American canoe association (ACA) level 1/2 sup skills workshop
Improve your safety & paddle skills!
Learn advanced paddle skills, maneuvers, and safety considerations so you can paddle longer and stronger!
🏄🏽♀️ Are you a comfortable paddler that is ready to take your skills to the next level?
🏄🏻♂️ Are you considering taking an ACA SUP Instructor Training but would like to learn the required strokes and maneuvers to prepare?
If you said “YES” to EITHER of these questions, keep reading to find out more! 🏄🏽♀️🧘🏼♀️
what is an ACA L1/L2 sup Skills workshop ?
The American Canoe Association is the industry gold standard for paddle training. This workshop will teach you the following on water strokes and maneuvers to either advance your own paddling goals or to prepare for an ACA Instructor training.
Paddleboard stances: comfortably move around the board and paddle from neutral stance, hybrid stance, and surf stance
Paddleboard strokes, & maneuvers
ACA Level 1 strokes & maneuvers: falling safely, self-rescue, forward stroke, forward sweep, reverse sweep, stopping the board, side draw, walking around the board, low brace
ACA Level 2 strokes & maneuvers: nose draw, cross-nose draw, pivot turn, high brace, skulling side draw, side slip, canted forward stroke, smoothly combining various strokes
Paddleboard rescue techniques: towing with a tow line, towing with board stacking, assisted self-rescue, flip rescue & more
how do i know if i’m ready for An aca l1/l2 skills workshop?
🏄🏾♂️ If you are a true beginner, it’s recommended to take a few learn to paddle lessons or to spend some time on water getting comfortable with the basics like standing on your board and paddling forward before taking an ACA Skills Workshop. If you are already comfortable standing and paddling and know the basics - then this is the course for you to learn the specific strokes and maneuvers that will take your paddling ability to the next level. The L1 skills are the basic / foundational skills that all paddlers should know and the L2 skills are more intermediate/ advanced skills to prepare yourself for more dynamic paddling environments.
🏄🏻♂️ As with any training, being open to learning new things and having a positive attitude is key!
what equipment will i need?
You will need the following:
Paddleboard (all-around style board recommended), paddle, leash, PFD, dry bag.
The expectation is that you will come prepared with your own board and equipment. If you are traveling/flying and cannot bring your board, please reach out to me ahead of time in order to coordinate a board rental.
Upcoming training:
Saturday, June 29, 2024 in Dania Beach, FL
Have any questions or want to chat to find out more about the training? Call or email and we’ll be happy to help you out!
training schedule / what to expect:
Saturday, November 18 from 9:30am - 3:30pm at Tigertail Lake (Dania Beach, FL): After a meet & greet, we’ll launch into the water to begin our on-water training. The morning from about 9:30-12:00 will be spent on L1 skills and rescue skills. For each skill, I will teach and model the skill and then provide feedback, refinement, and practice opportunities for workshop participants. From 12:00- 12:30 we’ll take a break from the water to have a working lunch for Q&A / discussion. After lunch we’ll launch again to work on L2 skills.
training location:
The training will be held in Dania Beach, Florida (which is just south for Fort Lauderdale). If you are traveling for the training, there are several hotels nearby as well as many AirBNBs, depending on what you are looking for. The exact location for the first two days of the training will be:
Tigertail Lake
580 Gulf Stream Way
Dania Beach, FL 33004
If you are traveling and hoping to stay as close as possible to the training, there are two hotels very nearby
1- Residence Inn by Marriott Fort Lauderdale (This is right across the street from Tigertail Lake)
2- Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale (Also very close but across the other side of the highway)
about the instructor trainer:
Hi! I’m Meghan Swanson. I’m the owner of TFY and will be leading this training.
