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Professional Development

SUP Instructor

Qualifies you to teach stand-up paddleboarding to beginners safely. The course covers teaching methods, session planning and SUP rescue techniques.

Qualification
Paddle UK Level 1 Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor Award
How long
2 days
Ages
14 and over
Where
Ballyhass Mallow, or at your venue

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Trainees on paddleboards gather at a pontoon during SUP training at Coachford

About the course

You learn how to keep a group safe, plan trips on different waterways, run activities and games, and teach the basics of balance, paddling and turning.

All the equipment is provided.

What it covers

  • Keeping a group safe
  • Planning trips
  • Activities and games
  • Board selection and equipment set-up
  • Paddling strokes, balance and turning
  • Safety procedures and emergency responses

Before you book

  • Able to paddle a stand-up paddleboard on your own on flat water
  • Confident in open water
  • Full membership of a national paddling association such as Paddle UK