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Instruction

Instruction

The requirements for ski and snowboard school employees are constantly rising. Thus, the qualifications of snow sports instructors are getting more and more versatile /multifunctional  to best meet all guest demands. For decades, the Salzburg Professional Ski & Snowboard Association enables high quality instruction and formation and strives to offer a top standard with top contents through further development of all offered SBSSV instruction.
The SBSSV offers:
  • Formation
    Ski instructor level 2: part 1 and 2, Snowsport instructor level 2,
    Snowboard instructor level 2, Alpine course
  • Advanced training
    Fresh-up's (Ski, Board & Alpine), Kids & Youth camp, FreeRide camp, FreeStyle & NewSchool camp, Bumps & Off-piste camp & Race camp

Besides methodical and practical training on snow, the instruction also consists of a detailed theoretical part which includes:
 
  • Movement and Instruction theory
  • Training theory
  • First Aid
  • Snow and avalanche awareness
  • Equipment
  • Professional basics
  • Service & motivation
  • FreeStyle & NewSchool
  • Alpine course
  • Safety
  • Kids & Teens instruction
  • Nature & environment

 
In-depth seminars on the various levels are also offered.

Specific attention is paid to detecting and implementing new trends in wintersports. Right now, the SBSSV is concentrationg on developments regarding Freestyle/NewSchool and Freeride.

 

Learning success, safety, teamwork and fun are the main focus of each training and represent the basic criteria for fast progress.

SBSSV snowsport instructor education - structure and sequence:

How do I become a snowsport, ski or snowboard instructor? What do I have to do?

The SBSSV offers interested persons so-called "ski instructor courses, level 1". These are:


Participants receive a practical as well as theoretical instruction for teaching adults and kids of ski & snowboard classes V (aim: turns) as well as slightly advanced skiers & snowboarders (aim: basics of carving).
The snowsport instructor level 1 can teach these group levels in any of Salzburg's Ski & Snowboard Schools.

After successful completion of the ski instructor courses level 1 and  a minimum 24-days practical teaching experience in one of Salzburg's Ski & Snowboard Schools, interested instructors may take the next level course snowsport instructor level 2, part 1. The participants receive a 10-day practical as well as theoretical instruction for adult and kids in ski & snowboard classes V to III.

This instruction includes a 3-day snowboard instruction (1st to 3rd day on snow - will be obsolete if snowboard instructor level 1 has been successfully completed) and a 1-day NewSchool ski instruction (4th day on snow).

After successful completion of the snowsport instruction level 2, part 1 and a minimum of 24-days practical teaching experience in one of Salzburg's Ski & Snowboard Schools, interested instructors may take the next level, the snowsport instructor level 2, part 2. During this 15-days course, participants will have a theoretical as well as practical instruction regarding adult and kids teaching of ski & snowboard classes up to group II. This instruction programme also includes a 1-day NewSchool (1st day on snow) and a 5-days snowboard instruction (will be obsolete if snowboard instructor level 1 has been successfully completed).

Before or after the snowsport instructor level 2, part 2, the SBSSV offers an Alpine course to interested instructors. In theoretical and practical lessons, participants will learn during this 7-days instruction to lead and to guide ski and snowboard groups on open slopes and ski routes as well as free skiing and variation skiing (close to marked pistes with skilifts). After successful completion of the Alpine course, ski and snowboard instructors are snowsport instructors level 2, part 2 and may participate in the snowsport instructor level 3 course. This Austrian-wide instruction course is offered, organised and conducted by the BSPA BundesSport Akademie Innsbruck.

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