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Anyone doing the level 1 park instructors this season?

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stickerman
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just signed up for the course at louis for jan 1st. anyone else doing this?
Nov 28 2011 7:47PM
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rareform
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no but i did it last year at glen eden.

it was super fun, pretty much all we did was shred the park and work on unnatural stuff for the first 2 days, then on the 3rd day he evaluated our teaching and we made this really shitty edit.


as long as you can teach a lesson, hit rails and spin a 3 you should be fine.
Nov 28 2011 9:49PM
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stickerman
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haha that sounds so dope! i suck at unnatty stuff so that should be interesting.
Nov 29 2011 11:26AM
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sandybov.ill
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got any info on it / costs?
Nov 30 2011 11:50AM
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stickerman
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check out snowpro.com

thats where i signed up. i believe its 3 days at louis and $365
Nov 30 2011 3:07PM
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sandybov.ill
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Do you know if once you have it do you have to pay an annual fee every year to keep it?
Nov 30 2011 3:24PM
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rareform
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it's no extra on top of the dues that you already have to pay.

Nov 30 2011 3:47PM
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Ryno
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So if you get this, you've got it for more than one season? how long is it good for?
Dec 1 2011 10:25PM
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stickerman
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I believe your level 1 is good for life. But you have to keep your membership or level 1 card active to keep the pro deals and benifits. So if i dont teach for 12 years or whatever then i just have to re activate the card.
Dec 2 2011 8:12AM
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rareform
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yeah i'm pretty sure it's forever but you can't teach unless you pay every year.
Dec 2 2011 3:12PM
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my_ar5_steeze
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The certification is good for life. Many people don't know this but this course also gives you your Level 1 Instructors and yoru Level 1 Park Instructors. You only spend half a day really on "real skiing" techniques, then move to the park.If your going for this course its super easy, slide a rail and box, come off switch, go on switch. 180, switch 180. Suppose to be 5 hits in a pipe 3 of them 1 foot out, depending if you have a pipe or not. then just basic teaching techniques, but the instructor gives alot of them. Its a super easy but fun course!
Dec 3 2011 10:47AM
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stickerman
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thats what i was told so i thought hy not do it. Plus you get benifits such as pro deals which is always dope.
Dec 3 2011 10:55AM
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rareform
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im almost sure it doesn't.
Dec 3 2011 11:19AM
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Blurst
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Wait you actually get level 1 instructors too? Thats fuckin sick.
Dec 3 2011 1:12PM
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funkmaster
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yeah that was pretty much my experience too, i did it at louis last year. we just rode park for the first 2 days then did a half day on the friday and just taught a mock lesson per person. super easy all you gotta do is 360 one way, 180 both ways and slide rails
Dec 3 2011 7:44PM
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my_ar5_steeze
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i am fairly sure it does. thats what the instructor told us on the first the first day. although it was about 4 or 5 years ago i did it, it may have changed now
Dec 3 2011 8:23PM
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Pipe_Munky
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not anymore it doesn't.

i was thinking of getting back into teaching last season and contacted CSIA about where my certification stood and they told me im a "level 0 park and pipe instructor". the park and pipe aspect was converted to a module that is added onto your CSIA level.

this is why i'm taking the CFSA club coach course
Dec 5 2011 9:35AM
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stickerman
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So if i got the park level 1 didnt teach for a while will i have to take the course again or????
Dec 5 2011 3:05PM
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Pipe_Munky
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no idea. i would get in touch with the CSIA head office.

they're such a clusterfuck. im doing my stuff now through Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association and Canadian Ski Coaches Federation.

CSIA sucks
Dec 6 2011 9:26AM
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stickerman
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thanks for the input.
Dec 6 2011 11:17AM
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Bar_Down
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im starting my level 1 CSIA course this weekend, not park, just normal
Dec 6 2011 1:16PM
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manzear
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The other benefit to doing the CFSA Level 1 is that they have Level 2 as well. I have development of a level 3 but, nothing final. You can also take aerial courses for coaching flips. These are more coach courses as well, and coaches are needed in Ontario. Check out the Freestyle Skiing Ontario website for more info. Good luck on whatever course you do.
Dec 6 2011 3:03PM
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