Course Overview
The CASI Park Instructor 2 certification course is open to members with a minimum Level 1 Park Instructor certification. Candidates on the course will spend time exploring snowboarding technique and teaching methods as they relate to intermediate terrain park and freestyle snowboarding.
Candidates will receive coaching on their freestyle riding, as well as feedback on their teaching skills, with the goal of reaching the Park 2 Instructor standard in both of these areas. They will also receive suggestions and strategies for long-term development. The successful candidate is certified to take students into freestyle terrain, and teach intermediate maneuvers on small and medium terrain park features.
AM I READY?
The standards of the Park Instructor Level 2 Course require successful completion of both the freestyle riding and teaching evaluations. To maximize your chances of success, you should already have solid experience teaching in the terrain park, as well as a commitment to further developing your snowboarding and teaching skills. Answer Yes or No to the following questions to assess your readiness for the Park Instructor Level 2 Course:
- Are you certified as a Park Instructor Level 1 with teaching experience in the park (at least one season or 40–60 hours)?
- Have you already taught students with previous freestyle experience, from beginner to intermediate levels?
- Are you comfortable demonstrating and clearly explaining intermediate freestyle maneuvers in front of a group?
- Do you regularly integrate freestyle elements into your own snowboarding and spend time in the park?
- Are you motivated to further develop your skills in lesson planning, group management, and communication in a freestyle context?
- Are you in good physical condition to perform all required maneuvers during the full 3-day course (18 hours including evaluations)?
- Have you taken a training session or private lesson with a CASI Park Evaluator to receive feedback on your riding? (Not mandatory, but recommended)
*If you answered “Yes” to all of these questions, you are likely ready to get the most out of the Park Instructor Level 2 Course.
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Who should take this course?
You should take this course if you are a minimum Park 1 Instructor with a love of freestyle snowboarding and experience teaching in the park. You should have a desire to help students refine existing tricks and learn new ones safely and successfully. You should also be confident and comfortable both communicating and demonstrating refined basic freestyle riding skills in front of a group.
How good do I have to be to pass the Park 2 course?
The Park Instructor 2 course is aimed at giving you tools to develop the riding skills of students who are already familiar with the basics of park / freestyle snowboarding. You should be confident in demonstrating refined intermediate riding skills in the park, including: straight airs on medium (and some large) jumps, rotations including 180’s in all four directions and 360’s both frontside and backside, as well as comfort moving the board and rotating on rail/box features. Check out the Park 2 Course Guide for more info.
