Fundamentally, participants are expected to have the paddling skills, technical knowledge, rescue ability, teaching ability, group management, and interpersonal skills commensurate with this course content prior to presenting themselves for evaluation as an Endorsement Candidate.
The Paddlesports Angler Endorsement is available to ACA Level 1 (or higher) Instructors, Trainers, and Educators within the disciplines of river kayaking, coastal kayaking, and stand up paddleboarding (SUP). Upon successful completion of this course, instructors will have the ability to deliver the appropriate angling skills courses and the flatwater safety and rescue for anglers course within their respective craft.
Minimum of one day (8 hours) or more.
Within the course venue corresponding to the instructor’s current level of certification.
5 Endorsement Candidates : 1 Instructor Trainer; with an additional endorsed instructor, the ratio can be 10 : 2. The maximum number of participants permitted is 10.
This endorsement course may be offered by Level 1 or higher ACA Instructor Trainers or Instructor Trainer Educators holding the Paddlesports Angler Endorsement OR by an ACA Level 1 (or higher) Instructor Trainer (IT) or Instructor Trainer Educator (ITE) who co-teaches alongside a current ACA Instructor actively holding the Paddlesports Angler Endorsement.
The following is a list of the criteria used to evaluate Endorsement Candidates. The content and sequence of evaluation is to be adjusted to best fit the participant’s needs, class location, time allowance, and be craft appropriate.