Presenters & Sessions Significant Updates / Changes to the Instructor Trainer Process Over the past year, the Safety Education & Instruction Council (SEIC) has worked on a series of changes to the process of becoming an Instructor Trainer. These new policies and procedures will go into effect on January 1st. This is crucial information that every IT and ITE needs to know. ACA Chief Operating Officer, and multi-discipline ITE, Chris Stec will provide the overview. Chris Stec serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the ACA, the oldest nonprofit paddlesports organization in the U.S., focusing on paddlesports education, stewardship, recreation and competition. In addition, Chris holds numerous paddlesports instructor certifications and enjoys spending time on the water with his wife and two kids, whether it’s racing downriver canoes, kayak fishing, or surfing SUPs in the ocean. The Role of Mental Rehearsal and the Body’s Energy Systems in Paddling Performance ACA / USACK Coaching Partnership Initiative (session 1) Join legendary Olympic coach Bill Endicott as he puts a unique spin on paddlesports. In addition to the topic title, he will also provide an overview of the Coaching partnership initiative between USACK and the ACA. As coach of the U.S. slalom team from 1977-'92, Bethesda, Md.'s Bill Endicott has had more influence on the U.S. slalom scene than any other person in the world. A successful competitor in his own right, with C-2 appearances in the 1971 and '73 World Championships and a ninth- place showing in the '71 C-2 Wildwater Championships, it is his coaching that remains his legacy. In his 15 years at the helm of the U.S. Canoe & Kayak Team, Endicott coached athletes who won 57 medals in World Cup, World Championship and Olympic competition, 27 of them gold. Never one to steal the limelight, he naturally downplays his contributions: "We just started getting athletes who started at a really young age and who could train year-round," he says. Bill Endicott has the unique distinction of being inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame twice: first with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, and then again as an Advocate in 2007. He is also an ACA Legend of Paddling Award recipient. 2015 ACA Instructor Trainer Conference Charleston, SC Presenters & Sessions The Challenges of Evaluating Instructor Candidates Consistently How do ITs and ITEs from across the country and across various disciplines provide fair and consistent evaluations of Instructor Candidate’s? It’s not as easy as you think, aka does an Instructor Candidate truly earn a Level 3 certification or do they just barely squeak by? Do they 'Pass' at Level 3, but get 'Continued' at level 4? How do you decide on the last day of an ICE or IDW? If you’ve ever wrestled with this decision, join a panel of fellow ITs and ITEs to share how you determine what to write down on your Instructor Certification Course Report Form: Pass, Fail, or Continued Panelists: Cindy Scherrer, Shellback Paddle Experience o L2: ESUP IT Anna Levesque, Girls at Play o L4: WWK IT; L2: ESUP IT Laura Liebel, WEKANU o L3: FSC IT; L2: ERC IT; L2: EKT IT; L2: ERK IT Trey Knight o L4: AWWSUP IT; L4: WWR IT Jeff Liebel, WEKANU o L3: FSC IT; L2: EKT IT Charlie MacArthur, Aspen Kayak & SUP Academy o L3: WWSUP ITE; L3: SSUP ITE; L4: WWK IT ITEs - Pitfalls to Avoid while Mentoring new IT Candidates This is a crucial session for ITEs and aspirant ITs to attend in order to get a ‘refresher’ on things to do, and not do, in regards to mentoring new Instructor Trainer Candidates. Better to know ahead of time, than have a supposedly ‘final’ IT Application sent back… For 25 years, paddling canoes and kayaks has been both passion and profession for Steve Hutton. He began teaching paddlesport in 1988, and over the years has shared his love of all things water with students and Instructor Candidates, as well as his two young sons. Steve is the Director of Recreation for Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission in Charleston, South Carolina. He served for many years on the Board of Directors and as President of the Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education, and received their Jim Rennie Leadership Award. Currently, Steve is an ACA Instructor Trainer Educator for Coastal Kayaking and Essentials of Canoe Touring, and is the Chair of the ACA's Safety Education and Instruction Council. 2015 ACA Instructor Trainer Conference Charleston, SC Presenters & Sessions Robin Pope presided as the President of the ACA Board of Directors and was the chair of the Safety Education & Instruction Council. He is a Level 5: Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Trainer Educator and a Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Kayaking Instructor Trainer Educator. In addition to his Board and SEIC responsibilities, Robin volunteers a significant amount of time teaching a range of paddlesport courses. He is an active and long time member of the Carolina Canoe Club and resides in western North Carolina where he is teaching his son the art of kayaking. Can Teaching Paddling on Land be as effective as Teaching on the Water? Of course it can - join Ben Lawry, Confluence Outdoor's National Technical Instructor and multi-discipline ACA Instructor Trainer Educator to find out how...He will relate key aspects from his famous 'Dry Land Rolling' presentation and his infamous 'On Land Forward Stroke' presentation. Ben has been paddling for over 35 years, and teaching/guiding for over 25. He has taught paddling on five continents and competed on three. Presently he works as the National Technical Instructor for Confluence Outdoor. He also is head instructor/owner of Kayak Camp with his wife, Elizabeth. Ben presented at the National ACA Conference in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and at the National WW Symposium in 2010. Ben presented at the ACA Europe Conference in 2013 and 2014. He has led trips and traveled extensively in South America, South Africa, Europe and North America. Ben splits his time now teaching paddling and working with stores. His work takes him to symposiums, shows and paddling rendezvous all over the United States. As the National Technical Instructor, he is involved with kayak design in sea, touring and white water kayaks as well as helping in designing paddles, accessories and clothing for all disciplines. His rich experience has led to an in-depth knowledge of instruction/guiding practices and procedures, a strong commitment to quality service, as well as excellent organizational and problem solving skills. He has competed in sprint, sea kayak, slalom, rodeo, marathon canoe and kayak, outrigger, surf ski and wildwater events. He presently ride a bike, runs and does the odd multi-sport event. 2015 ACA Instructor Trainer Conference Charleston, SC Presenters & Sessions Motionize - Stroke Analysis Technology The kayak forward stroke. Dependent on the discipline and situation we make use of it 50-99% of the time out on the water but it’s also the one stroke that most people do poorly. Sure we can get from A to B with little difficulty but as soon as you need power or efficiency most paddlers don’t know how to fix it without coaching and serious practice. Motionize is a new product to help make your kayak forward stroke better by using of technology as a virtual coach. It works with the help of a lightweight, waterproof sensor that attaches to your kayak paddle shaft and transmits information about your stroke by Bluetooth to an iPhone app which in-turn displays that key information to you live. It could appeal to any paddler who is looking to be better on the water. It could also be an interesting tool for kayak instructors or coaches working with students. During a lesson you could easily slap it on a student’s boat while on the water and evaluate it with them afterwards. It could go hand in hand with video coaching. On Friday morning, there will be a classroom presentation on this technology, followed by multiple on-water sessions to try it on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Guy Aharon, Motionize CEO, will be on hand to showcase this product as well as provide participants with the opportunity to try out the technology on the lake at James Island County Park. Meet with your respective Discipline Chairs Have you ever wondered how the sausage is made? There will be time on Friday afternoon for you to meet in small groups with the current chair of each ACA Discipline Committee. They will provide specific updates in regards to changes in curriculum or policy that directly effects your discipline. Plus - bring your ideas to share on how to make your discipline better. The Intro to Paddling Committee(IPC) information will be covered under each discipline, but if you’d like to know additional specifics of the IPC, you can join Mike Aronoff, IPC Chair, for a hosted dinner on Friday evening, just sign up at the registration table. Since so many of ya’ll are multi-discipline ITs and ITEs, there are two back to back sessions so you can meet with multiple Discipline Chairs for the latest and greatest! Disciplines: Coastal Kayak – John Browning River Kayak – Larry Ausley Surf Kayak – Nigel Law Canoe – Beth Wiegandt Stand Up Paddleboard – Josh Hall Safety & Rescue – Robin Pope Rafting – Marcel Bieg Adaptive – Joe Moore Intro to Paddling – Mike Aronoff - hosted dinner Friday evening 2015 ACA Instructor Trainer Conference Charleston, SC Presenters & Sessions What all Competitive Paddlers Need to Know This presentation will cover the rights and responsibilities that athletes have in regards to: the testing process, the red flag warnings of supplements, whereabouts filing, Therapeutic Use Exceptions, the prohibited list, and the WADA code.