BWSW Cable Coach Level 1

Who is it for?

The Cable Coach Level 1 is recommended for anyone who wants to coach ‘beginner’ to ‘intermediate’ riders at a wake park, it is the next step on the cable coaching pathway following the Cable Instructor qualifcation. Candidates will be certified to coach wakeboarders basic foundational tricks and all the necessary skills to guide them safely through to riding out their first basic feature attempts. The qualification meets the minimum standard for coaching unaccompanied at the level outlined below.

What do you learn? 

The Cable Coach Level 1 is a blended learning coaching course that covers many areas relevant to being a SAFE, FUN and EFFECTIVE coach. The focus of the course is mostly practical but there will be some coaching and communication theory as well as technical wakeboard theory learnings.   

You will ride and coach for each other on the course up to a level of riding that could be seen from a 'basic to intermediate’ level rider and covering everything up to and including Wake Park Progressive Edge Silver. This includes surface rotations, switch riding, ollies and foundational/basic feature tricks.

Before the course

Prior to attending the course, all candidates must have the following:

• BWSW Membership.
• Cable Instructor Qualification.
• Be aged 16 years or over (note, to be a licensed coach you must be 17).  
• Be able to complete all skills on the Wake Park Progressive Edge Gold Award (Stage 2). A candidate will not get ‘signed off’ as reaching the required level without the required riding standard being demonstrated/proven.
  NB - Where it is not possible to demonstrate the necessary skills/prove required riding level during the course, the candidate will need to provide proof of riding level through video submission and/or references from licensed Level 2 coaches

How much does it cost?

* Additional costs apply in relation to licensing the qualification. For more informtation please contact coaching@bwsf.co.uk

Whilst employed / coaching (operating)

Whilst we don’t insist on you holding an operating qualification prior to booking onto the coaching course, it is unlikely that you will work at a centre and not be operating as well. Please ensure that before you start working at a centre that you have the relevant operating qualification.

Before certification

Prior to receiving the qualification, all new coaches must complete all licensing requirements. This means that candidates must:
• Hold an attendance First Aid certificate (online courses will not be accepted). 
• Hold a Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate (we have an online course available). 
• Hold an Enhanced Disclosure check (criminal record check).