jumps
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Minimum of 300 jumps made on ram-air (square) type parachutes
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USPA or FAI expert parachutist license
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Minimum of 18 years of age
USPA:
· Reached the age of 18
· Hold or has held any USPA instructional rating
· Earned a USPA D License or the FAI equivalent
· Logged 500 jumps on a ram-air canopy
· Three years in the sport
· Presented a current FAA Class 3 Medical Certificate or the equivalent
§ USPA will issue a Tandem Instructor Rating , even if the medical certificate will expire prior to the expiration date of the rating.
§ Each USPA Tandem Instructor is responsible to keep his or her medical certificate current.
Vector and Sigma:
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Currently possess, or at one time been issued, a USPA instructional rating (or foreign equivalent).
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Have logged at least 500 ram-air jumps.
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Hold a current FAA Class I, II or III medical certificate (or foreign equivalent).
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Hold a USPA D-license (or foreign equivalent)
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Be at least 18 years of age.
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Three years in the sport.
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