ACA Level 4 River Kayak Instructor Certification Exam

Name: ACA Level 4 River Kayak Instructor Certification Exam
Start: 2024-06-28T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-30T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Schedule

Fri Jun 28 2024 at 09:00 am to Sun Jun 30 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Columbia, South Carolina | West Columbia, SC

The ACA Level 4 River Kayak Instructor certification exam is comprehensive and rigorous, requiring candidates to demonstrate advanced kayaking skills, teaching abilities, risk management expertise, and leadership capabilities in dynamic river environments. Successful completion of the exam signifies that the candidate has met the ACA's high standards for instructing kayaking at an advanced level. The exam is designed to thoroughly assess a candidate's proficiency in instructing kayaking in dynamic river environments.
Dates: June 28 - 30, 2024
Cost: $700
Location: Saluda River, Columbia, SC
Instructor Trainers: Francheska Heben and Trey Moore
Contact: Francheska Heben - [email protected]
INSTRUCTORS
Instructor Trainer Francheska Hebden: Francheska has been an ACA instructor since 2011. Along with her L4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor Trainer certification, she also is an L5 Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor. She is a class V raft guide working on rivers in WV and NC. She is an architect by profession,
and works in the EMS field as well. She works closely with Georgia River Network helping advocate for safety and training. She has a passion for paddle sports and safety. She is a never ending student. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and mentoring others on paddle sports theory, techniques, and above all safety.
Instructor Trainer Trey Moore: Trey has over a decade’s experience guiding and teaching in the whitewater environment. He has worked for some of the top paddling programs across the United States. He has been recognized as a Master Guide and Instructor while working for the Nantahala Outdoor Center, a patrol leader on National Outdoor Leadership School expeditions, a lead instructor for the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center and has run his own paddling skills program under his Eddyhopper brand. As an Instructor Trainer, Trey uses ACA curriculum to provide paddlers and prospective instructors a framework for better understanding paddling technique, theory and safety. Trey has mentored under some of the best paddlers and instructors in the world and adapts all of his experiences into targeted observations, analysis and feedback to make you the best paddler/instructor you can be.