I Want to Become a USPA Coach. In the August 2016 issue of USPA's magazine 'Parachutist' is an article by us, about what it takes to become a USPA Coach: So, you have decided that you want to become a USPA Coach? Ref: (a) United Stat es Parachute Association (USPA) Instructional Encl: Rating Manual (b). Familiar with skydiving equipment and operations. Skydiving Manuals from USPA from skydiving gear shop ChutingStar Skydiving Gear SuperStore. Skydiving Equipment. USPA 2016-2017 Instructional Rating Manual. ![]() What a great goal! With a Coach rating you get to give back to the sport that you love so much. You get to pass on your knowledge, experience and passion to new skydivers. The course is a great experience because it touches on so many topics and gives you a new perspective on the sport. The perspective of a teacher! Let's start with the rating requirements. To enter a USPA Coach Course you need to: • Hold a USPA B license • Have made a minimum of 100 skydives • Have received a signature on section two of the Coach Rating Course Proficiency Card You must actually hold a USPA B license to attend a course. Course candidates who may be planning to eventually apply for their C licenses while skipping their B-licenses sometimes show up with their B-license applications in hand to show that they are B qualified. However, those people are technically still A-license holders and may not take the course. Actually holding a USPA B license or higher is the key here. Coach candidates generally fall into two categories: Those who are highly motivated to become a Coach and would like to perform Coach duties, and those who want to take an Instructor Rating Course but know that holding a USPA Coach rating is a prerequisite. Either way, both groups want to work with students, and that is exactly what the course is about! The Importance of Coaches at the Drop Zone Members of today's generation want to learn, and they want to do it now. Offering a good coaching program might well be the best marketing tool any skydiving center can have: 'You can learn to actually skydive-not just save your life-in 25 jumps!' Coached jumps are a very important part of the student program. Anything students learn during AFF and coached jumps will go to waste if they start making only solo jumps soon after. Without any reference and feedback they won't do much more than 'make a hole in the sky,' and too many solo jumps usually turn bad body positions into habits. A constructive coaching program serves as a motivator for students and newly licensed skydivers to stay in the sport, and it gives them the skills necessary to jump safely with others. The coached jumps required by USPA's Integrated Student Program only cover the basics. Drop zones can develop coaching programs-or use existing ones-to teach more advanced belly flying, beginning freeflying, canopy piloting and just about anything else. So, What Do I Learn in a Coach Course? The course starts with several general topics such as the privileges of the Coach rating, the rating requirements and how to keep your rating current. You'll learn about rules, regulations and liability (As an instructional rating holder, you must follow the USPA Basic Safety Requirements and Federal Aviation Regulations, as well as have knowledge of USPA's safety recommendations.) You'll also learn about the resources available to you. For instance, Coach candidates take a closer look at the ISP and learn where they can find information to use when teaching. The core of the course is the General Teaching Methods section, which teaches you how to instruct skydiving in the most efficient way. It covers the principles of teaching motor skills, helps candidates understand how people learn new motor skills and explains what plays a role in the learning process. Practically, you'll learn to use a basic structure in your lesson plans and how to apply the whole-part-whole principle, which will make learning simpler for your students. You'll become familiar with the positive effect of cue words during practical training and learn how to use training aids effectively.
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